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The Black List 2017
I’m helping to announce the Black List 2017 along with this group of crazy talented people:
Aline Brosh-McKenna
Allison Schroeder
Allison Williams
Andrea Berloff
Angela Robinson
Anya Taylor-Joy
Billy Eichner
Bradley Whitford
Brooklynn Prince
Carrie Coon
Chike Okonkwo
Christine Vachon
Craig Mazin
Danny Strong
Dee Rees
Denis Villenueve
Diablo Cody
Don Cheadle
Edgar Wright
Ellen Page
Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
Gabby Sidibe
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Graham Moore
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Helen Estabrook
Howard Rodman
Ido Ostrowsky, Nora Grossman
Jake Gyllenhaal
James Schamus
Jessica Bendinger
JJ Abrams
Jordan Horowitz & Julia Hart
Justin Simien
Kal Penn
Kate Mara
Katie Dippold
Kelly Marie Tran
Lakeith Stanfield
Lee Daniels
Lena Waithe
Leslie Odom Jr.
Lil Rel Howery
Liz Hannah
Margot Robbie
Milo Ventimiglia
Natalie Morales
Patricia Arquette
Patton Oswalt
Paul Feig
Phil Lord & Chris Miller
Phyllis Nagy
Rian Johnson
Ruth Negga
Scott Myers
Scott Neustadter
Sean Baker
Seth MacFarlane
Shannon Woodward
Simon Kinberg
Sophie Turner
Sterling K. Brown
Steven Rogers
Susannah Grant
Taika Waititi
Tessa Thompson
The Duffer Brothers
Tracy Oliver
Will Packer
Yvonne Orji
Zoey Deutch
Every two minutes from 9 AM to 11:32 AM PST, under the hashtag #BlackList2017, the Black List’s Twitter account (@theblcklst) will tweet a video of one of the presenters above announcing the title, author, and logline of one script featured on the thirteenth annual Black List.
The ordered list in its entirety will be available at 12 pm PT on Monday, December 11 at http://www.blcklst.com.
Go Into The Story Screenwriters Roundtable
I loved doing this roundtable back in December 2015 with these amazing women: Jessica Bendinger, Lindsay Devlin, Liz W. Garcia, Julia Hart, and Lisa Joy. Check out the serious writing knowledge these fantastic women drop on Scott Myer’s blog. Glad to have been part of this group.
Screenwriting Panel This Friday
I’ll be speaking on a writing panel with the kick-ass writers of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, STAR TREK BEYOND, and EMPIRE (just to name a few from the pretty cool lineup). If you’re in Los Angeles, want to hear a bunch of writers gab about writing, and are looking for something to do this Friday, April 8th — check it out.
Den of Geeks 50 Brilliant Screenwriters to Watch Out For
Watch out, I made another list. Honored to be on here with these talented screenwriters. Check out the full list.
Young And Hungry
I am horrible about posting here. Since I made the Black List in 2013 I’ve been steadily working for the studios, which has been a crazy fun ride, but my blogging has been spotty at best. So in an act of shameless self-promotion, it looks like I made another list this year: The Young And Hungry List: Top 100 Writers On The Verge. Not sure what I’m on the verge of (hope it’s not a cliff), but it’s always nice to be recognized. Happy to be among such a talented group.
On a Panel with Some Talented Folks…
If you’re around Hollywood on Saturday, November 22nd, check out the No Budget Film Festival. I’ll be speaking on a panel with Black List CEO and Founder Franklin Leonard and 2013 Black List writers Meaghan Oppenheimer and Geoff Tock. Come on down and chat with us!
Here are the details:
Saturday November 22nd 2:15pm-3:00pm – Mack Sennett Small Studio
Every year a list of the best unproduced scripts, voted on by an industry’s worth of tastemakers, is released to the public. Since its inception 10 years ago The Black List is easily the most surefire and reputable way for writers to be discovered. Join writers whose success on the Black List has translated into real life progress in their career as they talk about the process, inspirations and what pushed them from writing in a vacuum to pursuing the next phase of their careers. Black List CEO and Founder Franklin Leonard will be on hand with 2013 Black List writers Meaghan Oppenheimer, Geoff Tock, and Stephany Folsom to discuss the list’s role in their journeys. From first getting representation, to being staffed on TV shows, to being hired by studios, to having their scripts read aloud in Black List Live by the likes of Nathan Fillion, Alison Brie, Clark Gregg and more, to the holy grail of Black List-dom: getting your unproduced script produced, get the low down from the people who know it best.
