Searching for a list of the best up and coming screenwriters? Coverfly has curated a list of lists that brings together a raft of rising writers.
The company, which is a platform of unproduced IP and writing programs, has put together the Best Unrepped Writers, Best Unproduced Projects and The Next List as well as aggregating writing network fellowships such as NBC Launch + Sony Diverse Writers Program, writing competitions like The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and Final Draft’s Big Break, and other annual lists such as Village Roadshow’s Blood List.
Previous iterations of these lists have featured writers that have gone on to write for series such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Beef.
The Next List is compiled by nominations from the thousands of managers, agents, and executives on The Coverfly and Tracking Board platforms. It features 35 selections including 31 individuals and four writing teams from film, television, and playwriting backgrounds.
The company, which is a platform of unproduced IP and writing programs, has put together the Best Unrepped Writers, Best Unproduced Projects and The Next List as well as aggregating writing network fellowships such as NBC Launch + Sony Diverse Writers Program, writing competitions like The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and Final Draft’s Big Break, and other annual lists such as Village Roadshow’s Blood List.
Previous iterations of these lists have featured writers that have gone on to write for series such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Beef.
The Next List is compiled by nominations from the thousands of managers, agents, and executives on The Coverfly and Tracking Board platforms. It features 35 selections including 31 individuals and four writing teams from film, television, and playwriting backgrounds.
- 12/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Gotham Group has won out in a competitive situation to sign rising screenwriter and filmmaker C. Craig Patterson after being in the mix with a number of top firms, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
Described as a highly versatile talent who will be active across both live-action and animation, Patterson most recently made the short Fathead in partnership with Amazon and Epic Games’ UnReal Engine. The film, which he wrote and directed, was this year nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Film (Live Action), also winning the Cannes Film Festival Best Student Short Award after premiering in the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, and coming in as a finalist for the American Black Film Festival’s HBO Short Film Award.
Said The Gotham Group President & CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of Patterson’s introduction to the company, “We could not be more excited about c. Craig. He is a truly extraordinary talent,...
Described as a highly versatile talent who will be active across both live-action and animation, Patterson most recently made the short Fathead in partnership with Amazon and Epic Games’ UnReal Engine. The film, which he wrote and directed, was this year nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Film (Live Action), also winning the Cannes Film Festival Best Student Short Award after premiering in the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, and coming in as a finalist for the American Black Film Festival’s HBO Short Film Award.
Said The Gotham Group President & CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of Patterson’s introduction to the company, “We could not be more excited about c. Craig. He is a truly extraordinary talent,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Village Roadshow is teaming with the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to develop a film based on New York Times bestselling-author Don Yaeger’s Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South as a USC Original Film, a new initiative designed to support emerging and diverse filmmakers. This partnership supports Village Roadshow’s aim to consistently source fresh voices, and to support the next generation of innovators.
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with USC and Dean Daley to tell this unbelievable true story. Our ongoing initiatives at Village Roadshow Pictures align with the strong social message of this project and allow us to foster a creative environment for the future of filmmakers,” said Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko.
Under the guidance of veteran producer and USC professor John Watson, Vrp has assembled a small group of recent USC alumni to collaborate...
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with USC and Dean Daley to tell this unbelievable true story. Our ongoing initiatives at Village Roadshow Pictures align with the strong social message of this project and allow us to foster a creative environment for the future of filmmakers,” said Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko.
Under the guidance of veteran producer and USC professor John Watson, Vrp has assembled a small group of recent USC alumni to collaborate...
- 6/1/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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