screenwriting

Six months ago I had a song, a story idea and no industry contacts, no film background and no budget. Since then I've built a full development package for an animated feature, and nearly everything that helped me was free or close to it. I wanted to share what genuinely made a difference, in...

After many months of work, I'm pleased to say I've finally completed the book adaptation of Bloom. One of the biggest lessons I learned throughout the process is that adaptation isn't about copying a story from one format to another. It's about finding the best way for that story to live and...

Hi everyone! I recently finished Erebus-9, a high-concept sci-fi horror feature set on a remote asteroid colony that's gone completely silent. A corporate expedition arrives to investigate and finds the station abandoned. Deep inside the mining complex, an ancient crystalline system has spread...

Have you ever finished a script you believed was strong, only to have it rejected? Sometimes the problem isn’t the writing itself, it may be the story structure, pacing, characters, dialogue, or simply how the script connects with the intended audience. What do you think is the biggest reason...

1. Please introduce yourself to our readers. Could you tell us a little about yourself, how you entered the Thai film industry, and what inspired you to pursue a career as both a screenwriter and a script supervisor? Hi, I'm Sarisa Sommai, but you can call me Patty, that's my Thai nickname. I'm...

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Just weeks after the 2026 Writers Guild Awards where Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another took home top honors the race for the 2026 Cannes Marché du Film has officially reached a fever pitch. With the April 14 registration deadline looming, sales agents...

Just weeks after the 2026 Writers Guild Awards where Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another took home top honors the race for the 2026 Cannes Marché du Film has officially reached a fever pitch. With the April 14 registration deadline looming, sales agents...

I’m tired of hearing DPs and Directors complain that 'audiences don't appreciate art anymore.' No, the truth is: we’ve become obsessed with technical perfection and forgot how to tell a story that people actually care about. We spend $50k on a specific lens set just to get a 'vintage look' that...