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New category added to WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels!

New category added to WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels!

by John | Nov 8, 2021 | Directory

Today, we’re launching a new category on the WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels for screenwriters and filmmakers!

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New category added to WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels!

Introducing the new WriteMovies Directory!

by John | Oct 18, 2021 | Directory, Updates

Today, we’re launching a new addition to our website that’s available to everyone for completely free: the WriteMovies Directory!

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Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest – Winners Announced!

Winter 2021 Screenwriting Contest – Winners Announced!

by John | Mar 26, 2021 | Our Winners, WMC

It’s time for our Winter Contest to come to an end with a brand new set of winners! Our deserving Grand Prize winner walks away with $3500, and the top three all receive pitching to industry, script development, and more.

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Why write or make a short film? – A guide by Ian Kennedy

by John | Nov 26, 2018 | Ian Kennedy, Updates, Writing Insights

Feature films tend to get most of the glory among filmmakers, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore short film as a medium! In a new series of Insights articles, Ian Kennedy looks at the benefits of writing in this format. (more…)

A Historian of Violence – Archive Features

A Historian of Violence – Archive Features

by John | Mar 13, 2006 | Archive Articles from WriteMovies

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An interview with David Cronenberg! You could follow in this magnificent auteur’s footsteps by entering our latest contests RIGHT HERE! A featured article from the WriteMovies archive first published March 2006 by Pam Grady.

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