Despite WGA Deal, Negotiations between Actors and Studios Cease
With the ink still fresh on the WGA deal as of October 9, many expected (or hoped) that the ongoing…
Scriptwriting
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.
Confessions of a Failed Screenwriter
Editor’s note: Our friend Randy Steinberg sent along an essay he originally wrote for Scriptshadow and we asked if we…
An Indie Film Odyssey: Making (and Screening) “Homer and Penelope”
Partway through Homer’s The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus is advised, in the midst of epic challenges, “Even his griefs are…
TIFF 2013: When Movies Bring On and Offscreen Families Together
This may well be a cautionary tale of having good email etiquette. After wrapping Terry Miles’s A Night for Dying…
Outsider Writers: Four Not-in-LA Grad Programs in Screenwriting
You don’t have to spend your whole savings and attend a graduate program in Los Angeles or New York to…
Making CONNECTIONS
Writer/actor Kenny Stevenson and his wife, actress Dorien Davies, joined forces with producer Lisa Rudin and director Eric Kissack to…
Laura Colella’s Seminal Summer
Providence, Rhode Island, director Laura Colella was gearing up for the Los Angeles Film Festival earlier this week. Her third…
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012
It’s another year, and time to announce 10 filmmakers we at The Independent think you should keep your eye on….