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Co//ab Takeaways: How to Fail at Filmmaking (and Why You Must)
Heather Rae
Co//ab Takeaways: Let Your Career Catch You Off Guard: Chloé Zhao on Navigating the Film Business
Chloé Zhao
Writer / Director / Producer
Co//ab Takeaways: Five Ways to Sharpen Your Comedy Writing Instincts
In this Co//ab Takeaway, learn about some of Victoria Strouse’s (FINDING DORY, LET IT SNOW) strategies for understanding comedy and honing your comedic instincts so you can be well on your way to writing a hilarious feature.
Victoria Strouse
Writer
The Other Story Podcast
A podcast series that examines a dominant narrative in society about a particular identity or issue, and asks how it came to be, how it might be changed, and the role the entertainment industry has had in reinforcing or deconstructing it.
Co//ab Takeaways: The Recipe to Creating a Feature Script That Audiences Can’t Get Enough Of
Robin Swicord
Screenwriter / Director
New Climate Narratives: In a World of Racial Injustice and a Global Pandemic
Presented by the Producers Guild of America, this panel, unpacking the relationship between racial justice and climate justice, is the first discussion in the New Climate Narratives Series.
Beyond Apocalypse: Alternative Climate Futures in Film and TV
NRDC presents a panel on Alternative Climate Futures in Film & TV. This panel premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Co//ab Takeaways: Four Essential Tips for Adapting a Screenplay
Robin Swicord
Screenwriter / Director
Co//ab Takeaways: Six Rules for Writing a Compelling TV Episode
Glen Mazzara
American Film Market: Sessions Video Library
The Rules of Worldbuilding in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Co//ab Takeaways: What Actually Happens in a TV Writers' Room?
Glen Mazzara
Resources for Black Filmmakers: A Guide
This guide is a compilation of funding sources, professional organizations, and more to help Black filmmakers succeed.
How to Write an Extended Reality (XR) Script: The Future of Film
365 Days: How to Become a Screenwriter in One Year
Ghetto Film School's Virtual Speaker Series
Lessons From The Screenplay's Breaking Bad: Crafting a TV Pilot Case Study
The Writer's Panel Podcast
The Importance of Screenwriting Competitions
Write Inclusion Fact Sheets
How to Use The Black List to Break Into Screenwriting
Fixing Existing Pipelines Isn’t Enough. It’s Time to Make New Ones
Final Draft's Write On: A Screenwriting Prodcast
Designed to help you navigate the screenwriting industry, this podcast interviews working screenwriters, agents, managers, and producers to show you how successful executives and writers make a living writing and working with screenplays, and how you can use their knowledge to break into the industry.