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The Black List and Women In Film (WIF) have announced the participants selected for their sixth annual episodic lab.  Out of a record 1,200 applicants, six pilots from eight writers have been chosen to participate in the professional development-focused lab which includes master classes, pitch coaching, mentoring, and…

EXCLUSIVE:  Studiocanal and The Picture Company have preemptively acquired the true story female-driven package Hellish Nell. The Black List writer Chris Basler adapted Malcom Gaskill’s novel, which tells the story of Helen Duncan, a famous Scottish medium whose ability was put to the test and eventually became the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List has chosen six screenwriters out of 1,400 submissions for its ninth annual Features Lab.  Lab participants will workshop their scripts through peer groups, and one-on-one mentorship over the course of six weeks. Participating mentors include Minhal Baig (Hala), Jessica Bendinger (Bring It…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Redford Center  along with the CAA Foundation have chosen three recipients of the group’s inaugural Climate Storytelling Fellowship. The fellowship, which launched in April, aims to harness more stories that focus on climate change, its impact…

EXCLUSIVE: WIF (Women In Film Los Angeles) and the Black List revealed the six aspiring screenwriters set to participate in the 2021 Feature Residency. The program, a joint effort between both organizations, provides mentorship and career opportunities to six rising women and non-binary screenwriters over the course…

EXCLUSIVE: Just over six months after The Black List and MGM unveiled their feature film script writing partnership, we have our first winner. The Michael De Luca run studio has selected Narendra Henry to receive a two-step Guild minimum blind script deal, I've learned. "I've been toiling in production assistant life…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired a package built around Ian MacAllister McDonald’s Black List script Rodney & Sheryl. Anna Kendrick comes attached to star and Chloe Okuno to direct a drama based on the true story of the time that a serial killer competed on and won a date on the popular TV game show The Dating Game…

EXCLUSIVE: Six New Zealand screenwriters have been chosen to participate in the inaugural Black List New Zealand Project. The project, stemming from a partnership between the Black List and the New Zealand Film Commission, is a professional development workshop and mentorship series. Bolstered by the presence of…

EXCLUSIVE: Ranging in subject matter from coronavirus lockdown to local politics inspired by AOC and the Squad, sibling revelations, winning the lottery and more, the 10 scripts that make up Hollywood's first ever Muslim List were revealed Tuesday. Agents, start dialing – see the full list below. First reported last Se…

EXCLUSIVE: MACRO and The Black List have teamed with Warner Bros. Pictures to launched The MACRO x The Black List Feature Screenwriter Incubator, a new initiative that offers writers of color the opportunity to develop a film idea to pitch to a WB executive. The mission of the program is to discover and empower the…

The Black List and Cassian Elwes have selected Aemilia Scott as the 2021 Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellow. She will join them at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Splitting her time between Los Angeles and Chicago, Scott is a writer/director whose first short film, Best If Used By  won a BAFTA LA award…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List is partnering with the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) for the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP). The new initiative is a one-off fund script development workshop designed to foster the creative relationship between writers and producers and stimulate international opportunities for…