Networking is such a big part of Hollywood. Everybody “does lunch” because who you know can be almost as important as what you know. The same can be said for websites.
The following links contain invaluable information about the entertainment industry in general and screenwriting in particular.
Books, Magazines & Software
- Penguin Random House
www.PenguinRandomhouse.com - Creative Screenwriting Magazine
www.creativescreenwriting.com - Final Draft
www.finaldraft.com - Hollywood Reporter
www.hollywoodreporter.com - Hollywood Scriptwriter
www.hollywoodscriptwriter.com - Michael Wiese Productions
www.mwp.com - scr(i)pt Magazine
www.scriptmag.com - Variety
www.variety.com - Writers Store
www.writersstore.com
Research & Resources
- American Film Institute
www.afi.com
Copyright – Form PA
www.copyright.gov/forms/formpa.pdf - Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com
Film Festivals & Writer Conferences
- Atlanta Film & Video Festival
www.atlantafilmfestival.com - Austin Film Festival
www.austinfilmfestival.com - Berlin International Film Festival
www.berlinale.de - BFI London Film Festival
www.bfi.org.uk - Cannes Film Festival
www.festival-cannes.fr - Chicago Int’l Film Festival
www.chicagofilmfestival.com - Denver Int’l Film Festival
www.denverfilm.org - London Screenwriters’ Festival
www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com - Los Angeles Film Festival
www.lafilmfest.com - NashFilm Creators Conference
https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/creators-conference/ - New York Film Festival
www.filmlinc.com - Rome Film Fest
www.romacinemafest.it - San Francisco Film Festival
https://sffilm.org/sffilm-festival/ - San Sebastian Film Festival
www.sansebastianfestival.com - Seattle Int’l Film Festival
www.siff.net - Slamdance Film Festival
www.slamdance.com - Sundance Film Festival
www.sundance.org - The Indie Fest Film Awards
www.theindiefest.com - Vienna International Film Festival
www.viennale.at - SXSW FILM & TV INDUSTRY
https://www.sxsw.com/conference/film-and-tv-industry/ - SeriesFest.com
SeriesFest.com
Professional Organizations
- American Screenwriter’s Association
www.americanscreenwriters.com - Australian Writers Guild
www.awg.com.au - Dallas Screenwriters Association
www.dallasscreenwriters.com - Director’s Net
www.directorsnet.com - Film Independent
www.filmindependent.org - Women In Film
www.nywift.org - Writers Guild Germany
www.writersguild.de - Writers Guild of America
www.wga.org - Writers Guild of Great Britain
www.writersguild.org.uk
Screenplay Resources
- Daily Script
www.dailyscript.com - Drew’s Script-O-Rama
www.script-o-rama.com - Hollywood Book & Poster Co.
6562 Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood, CA 90028 Ph: 323-465-8764
https://www.facebook.com/hollywoodbookandposter
Screenwriting Websites
- DoneDeal@ScriptSales.com
http://www.donedealpro.com - Ink Tip
www.inktip.com - Screenwriters Utopia
www.screenwritersutopia.com - WGA-West Registry
www.wgawregistry.org
For Film Lovers & Filmmakers
- American Film Foundation
www.americanfilmfoundation.com - American Film Institute
www.afi.com - IMDB
www.imdb.com - For people interested in documentary filmmaking:
https://therewillbetime.com/ - Stephens College
Stephens Master of Fine Arts in TV and Screenwriting
Low-residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program
Syd Field – The Art of Visual Storytelling is a proud sponsor of the Stephens Low-residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program. Students benefit from receiving learning materials from the Syd Field library of screenwriting books.
Wishing the students and faculty all success in their screenwriting and filmmaking careers!
https://www.stephens.edu/academics/programs-of-study/sopa/mfa/mfa-highlights/
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