SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO Producer/Host Gail Joy Stewart

L.A. BASED GREG PORPER SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER UNPACKS FROM NAVIGATING THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF DISTRIBUTION -

HIS DARK OFFICE COMEDY "DON'T TELL LARRY" IS OUT -- BUT MAINTAINING CREATIVE CONTROL AND CHAIN OF TITLE - IT'S NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART!

JOIN SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND GREG PORPER FOR AN AMAZING STORY OF HOW HE DID IT!

THE JOURNEY TO MAKE "WILD GOAT SURF" AN AWARDING WINNING FEATURE FILM BY CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CAITLYN SPONHEIMER.

CAITLYN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO JUST AS HER FILM "WILD GOAT SURF" IS BEING RELEASED IN THEATERS ACROSS THE USA.

PLUS WE DISCUSS DAVID POPE'S STOWE STORY LAB FEATURE CAMPUS CLASS -- AND -- THE EIGHT SEQUENCE STRUCTURE! WE HAVE A FEATURE DRAFT PEOPLE!!!

SARAH KAMBE HOLLAND'S "EGGHEAD & TWINKIE" - HOW SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED THE AWARD WINNING, HYSTERICAL, COMING OUT...COMING OF AGE COMEDY. A SMASH HIT -- AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.

GILLIAN MCKERCHER'S NEW DRAMA "LUCKY STAR" - A MASTER CLASS ON CHARACTER BUILDING AND FAMILY DYNAMICS. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS RIVETING CHARACTER - AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.

PLUS DETAILS ON SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRIAN HU -- HE'S GOT THE INFO.

THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO IS DEDICATED TO THE EMERGING SCREENWRITER -- LISTEN AND LEARN.

NOW, GO WRITE YOUR DAMN SCRIPT!

"LOVE, CAMERA, ACTION" -- A RIPPING FEMALE DRIVEN ROMCOM!

NOEL STARK - AN L.A. BASED SCREENWRITER/ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TURNS TO NOVELS AND TAKES HER CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

HER DEBUT NOVEL TAKES US TO A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AND FOLLOWS A SCRAPPY YOUNG DIRECTOR WHO FINDS NOT ONLY SUCCESS...BUT LOVE!

PLUS NOEL -- WHO HAS YEARS OF ON-SET EXPERIENCE IN REAL LIFE -- SHARES SOME FUNNY STORIES AND ACTIONABLE ADVICE ON HOW TO GET AHEAD IN THE INDUSTRY.

ALERT: THE LATEST ON SB 680 WHICH WILL GIVE FILMMAKERS MORE MONEY TO FILM THEIR NEXT PRODUCTION IN L.A.

THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL GIVES US A CLOSE UP OF THE ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT -- LARRY CHRISTIAN TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

AND THE SAN DIEGO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING IN MAY -- WE HAVE JULIE RIPOLL -- THE THEME -- OF COURSE IS LOVE...

AND BELIEVE IT -- GAIL JOY STEWART SIGNS A CONTRACT -- IT'S A START!!!

“AMERICAN AGITATORS” -- A RAYMOND TELLES DOCUMENTARY

Three-time Emmy Award Winning director/writer Raymond Telles brings us the epic film about Fred Ross – the original agitator – who trained the likes of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta on how to organize an effective protest.

"American Agitators" is a documentary being featured at the San Diego Latino Film Festival .

Also on the show:

Maria Paula Lorgia Garnica -- the ArtisticDirector of the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF). 

Maria gives us all the information we need for the upcoming film festival. Maria is a film researcher and curator whose views are shaped by her Colombian heritage.

The San Diego Screenwriters Studio is dedicatedto emerging screenwriters  everywhere.

Listen, Learn and, above all else, keep writing!

"LAS TRES SISTERS" by MARTA MENDEZ CROSS - L.A. BASED DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER/ACTOR SITS DOWN WITH GAIL STEWART AND TALKS ABOUT HER NINE YEAR JOURNEY TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT GIVES AUDIENCES HOPE AND INSPIRATION.

