A screenplay is the written version of a film or an episode of television. Simple, right? Wrong. Unlike a completed work, such as a novel or a short story, a screenplay is the first in a long series ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with The Holdovers, Oscar winner Alexander Payne‘s return to filmmaking after a six-year hiatus. The ...

If you recognize that line, you know the film whose script the Writers Guild of America just voted as the best of the past 22 years. Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning Get Out tops the WGA‘s just-released ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

The executive committee of the Academy's writers branch made the same decision for Ava DuVernay's script that it made for Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' script. By Scott Feinberg Executive ...

William Smith is a flesh and blood writer who hasn't seen natural sunlight in months. He spends every waking hour at his laptop producing content to satisfy the cruel algorithm and to give those who ...

“We want this list to land on every desk in town — from producers and showrunners to actors and agents." By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital The Women’s List, which describes itself as “the ...

Beat is available for free from the Apple App store. With all the basic features you need and outstanding auto-formating, you cannot go wrong with this app. No built-in collaboration tools. Everyone's ...

Some great screenplays are immediately acclaimed. Others slip through the cracks, especially when it comes to the Oscars. The Academy frequently bypasses inventive, boundary-pushing scripts in favor ...

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.

While not really a golden age for cinema, the 1980s nevertheless produced more than a few phenomenal screenplays with staying power, many of which have become genuine cultural landmarks. It was a ...