Exclusive: The Black List and Google today revealed the four writers who were selected as the inaugural Black List x YouTube Originals Black Voices Creator Fellows. The recipients are Beverly Chukwu, Shannon Hawkins, Brandon Hines, and Duchant Johnson. More information about the Fellows is below.
The Black Voices Fellowship provides financial grants and creative support to writers in developing proofs of concept for a television show pitch. Each Fellow will receive $40,000 each for the purpose of producing a proof of concept and developing a pitch for their television series that authentically reflects the Black experience.
The Black List and Google also pair each fellowship recipient with one showrunner mentor and two additional writer mentors. This year’s showrunner mentors are Monica Owusu-Breen (Alias), Owen Smith (Blask-ish), Aaron Rashaan Thomas (Friday Night Lights), and Larry Wilmore (Insecure). Additional writer mentors included Kay Oyegun (This Is Us), Karen Joseph Adcock (The Bear...
The Black Voices Fellowship provides financial grants and creative support to writers in developing proofs of concept for a television show pitch. Each Fellow will receive $40,000 each for the purpose of producing a proof of concept and developing a pitch for their television series that authentically reflects the Black experience.
The Black List and Google also pair each fellowship recipient with one showrunner mentor and two additional writer mentors. This year’s showrunner mentors are Monica Owusu-Breen (Alias), Owen Smith (Blask-ish), Aaron Rashaan Thomas (Friday Night Lights), and Larry Wilmore (Insecure). Additional writer mentors included Kay Oyegun (This Is Us), Karen Joseph Adcock (The Bear...
- 2/9/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: The story includes details about Episode 613 of This Is Us, “The Day of the Wedding”.
As it inches closer to the end of its run, This Is Us still throwing fans curveballs, which the series did again tonight with an episode whose main storyline took place on the day of Kate and Phillip’s wedding years into the future.
The episode featured heartbreak and triumph for Rebecca who often mistook Kevin for her late husband Jack but in the end pulled off a flawless performance at the wedding reception, Kevin’s ghastly impression of the priest from The Princess Bride in his speech which was originally teased last season, Randall’s thoughtful speech as newly minted US Senator and worrisome hand tremors for Miguel who himself has health issues while taking care of his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife.
But a Whodunit storyline involving Beth and Madison, which provided comic relief,...
As it inches closer to the end of its run, This Is Us still throwing fans curveballs, which the series did again tonight with an episode whose main storyline took place on the day of Kate and Phillip’s wedding years into the future.
The episode featured heartbreak and triumph for Rebecca who often mistook Kevin for her late husband Jack but in the end pulled off a flawless performance at the wedding reception, Kevin’s ghastly impression of the priest from The Princess Bride in his speech which was originally teased last season, Randall’s thoughtful speech as newly minted US Senator and worrisome hand tremors for Miguel who himself has health issues while taking care of his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife.
But a Whodunit storyline involving Beth and Madison, which provided comic relief,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
This Is Us Season 5 has been tackling many important topics.
During This Is Us Season 5 Episode 13, Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown) started the process of repairing their relationship.
They addressed their upbringing and, more importantly, the way they perceived one another.
The conversation had many big talking points, and Randall opened up about his experience of being a Black child adopted by a white family.
Jon Dorsey, who wrote the episode, and Kay Oyegun (director) opened up to Entertainment Weekly about how they managed to bring the episode to life.
"Definitely finding the right levels, making sure it didn't get too heated, but making sure that they were taking the heavy subject matter seriously," said Dorsey of the challenges of penning such a pivotal episode.
"And then also, for me, it was making sure that there was a balance between Randall and Kevin, and [the conversation] not feeling too one-sided,...
During This Is Us Season 5 Episode 13, Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown) started the process of repairing their relationship.
They addressed their upbringing and, more importantly, the way they perceived one another.
The conversation had many big talking points, and Randall opened up about his experience of being a Black child adopted by a white family.
Jon Dorsey, who wrote the episode, and Kay Oyegun (director) opened up to Entertainment Weekly about how they managed to bring the episode to life.
"Definitely finding the right levels, making sure it didn't get too heated, but making sure that they were taking the heavy subject matter seriously," said Dorsey of the challenges of penning such a pivotal episode.
"And then also, for me, it was making sure that there was a balance between Randall and Kevin, and [the conversation] not feeling too one-sided,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Paramount has brought on This Is Us staff writer Jon Dorsey to rewrite the screenplay for the film adaptation of the popular children’s book, Corduroy, by Don Freeman. Tim Story has long been attached to direct the film, which was previously set up on CBS Films. Walden Media is co-financing and co-producing the project.
Released in 1968, Corduroy has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, has been published in 12 languages. It tells the story of a small department store teddy bear with green overalls who, over the course of one night in a large closed mall, goes on an adventure to find his lost button, believing it will help secure the love and acceptance he’s always wanted.
Alex Ginno will produce alongside Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov of Walden Media who will serve as executive producers.
Dorsey’s coming-of-age comedy script The Kings of Cool landed on the 2018 Black List.
Released in 1968, Corduroy has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, has been published in 12 languages. It tells the story of a small department store teddy bear with green overalls who, over the course of one night in a large closed mall, goes on an adventure to find his lost button, believing it will help secure the love and acceptance he’s always wanted.
Alex Ginno will produce alongside Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov of Walden Media who will serve as executive producers.
Dorsey’s coming-of-age comedy script The Kings of Cool landed on the 2018 Black List.
- 12/11/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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 who pulls a Rip Van Winkle in 1998, wakes up 20 years later, and realizes how the town has changed.
The short was directed and co-written by Noga Pnueli (who also has the script Meet Cute on the list with 12 votes). Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan and Kevin Oeser also wrote as well and the short featured such talent as Sunita Mani, Constance Wu, Jay Ellis and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Topping this year’s list is a Social Network-like story, Elissa Karasik’s Frat Boy Genius, which follows a disgruntled employee of Snapchat who tells the story about the rise of her former Stanford classmate,...
The short was directed and co-written by Noga Pnueli (who also has the script Meet Cute on the list with 12 votes). Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan and Kevin Oeser also wrote as well and the short featured such talent as Sunita Mani, Constance Wu, Jay Ellis and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Topping this year’s list is a Social Network-like story, Elissa Karasik’s Frat Boy Genius, which follows a disgruntled employee of Snapchat who tells the story about the rise of her former Stanford classmate,...
- 12/17/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Elissa Karasik’s Snapchat drama “Frat Boy Genius,” and scripts about Matt Drudge and the father of the Williams sisters are at the top of the 2018 version of the Black List.
“Frat Boy Genius” is a fictional story centering on a Snapchat employee, who chronicles the rise of her former Stanford classmate — “preeminent douchebag” and current boss Evan Spiegel.
The list, now in its 13th year, was unveiled on Monday and compiled by Franklin Leonard’s Black List organization. The list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood is based on suggestions of more than 300 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to 10 favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2018, and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year. Scripts had to receive at least seven mentions to be included on the Black List.
Karasik is a Mexican-Jewish writer and...
“Frat Boy Genius” is a fictional story centering on a Snapchat employee, who chronicles the rise of her former Stanford classmate — “preeminent douchebag” and current boss Evan Spiegel.
The list, now in its 13th year, was unveiled on Monday and compiled by Franklin Leonard’s Black List organization. The list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood is based on suggestions of more than 300 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to 10 favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2018, and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year. Scripts had to receive at least seven mentions to be included on the Black List.
Karasik is a Mexican-Jewish writer and...
- 12/17/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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