ALSO - LIVE TABLE READ - "40 ACRES OF LOVE" - a rollicking RomCom comes alive thanks to San Diego Actors!

Hedy MacDonald - Mary Shazer

Ruddy Jamison - Rodney Hornberg

Juli West - Lily Shazer

Evan Nejad - Jerry Coates

Christine Altan - NARRATOR

"DESERT ANGEL" — IS ONE OF THE MOST RELEVANT FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY OUT THERE!

SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING, DIRECTOR VINCENT DE LUCA JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREEN WRITERS STUDIO FOR AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW —

THE DOCUMENTARY IS ABOUT AN AGING TRAILBLAZER OF MIGRANT SEARCH AND RESCUE WHO RISKS ALL TO FIND A MOTHER’S MISSING SON BEFORE THE BORDER WASTELANDS CLAIM THE YOUNG MAN FOREVER. 

ALSO ON THE SHOW — CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR PETER PASYK AND HIS QUIRKY FILM “THE UNDERSTUDY” —

A SHORT FILM ABOUT AN UNDERSTUDY ACTOR WHO GETS THE CALL TO GO ON LAST-MINUTE TO REPLACE THE STAR OF A MAJOR STAGE PRODUCTION!   WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

The San Diego Screenwriters Studio is dedicated to the emerging screenwriter - listen and learn!

BRITISH WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL CLARKSON SHOWS OFF HIS BRILLIANCE IN AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.

CLARKSON, A WRITER IN THE ROOM FOR "WHEEL OF TIME", "GAME OF THRONES", AND HIS OWN CREATION "RED ROSE" NOW GIVES US HIS DEBUT NEW HORROR FILM "UPHOLSTERGEIST."

ALSO -- ATTENTION ALL FEMALE SCREENWRITERS -- THE WOMEN'S LIST IS HERE!!!

JAN KIMBROUGH WITH THE WOMEN'S LIST GIVES ALL THE REASONS WHY WE NEED THIS INCREDIBLE NEW RESOURCE CREATED BY WOMEN -- FOR WOMEN!

THEWOMENSLIST.ORG

* SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART GOES TO THE STOWE STORY NARRATIVE LAB IN ALABAMA AND COMES BACK WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE! YOU GOT THIS!

* RAUL SANDELIN TALKS ABOUT HOW THE "ONE PAGER" AND HOW TO USE IT TO ADVANCE IN THE INDUSTRY.

* AND UCSD STUDENT ROHUN KULSHRESTHA SHARES DETAILS ON THE TRITON FILM CLUB, HIS SHORT FILM AND HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

"FREE BIRD" LOGLINE:

After her overbearing husband of 30 years suddenly dies, a now broken, celebrity attorney embarks on a sexual journey as widow in Hollywood.

SAN DIEGO ACTORS COME TOGETHER FOR A TEN PAGE TABLE READ OF "FREE BIRD" - A HALF-HOUR DRAMA FOR PREMIUM CABLE

NARRATOR: CHRISTINE ALTAN

SHIRLEY: HEDY MCDONALD

JULIE: LACY ROSE

EARL: RUDDY JAMESON

DAVID: RAUL SANDELIN

OFFICER PALTZ: LOK HWA

BECKY: JULI BECK

BOB: LOK HWA

JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR THREE FANTASTIC INTERVIEWS WITH SCREENWRITERS WHO HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SELECTED --

"THE UNDERSTUDY": PETER PASYK WRITER/DIRECTOR

"VIAL": CAROLINE IAFFALDANO WRITER/DIRECTOR

"FORTUNE": COREY COTT ACTOR/WRITER

HOW THEY DEVELOPED THE SCRIPT

HOW THEY SNAGGED THE ACTORS

AND HOW THEY PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER TO GET SELECTED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK OR IF YOU HAVE A BOOK AND WANT TO ADAPT IT INTO A SERIES/MOVIE THIS IS THE PODCAST EPISODE THAT TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT IT!

THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TALKS TO CAITLIN ROTHER WHO REFUSES TO GIVE UP ON HOLLYWOOD AND WHAT SHE'S DOING TO EXPAND HER PORTFOLIO.

