by Tom | May 30, 2025 | Industry Diary, News, Our Winners, Pitching, Updates, WriteMovies News
GALAXIES by Robert Brody won our 2024 Screenwriting Contest Grand Prize and 17 awards for its proof-of-concept short film – and now Ian Kennedy, WriteMovies Director named Co-Executive Producer on multi-award-winning drama feature film project!

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by Tom | Nov 1, 2024 | Academy, News, Online sessions and screenwriting classes, Screenwriting Courses, Updates, WriteMovies News
Building Your Story From A Strong Theme – Mini-Masterclass and Q&A
Join us for a new WriteMovies Screenwriters Forum session on November 18th, designed to help you learn about Building Your Story From A Strong Theme.
Learn from WriteMovies Director Ian Kennedy how to build a story concept from a strong theme.
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Most writers work the other way around, starting with some material, and then working out what its deeper meaning is supposed to be.
Ian will show you an alternative way to make your story more impactful!
This will be followed by the opportunity for Ian to answer your questions!
So if you’re looking to succeed, don’t miss out on this insightful session!
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The deadline is approaching on November 10th for the WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest!
There is just over one week to go until the deadline for our 2024 Screenwriting Contest on November 10th!
Enter now for the opportunity to have your script developed and pitched to the international entertainment industry!
There are also more ways to win with our Genre Awards or for just $25 you can enter our brand new Script Pitch Contest!
Prizes for all contest and award winners:
All award winners will receive script mentoring worth $3200 and pitching to industry by TalentScout International Management!
All entries to the contests will also get a free one-page analysis of their crucial opening ten pages!
Entry before our Standard Deadline is just $49, so if you want to get your work out there, click here!
by Tom | Sep 3, 2024 | Academy, Ian Kennedy, News, Online sessions and screenwriting classes, Updates, WriteMovies Academy, WriteMovies News
Join us for a new WriteMovies Screenwriters Forum session on September 16th 2024, designed to help you learn How to Succeed in Screenwriting Contests. (more…)
by John | May 7, 2021 | WriteMovies Academy
Want to know what producers want from writers? You’re in luck – that’s exactly what WriteMovies’ Director Ian Kennedy is going to be discussing in a new online session on May 13th. Find out how to work with industry decision-makers and succeed as a professional screenwriter!
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by John | Mar 4, 2020 | Highlights, Industry Diary, Industry News, Pitching, WriteMovies News
To give a picture of how we engage with industry and pitch our winners’ scripts, our Director Ian Kennedy is sharing a week of his L.A. diary with us. He’s got meetings with major producers, organisations and other industry professionals to share with us, plus images from the scene. (more…)
by WriteMovies | Jul 23, 2018 | Ian Kennedy, Writing Insights
How to give Producers, Executives and Publishers what they say they want…
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by WriteMovies | Jul 13, 2018 | Ian Kennedy, Writing Insights
How to give Producers, Executives and Publishers what they say they want
When they’re answering questions about what they’re looking for in a script or book, you’ll often hear producers, execs and publishers claiming that the vital quality they look for in writing is the unique voice of the writer. I’ve heard this one a lot, and even when asked what they mean, they’ve rarely given any kind of definition to help writers go away with confidence of what they need to do. (more…)