Champions of screenwriters and screenwriting are few and far between, but since 2005, Franklin Leonard has been one of them. The Blacklist has been around since 2005 and any writer would be happy to be on it.

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Her own words perfectly capture why we are proud to count her as part of our intimate community: “I am a screenwriter, producer, and director who champions original storytelling in a time when Hollywood has become obsessed with reboots, sequels, and IP-driven content.”

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In Sundance news, Jeffrey Soros, Co-CEO of LA Media Fund and our Board President, has no less than three feature films in competition at Sundance 2020.

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Variety has just announced our beloved Chase Palmer as one of ten breakout filmmakers to watch in the coming year(s).

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We gathered with NY alumni, mentors, and friends on November 1 at the home of our founder, John S. Johnson. We love connecting people from different generations of SWC programs and we are excited to build more opportunities for our community to network and collaborate with each other in the future.

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The Gucci murder tale, scripted by 2009 alum Roberto Bentivegna and based on the Sara Gay Forden book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed”, will move forward with Lady Gaga as lead and Ridley Scott directing.

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From playwrights to studio execs, South Philly to Park City, lone wolves to halves of dynamic duos, these six individuals (pictured below from L to R) comprise an unforgettable brain trust for our four October Colony screenwriters.

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At our programs writers support each other with invaluable feedback, professional advice, and good old fashioned camaraderie. That said, it never hurts to help a fellow creative get some damn work!  

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