FOR SCREENWRITERS

The Blank Page is Your Stage.

Define your voice and forge the scripts that drive original cinema.

Screenwriting Courses and Events - Registration Closing Soon!
Register by July 12
Intensive

Making Your Horror Short Film with Yoko Okumura

Instructor: Yoko Okumura
$395

Making Your Horror Short Film with Yoko Okumura

Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor: Yoko Okumura
In this 4-day intensive, acclaimed filmmaker Yoko Okumura will take you out of your comfort zone to dissect the process of creating a compelling horror short.
$395
Register by July 13
Self-Paced Course

Screenwriting: Core Elements

With: Trey Ellis and 3 more
$375

Screenwriting: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Trey Ellis, Ani Simon-Kennedy, Caleb Aldrich and Raj Trivedi
Learn the core elements of writing a screenplay for a feature film, with an accomplished screenwriter as your guide. In this self-paced course, you will develop a new script idea into an outline that can be used to write your first draft.
$375
Jul21
Live Online Event
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)

Film Club: THE FAREWELL

Host: Kiva Reardon
FREE

Film Club: THE FAREWELL

July 21, 2026
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Host: Kiva Reardon
Join Kiva Reardon for a conversation on the THE FAREWELL's cinematic style, use of autobiography, and lasting impact. The session will include clips, discussion, and end with an audience Q&A!
FREE
Register by August 17
Live Online Course

Introduction to Screenwriting

Instructor: Michael Urban
$395

Introduction to Screenwriting

Beginner
Instructor: Michael Urban
Over four weeks, you'll learn how to shape your story, develop compelling characters, build a strong thematic core, and master the tools of the trade—from beat sheets and outlines to treatments and screenplay formatting. If you are new to screenwriting, this introductory course will provide you with the practical skills to get started on your feature film screenplay.
$395
Curated Screenwriting Bundles
Event Bundle

Finding & Shaping Your Screenplay's Story

Includes 4 items:

  • Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab, Mira Nair, Tamara Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton
  • Advisor Studio: Sheldon Candis (LUV) on Finding Your Voice and Visual Style
  • Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis (THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN) on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox
  • Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Building Characters, Emotion and Story with J.R. Cole (BLACK PANTHER) & more

In this curated collection from our video library, you'll hear from multiple writers, including Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!), Tamara Jenkins (The Savages) and Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). Among others, these writers offer their perspectives and strategies for finding their stories, developing their characters and honing their artistic voices.

$48
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Event Bundle

Writing for Animation

Includes 3 items:

  • Master Class: Writing for Animation with Julia Cho (Turning Red)
  • Spotlight: Pushing Boundaries in Episodic Animation: A Conversation with ARCANE Creators Christian Linke & Alex Yee
  • Spotlight: Creating Your Artistic Process with Morgan Neville (PIECE BY PIECE)

Much more than a visual style, animation is a powerful and dynamic language for storytelling. In this video bundle, award-winning creators share how to bring animated worlds to life through writing, collaboration, and personal voice. From crafting emotionally resonant scripts with Julia Cho (Turning Red) to exploring creative processes with Morgan Neville and expanding the limits of animated TV, these Spotlights and Master Class offer inspiration and tools for storytellers working in animation and beyond.

$40
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