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Join writing teacher Pilar Alessandra and industry guests as they  demystify screenwriting and answer your questions about craft and story.

May 8, 2026

Katrina Medoff, co-founder/executive director of the Moonshot Initiative, talks about the program's mission, events, film challenge and script accelerators - all aimed at getting emerging writers in the door.


May 1, 2026

Sylvia-Anne Parker is already a rockstar script supervisor, but over the years she’s also been selected to the Sundance Episodic Lab, the Writers Lab and the Sony Creative Corridor. Recently, her BBC audio drama A Tale of Two Trumpets won an Imoson Award. Hear what she’s learned as she continues on her path...


Apr 24, 2026

Writer Jeremy Slater has built serious genre credentials across major IP, from creating Marvel’s Moon Knight and developing Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy to writing on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the television adaptation of The Exorcist. Here he talks about his latest feature film, Mortal Kombat II, and...


Apr 17, 2026

Named a top 25 screenwriter to watch by the ISA, Irish screenwriter Conor Dowling has written for everything from kids animation to live-action sci. fiHere he talks about the ongoing development of his feature projects and the lessons he’s learning along the way.


Apr 10, 2026

Creating involved character bios and being ready for the script shifting at a moment’s notice; LaNisa Renee Frederick talks about the acting-plus-improv process involved in the unconventional Amazon series, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat