Education Meets Entertainment in Lessons From the Screenplay
Anna Brosnihan interviews Michael Tucker about writing screenplays and his video essay channel on YouTube, Lessons from the Screenplay.
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Berlinale: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
Macedonian filmmaker Teona Mitevska’s film Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija or God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, begins on an ordinary…
Top 10 Academic Programs for Aspiring Screenwriters
There are a growing number of options for schools that aspiring screenwriters may choose from to better fit their goals and needs. The nation’s top choices routinely offer small workshop-style classrooms, industry experience, and a working portfolio—as well as a diploma.
The Art and Fun of Screenwriting with Alex Ross Perry
“What’s your writing process like?” Asks Knight. “Pretty basic.” Replies Alex Ross Perry.
Filmmakers and Their Global Lens: Sanna Lenken
“I didn’t want her to be just a girl looking. She had to drive herself…” says director Sanna Lenken about My Skinny Sister. The story is in the POV of a young girl whose sister has an eating disorder. Lenken talks with Dana Knight about how she adapted events from her life into her first feature-length fiction film.
Filmmakers and Their Global Lens: Dan Halstead
Dana Knight and Dan Halstead “talk-shop” about the state of the film market, making it as a writer and what the…
Tales from the “Screenwriter’s Festival”
The Austin Film Festival and Conference was held this past month in sunny, hip, Austin, Texas. It was my first…
From Dreams to the Screen: From Nightmare to Toronto
For the most part, our nightmares are something on which we try not to dwell. However, in the case of…