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LA BASED SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA IS A CREATIVE FORCE THAT SHARES HER MINDSET, DRIVE, AND HOW HOLLYWOOD'S NETWORKING PAYS OFF ... GETTING AN IDEA TO THE SCREEN! WE MET SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTOR KATIE LOCKE O'B...

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN SIT DOWN WITH JASON HELLERMAN TO BREAK DOWN THE REINVENTION OF HOLLYWOOD. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN FOR EMERGING SCREENWRITERS. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JASON TAL...

VERONICA MALE IS A 2023 ACADEMY'S NICHOLL AWARD FINALIST FOR HER SCRIPT "SHOWSTOPPER" ABOUT THE MAKING OF "SINGING IN THE RAIN" DURING THE RED SCARE...THE MCCARTHY ERA. A HELLUVA SCREENWRITER AND HAS COVETED PANEL SLOTS AT TH...

"CRAVING NORMAL": L.A. WRITER MICHELE MILES GARDNER CAPITALIZES ON HER CRAZY CHILDHOOD JOURNEY AFTER HER MOM AND DAD TURNED INTO HIPPIES.... MICHELE HAS WRITTEN ESSAYS AND ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS. BUT WHAT SHE E...

THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK WITH DILLON TUCKER -- WRITER/DIRECTOR - ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE "PURE O." AN UNCOMPROMISING DRAMA ABOUT A COMPLEX AND LITTLE UNDERSTOOD MENTAL HEALTH DI...

WRITER/DIRECTOR DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA'S NEW FILM "EL TESORO" IS A SHORT, BUT POTENT EXAMPLE OF ART ACTIVISM FOCUSING ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SOUTH OF THE BORDER. ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ADRIANA BARRAZA DELIVERS A POWER-PAC...

CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR MEREDITH HAMA-BROWN TAKES ON THE TURBULENT THEMES OF SHAME AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL SORROW IN HER SPECTACULAR CINEMATIC FEATURE FILM "SEAGRASS." GETTING A FILM CREW TOGETHER, LAST MINUTE SCRIPT CHANGES,...

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN HAVE TIPS THAT TAKES YOUR REWRITE TO A NEW LEVEL. GET YOUR "REWRITE CHECKLIST" FOR FREE FROM THE WRITERSSTORE.COM. PLUS -- WORDS OF WISDOM: TAKE THE DAMN NOTE! A...

BRIAN HELGELAND'S LATEST FILM IS A GRIPPING, EMOTIONAL STORY OF TWO BROTHERS REUNITING AFTER BEING RAISED IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT WORLDS. BRIAN'S NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR, HE IS WELL-KNOWN IN HOLLYWOOD FOR WINNING THE ACADEMY AW...

" DON'T TELL LARRY" - WHICH PREMIERED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL - WAS CO-WRITTEN BY GREG PORPER AND JOHN SCHIMKE. IT RECENTLY WAS AN OFFICIALLY SELECTION FOR THE UPCOMING GARDEN STATE (NEW JERSEY) FILM FESTIVAL. GREG PORPER...

"DICK BUNNY" - A COMICAL AND FANTASTICAL LOOK AT MOTHERHOOD! A SHORT FORM, HIGH CONCEPT DIGITAL COMEDY SERIES CREATED BY SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTED BY KATIE LOCKE O'BRIAN -- JUST OFF THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT! THE IN-...

KIYAN AGADJANI -- WRITER/DIRECTOR OF "ARMAN & ELISA" -- WINNER OF AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S BEST SHORT FILM PRIZE. DO YOU TRUST YOUR "VOICE"? AGADJANI SHARES HIS ADVICE AND HOW HE DEVELOPED HIS AWARD-WINNING PLOT DEVICE. *RAUL S...

*PORTUGAL SCREENWRITER ANTONIO SEQUEIRA SHARES THE FILMMAKING TECHNIQUES USED IN HIS SWEET "COMING OF AGE" STORY. DETAILS ON A SIMPLE YET POWERFUL EXERCISE HE GAVE HIS ACTORS TO BRING MORE EMOTION TO THE FILM, AND HOW HE OUTL...

In her latest feature film, Writer/Director Laura Adkin sits down with the San Diego Screenwriters Studio and talks in-depth about her writing experience, working with actors to bring their craft to the scenes, including Broa...

MARK SALTARELLI'S "STUDIO ONE FOREVER" is the untold story of one of America's largest iconic gay yet racist disco. This film is a kaleidoscopic excursion into LGBTQ+ history through the lens of this groundbreaking club. With...

AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH NEW YORKER TYLER MARTIN -- ACTOR, SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, AND DIRECTOR & HIS NEW, AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM "CANDICE." ALSO CHECK OUT TYLER'S YOUTUBE SERIES "DON'T SUCK" -- HILARIOUS WEBSERIES! ...

WRITER/DIRECTOR KEVIN DUNCAN WONG'S LATEST NON-FICTION FEATURE FILM "HOME IS A HOTEL" IS A GRITTY, RAW MIRROR THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD TODAY. AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW ON HOW KEVIN CHOSE THE FAMILIE...

THE WORLD PREMIERE OF PLAYWRIGHT KATE HAMILL'S "THE LITTLE FELLOW" AS DIRECTED BY SAN DIEGO'S ROBBIE LUTFY FOLLOWS THE ARC OF A FEARSOME CORTISEAN WHO DARED TO SELL MORE BOOKS THAN THE BIBLE. --- Send in a voice message: ht...

THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!!!! IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVALS IN SAN DIEGO. OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONYA MANTOOTH WITH DETAILS ON THE BRITISH SMASH HIT "A KIND OF KIDNAPPING" ALONG WITH "THE ACC...

AS A GAY FILMMAKER, SOFIA SIMANOVICH, FLED RUSSIA AND IMMIGRATED TO CANADA BUT SHE LEFT BEHIND HER TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. HER TAKE ON LIFE, BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD, AND WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT HER HOMELAND INVADING THE UKRAINE. ...

KELSEY ANN WACKER ON WRITING TO WIN! THIS TIME THE SCREENWRITER, ACTOR, PRODUCER -- WINS WITH A SHORT STORY THRILLER!!!

SAN SCREENWRITERS PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART SITS DOWN WITH DAVID ROCCHIO WHO TELLS YOU HOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE EXCLUSIVE LABS AND RETREATS. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gail-stewart...

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART GOES TO THE STOWE STORY NARRATIVE LAB IN ALABAMA AND COMES BACK WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE! YOU GOT THIS! RAUL SANDELIN TALKS ABOUT H...

JIM HART IS THE SCREENWRITERS BEHIND THE SPIELBERG CLASSIC "HOOK" WITH DUSTIN HOFFMAN AS CAPTAIN HOOK, ROBIN WILLIAMS AS PETER PAN, AND JULIA ROBERTS AS TINKERBELL! HE ALSO SAW HIS SCREENPLAY "DRACULA" COME TO LIFE THANKS TO ...