Hey, we didn’t write this – not all of it anyway
It’s Black Friday, and we can’t think of a better way to spend your hard-earned moolah than by investing in the history – and future – of our favorite media – TV.
This message from TVWriter™ bud Herbie J Pilato, Executive Director of The Classic TV Preservation Society, will tell you what it’s all about:
The Sundance Institute’s Episodic Lab – yep, the place where they support TV writers, especially new ones – announced its latest fellows yesterday, and Deadline.Com has the story:
Sundance Institute has selected nine original TV pilots for its fifth annual Episodic Lab, which runs from September 27-October 2 at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. Topics and formats range from half-hour comedies about friendships put to the test to historical dramas about the struggle for Native American land sovereignty. Read about the projects and their creators below.
Three individuals and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2018 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. The fellows will each receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards Presentation & Live Read on Thursday, November 8, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. For the sixth consecutive year, an ensemble of actors will read selected scenes from the winning scripts.
The 2018 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Yesterday, LB received the following announcement sent by the Writers Guild of America West to all its members:
The Writers Guild of America West has announced the results of its 2018 Board of Directors election.
From the WGAW’s lips to the FCC’s ears. The image is difficult to read, we know, so here’s the statement again:
August 27, 2018Contact: Gregg Mitchell (323) 782-4651 Los Angeles – The Writers Guild of America West has issued the following statement on joining advocacy organizations to file an intervenor brief to reinstate net neutrality: