Screenwriting can be difficult and lonely.

Writing a movie is hard work. Using AI screenwriting tools is not. I put three such tools to the test to see what kind of tales a machine could weave. I’ve been freelancing as a tech journalist for ...

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Attention, aspiring film auteurs — the City of Baltimore began accepting entries Tuesday for its 2026 screenwriting contest, a competition that will awards prizes totaling $10,000. “This competition ...

When Anahita Ghazvinizadeh began at the University of Iowa as an assistant professor in the Cinematic Arts department in 2018, she was excited by the number of successful alumni and the many ...

With a slick user interface and plethora of unique features, Fade In is a fresh alternative in a stagnant marketplace. By Daniel Reynoso Life as a Screenwriter - H 2013 In the world of screenplay ...

If you’re a screenwriter or want to be a screenwriter, then at some point you will have used Final Draft. Co-founded in 1990 and now in its 12th version, the Final Draft screenwriting software boasts ...

With Whidbey Island resident Bob Nelson on the original-screenplay ballot this year (for his debut screenplay, “Nebraska”), a lot of us are paying more attention than we might to the writing portion ...

George Lucas defied many of the commandments of screenwriting, so why is the Star Wars saga so memorable? We ask a script expert. Richard Trenholm Former Movie and TV Senior Editor Richard Trenholm ...

Rono Bijoy Pal won the Grand Prize for BEST STUDENT SCREENPLAY at the 2025 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival ...