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EXCLUSIVE: The Black List latest and F. Gary Gray’s Fenix Studio will partner to create a new screenwriting opportunity focused on identifying writers interested in writing a smart, elevated action script for the company. Starting today and continuing through February 1, 2020, screenwriters who are interested in this…

After launching the inaugural GLAAD List at Sundance last year, GLAAD and The Black List are back for the second annual GLAAD List, a curated list of the most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive scripts in Hollywood that have been featured on blcklst.com. Submissions are now open and the two organizations will unveil the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List and Women In Film Los Angeles (WIF LA) has unveiled the participants for their episodic lab, which is in its fourth year. The program is an effort between The Black List and WIF LA that provides mentorship and career opportunities to six rising women television writers. Beginning October 1, …

The Black List and Women In Film, Los Angeles (WIF LA) revealed the participants in their 2019 Feature Residency program as well as their Annual Feature Lab. The collaboration between the organizations provides mentorship and career opportunities to six rising women screenwriters over the course of a year, the Feature…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List is expanding its scope of inclusion and representation in Hollywood with The Latinx List. The inaugural list, a roster of promising screenplays written by Latinx writers, will include literary adaptations, stories based on true events, the immigrant experience, and other narratives…

EXCLUSIVE: The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and Franklin Leonard’s The Black List are teaming up for the CAPE List, a curated list of the 12 most promising unmade film scripts centering on Asian Pacific characters and experiences. The partnership, which is a fitting announcement for Asian…

Fresh off their announcement of the GLAAD Media Awards at Sundance, GLAAD revealed today during the Park City fest that they have partnered with The Black List for the inaugural GLAAD List, a catalog of the most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive film scripts in Hollywood that have been hosted on blcklst.com or were…

Lena Waithe, Eva Longoria, and representatives of MACRO and The Black List have selected Sahar Jahani and K.C. Scott as the winners of The MACRO Episodic Lab powered by The Black List. The winners, announced at Sundance, will each receive development support and a pilot presentation or sizzle at a budget of up to…

FINAL ranked with storylines and reps info after noon post: The Black List, Hollywood’s annual rundown of unproduced screenplays, unveiled its titles today in Easter Egg fashion, hiding all 73 screenplay selections in a six minute-42 second second short The Last Days of TJ Staggs which starred Paul Scheer as an agent…

CAA had the most clients among agencies on The Black List’s annual ranking of the most liked screenplays in Hollywood. The list, released this morning, was topped by Elissa Karasik’s Frat Boy Genius, about Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, which scored the most votes among the 73 screenplays that made the cut. It is…

Franklin Leonard used the prominent stage of the Wall Street Journal’s Tech D.Live conference to announce he’s raising a film fund to produce some of the exceptional screenplays submitted to The Black List. The Black List’s annual survey of Hollywood executives’ favorite unproduced screenplays has a proven track…

The Black List and Women In Film announced the six participants in their 3rd Annual Episodic Lab for women writers. The Lab will begin today and will run four weeks. The Lab will emphasize both craft and professional development to equip participants with the knowledge to build and sustain their careers. This year’s…