"CRUISE BOOM": A SOCIAL JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY. ELLEN FRANKENSTEIN IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND MEDIA ARTIST.  LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS INCREDIBLE SOCIAL JUSTICE DOC AND HOW SHE BALANCED THE DIFFICULT DILEMMA THIS STORY PRESENTED. FRANKENSTEIN TELLS US HOW SHE DID IT IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ONLY ON THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.

FRANKENSTEIN’S DIRECTING CREDITS INCLUDE TRACING ROOTS, EATING ALASKA, NO LOITERING, AND CARVED FROM THE HEART. 

SHE'S CREATED A SERIES CALLED 14 MILES, MADE UP OF 37 SHORT FILMS SET IN ONE PLACE, HOSTS A LIVE STORYTELLING SERIES, AVAILABLE VIA PODCAST, CALLED "SITKA TELL TALES."

ELLEN’S WORK HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY GRANTS AND AWARDS, INCLUDING A FULBRIGHT-HAYS FELLOWSHIP, THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, THE L.A. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, , THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES, AND THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.  

LA BASED SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA IS A CREATIVE FORCE THAT SHARES HER MINDSET, DRIVE, AND HOW HOLLYWOOD'S NETWORKING PAYS OFF ... GETTING AN IDEA TO THE SCREEN!

WE MET SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTOR KATIE LOCKE O'BRIAN AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL WHERE "DICK BUNNY" HAD ITS WORLD PREMIERE LAST YEAR.

SINCE THEN, THIS CRAZY "BUNNY" OF A COMEDY WEB-SERIES HAS GONE ON TO WIN NUMEROUS AWARDS -- WINNER OF THE HOLLYSHORTS WEBSERIES!

YOU CAN WATCH IT NOW FOR A LIMITED TIME ON DICKBUNNY.COM --- FOR FREE!

ALSO, WE HAVE YOU COVERED FOR THIS OCTOBER'S SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL -- THE DETAILS WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TONYA MANTOOTH!

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN SIT DOWN WITH JASON HELLERMAN TO BREAK DOWN THE REINVENTION OF HOLLYWOOD.

THIS IS A MUST LISTEN FOR EMERGING SCREENWRITERS. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JASON TALKS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE.

REINVENTING HOLLYWOOD...WOW!

JASON HELLERMAN GRADUATED FROM PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FILM PRODUCTION & ENGLISH AND HOLDS AN MFA IN SCREENWRITING & FILM THEORY FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

HIS SCREENPLAY, SHOVEL BUDDIES, MADE THE TOP TEN OF THE ANNUAL BLACK LIST AND WAS PURCHASED AND PRODUCED BY AWESOMENESSTV. IT DEBUTED AT THE SXSW FILM FESTIVAL.

SINCE THEN HE’S WORKED ON FEATURES AND TV SHOWS WITH PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS ALL OVER HOLLYWOOD.

VICTORIA MALE IS A 2023 ACADEMY'S NICHOLL AWARD FINALIST FOR HER SCRIPT "SHOWSTOPPER" ABOUT THE MAKING OF "SINGING IN THE RAIN" DURING THE RED SCARE...THE MCCARTHY ERA.

A HELLUVA SCREENWRITER AND HAS COVETED PANEL SLOTS AT THE 2024 COMIC COM SAN DIEGO!!!!!

SHE JOINS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN ON THE SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.

"CRAVING NORMAL":

L.A. WRITER MICHELE MILES GARDNER CAPITALIZES ON HER CRAZY CHILDHOOD JOURNEY AFTER HER MOM AND DAD TURNED INTO HIPPIES....

