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On Monday, Final Draft released the latest update to its screenwriting software early, in a surprise move. The drop of Final Draft 12 includes automatic upgrades for anyone who purchased Final Draft 11 after February 15th of this year. "Everyone's been through so much over the past 13 months so we wanted to make it as…

A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit Voting for nominations for the 93rd annual Academy Awards finally starts today. And you thought this day would never come, right? In the longest season in the modern history of Oscar campaigning, we have now completed six months since the traditional…

Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, will honor Aaron Sorkin, Steve McQueen, Ramy Youssef and more at its 16th annual Final Draft Awards. The virtual March 2 awards ceremony is also set to celebrate the work of Sofia Coppola and Radha Blank. “2020 has been a year of cataclysmic change and has amplified the need and…

Shelly Mellott will lead Final Draft as the screenwriting software’s new president. Parent company Cast & Crew announced the promotion on Tuesday writing that Mellott’s ascent means that the Final Draft vet will be responsible of overseeing day-to-day operations and providing strategic leadership. “Shelly has been…

As Hollywood tries its best to be diverse and inclusive without falling into the trap of tokenism, Final Draft has teamed with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and has added an Inclusivity Analysis feature to their software screenwriting program. The Inclusivity Analysis feature will be available on Final…

Cast & Crew Entertainment Services has sealed a deal to acquire CAPS Payroll, which will add commercial production, venues, music tours, live events, unscripted TV and independent film sectors to its growing base of payroll and production management services.  It’s the latest pickup for the company since Silver Lake…

Scott McMenamin has been promoted to President at Final Draft, Inc., a newly created post at the publisher of the industry leading screenwriting software. In his new role, McMenamin will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and providing strategic leadership as the company enters its 25th year of…

Screenwriting software co. Final Draft will award Big Eyes duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski with its 2015 Hall of Fame honors at its annual Final Draft Awards, to be held February 12 on the Paramount lot. Alexander and Karaszewski join a list of previous Hall of Famers including Nancy Meyers, Lawrence Kasdan…

Alfonso Cuaron & Jonas Cuaron’s space odyssey took Best Original Screenplay and the John Ridley-penned historical drama got the Adapted Screenplay nod in awards presented tonight by scripting software company. The wins come days after Gravity and 12 Years A Slave both missed the cut for WGA Awards nominations. ABC’s Mo…

EXCLUSIVE: Final Draft, Inc. and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have renewed the vows that helped make Final Draft the #1 market dominant scripting software used by screenwriters and wannabe scribes everywhere. The deal, first inked in 2006 and then re-upped in 2008, will continue for another 3-year term…