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What the American Labor Movement Means for Screenwriters

It was the 1980s, and a new invention was poised, in some people’s eyes, to change the movie market forever: A VHS videotape (priced down from its original, 800-dollar iteration), playable only on a device known to the most diehard AV…

Joshua NobleSeptember 6, 2021

Screenwriting

4 Screenwriting Podcasts You Need to Check Out Now

There are four main reasons for screenwriters to listen to industry podcasts. First, you can learn about the craft of screenwriting. Second, you can learn about the business of screenwriting. Third, you can learn about the culture of screenwriting. And…

Shannon CorbeilJuly 29, 2021

Industry News

The Market and the Myths: A Data-Driven Dissection of Why Diverse Stories Sell

On October 15, 1990, during an era when the “big three” dominated network television, the sixth episode of THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (starring an untested new actor named Will Smith) aired during NBC’s high-profile Monday block of sitcoms. The…

Joshua NobleApril 8, 2021

Screenwriting

Why On-Screen Representation is So Essential for the Trans and Gender Nonconforming Community

In the last four years, with attacks on transgender people rising and political sentiments reflecting opposition to transgender communities, the creative world has flexed its power to shape the national conversation, featuring a new class of stars and introducing us…

Joshua NobleMarch 16, 2021

Industry Events

Advice for Writers from a Literary Manager

Ashley Calloway is a Los Angeles native who works at Issa Rae’s ColorCreative Management, a company dedicated to flipping the script for underrepresented writers. Since 2014, ColorCreative has been working to create more visibility and opportunities for women and minority…

Shannon CorbeilFebruary 15, 2021

Diverse Voices Industry Events Screenwriting

“Run Towards Your Fear” & Other Advice for Screenwriters

Joy is the President of Tracy Oliver’s (First Wives Club) production company, Tracy Yvonne Productions, which is committed to championing diverse voices of all genres, across TV, film, and digital media. Joy is also an award-winning producer, a graduate of…

Shannon CorbeilOctober 14, 2020

Industry Events

How to Find a Literary Manager: Tips for Writers from Tracy Kopulsky

MXN Entertainment's Literary Manager & Producer Tracy Kopulsky sat down with WeScreenplay’s Sarah Eagen for another installment of the Cocktails & Conversations virtual series. Tracy Kopulsky is a Manager and Producer at MXN Entertainment. After graduating from the Radio/TV/Film program at…

Julia CamaraSeptember 15, 2020

Contests Screenwriting Scripts Success Stories

Interview with WeScreenplay TV Pilot Winner Eric Glover

Eric Glover is a wonderfully talented screenwriter who won the WeScreenplay TV Competition with a pilot called Panthers and was a finalist in The Diverse Voices Competition with his feature sci-fi script called Black Star. He's able to write across…

wescreenplayOctober 18, 2018

Contests Screenwriting Scripts Success Stories

2017 WeScreenplay Feature Winner Erica Tachoir Attaches Producer to Winning Script

WeScreenplay Feature Winner attaches a producer to her project! More great news for another WeScreenplay winner. 2017 WeScreenplay Feature Juror and Hollywood producer Melissa Azizi read Erica Tachoir's finalist script, Scattering Jake, as part of the competition and loved it. She met…

wescreenplayJuly 31, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices Screenwriting Success Stories

Fall 2017 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Grand Prize Winner Amanda Bermudez Signs with Gotham Group

WeScreenplay just launched another career. After winning the 2017 Diverse Voices Grand Prize, Amanda Bermudez was connected by the WeScreenplay team to a literary manager at Gotham Group, who represents high-profile clients like Steve Buscemi and Freida Pinto. She went on to…

wescreenplayJuly 19, 2018