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2014 Feature Finalist Kateland Brown

2014 Feature Finalist Kateland Brown

What was your first script? What did you learn from it? There’s my first script, and then there’s the first script I really loved. My first script was called The Breakers, inspired by my time as an NJB (National Junior Basketball) player. While it will always have a...
2014 Feature Finalist Dennis Capps

2014 Feature Finalist Dennis Capps

How do you find the time to write? I work in television now as an Assistant Director which allows me to dedicate large blocks of time to writing during our three to four-month summer hiatus. I’m very fortunate in that regard. What inspired you to be a screenwriter?...
2014 Feature Finalist Doug Mallette

2014 Feature Finalist Doug Mallette

Bad House gives the reader a tremendous feeling of dread. In regards to creating that tone and atmosphere, what were some of your goals when setting out to write it? I’m a horror junkie.  I wanted to write something that I would want to see as a jaded genre fan.  On...
2014 Cordelia Award Winner Jason Pittock

2014 Cordelia Award Winner Jason Pittock

What was your first script and what lessons did you take away from the experience? I studied for a degree in Scriptwriting for Film and TV in the 90s. I had a wonderful time and met some great like-minded people, but I didn’t like the feature I wrote and ended...
2014 Joplin Award Winner Savion Einstein

2014 Joplin Award Winner Savion Einstein

The Longest Birthday is a genuinely moving story about a mother and her sick child. Can you talk a little bit about how you approached this difficult subject matter and how you came up with the idea for the story? I had the idea for the story a few years before I...