MICHELE HAS WRITTEN ESSAYS AND ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS. BUT WHAT SHE ENJOYS MOST IS STORYTELLING–WRITING ABOUT LIFE, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY WITH HER OWN HUMOROUS SLANT. “CRAVING NORMAL,” IS A COLLECTION OF STORIES ABOUT BEING BORN TO SUBURBANITES WHO VEERED WAY OFF AND TRANSFORMED INTO NUDE-BEACH-GOING, WORLD-TRAVELING-HIPPIES, AND OTHER ADVENTURES OF GROWING UP DURING THE “ME GENERATION,” AND BEYOND.  GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN EXPLORE HOW THIS L.A. WRITER CAPTURED HER MEMORIES AND TURNED THEM INTO GOLD. ALSO, A QUICK EXERCISE ON ONE WAY TO USE YOUR NEXT SHORT STORY AS A YOUR FUTURE SCRIPT TREATMENT. ALSO THE SAN DIEGO 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT IS UNDERWAY!!!

THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK WITH DILLON TUCKER -- WRITER/DIRECTOR - ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE "PURE O."

AN UNCOMPROMISING DRAMA ABOUT A COMPLEX AND LITTLE UNDERSTOOD MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER INSPIRED BY DILLON'S PERSONAL AND RAW JOURNEY OF LIVING WITH PURE OCD.

"PURE O" :

WRITER & DIRECTOR: DILLON TUCKER

WITH -

DANIEL DORR

HOPE LAUREN

LANDRY BENDER

JEFFERY A. BAKER

*** AND RAUL SANDELIN CAUTIONS US ABOUT "INTERNAL" THEMES, AND WHY EMERGING SCREENWRITERS MUST ENSURE THOSE THEMES GET "EXTERNALIZED" ON SCREEN.

WRITER/DIRECTOR DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA'S NEW FILM "EL TESORO" IS A SHORT, BUT POTENT EXAMPLE OF ART ACTIVISM FOCUSING ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ADRIANA BARRAZA DELIVERS A POWER-PACKED PERFORMANCE IN THIS SHORT MYSTERIOUS DRAMA FILMED IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO...THE LAND OF THE DISAPPEARED.

ALSO STARRING:

ROBERTO SOSAS

MONICA HUARTE

CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR MEREDITH HAMA-BROWN TAKES ON THE TURBULENT THEMES OF SHAME AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL SORROW IN HER SPECTACULAR CINEMATIC FEATURE FILM "SEAGRASS."

GETTING A FILM CREW TOGETHER, LAST MINUTE SCRIPT CHANGES, DELETED SCENES -- ALL PART OF HER FEATURE FILM PROCESS.

PLUS -- THE ART OF VISUAL STORYTELLING -- GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN EXPLORE HOW THIS FILM'S CINEMATOGRAPHY SHOWS US THE EMOTIONAL UNDERCURRENT OF THIS FILM.

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN HAVE TIPS THAT TAKES YOUR REWRITE TO A NEW LEVEL.

GET YOUR "REWRITE CHECKLIST" FOR FREE FROM THE WRITERSSTORE.COM.

PLUS -- WORDS OF WISDOM: TAKE THE DAMN NOTE!

AND REMEMBER DON'T JUST KILL YOUR DARLINGS...SLAUGHTER THEM!

SYMBOLISM...IT'S THE FINAL PROCESS OF REWRITE -- THE SURGICAL EDITS THAT POLISH THE SCRIPT.

BRIAN HELGELAND'S LATEST FILM IS A GRIPPING, EMOTIONAL STORY OF TWO BROTHERS REUNITING AFTER BEING RAISED IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT WORLDS.

BRIAN'S NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR, HE IS WELL-KNOWN IN HOLLYWOOD FOR WINNING THE ACADEMY AWARD "BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY" FOR "L.A. CONFIDENTIAL" AT THE AGE OF 37!

HIS 2003 MOVIE "MYSTIC RIVER" WAS NOMINATED FOR 6 ACADEMY AWARDS WITH ACTORS SEAN PENN AND TIM ROBBINS WINNING BEST ACTOR AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR RESPECTIVELY.

HIS LIST OF WRITING CREDITS IS EXTENSIVE.

BRIAN SITS DOWN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TO EXPLAIN HOW THE "FINESTKIND" WAS WRITTEN, KICKED TO THE CURB, AND THEN FINALLY REVIVED FOR RELEASE ON Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel.

" DON'T TELL LARRY" - WHICH PREMIERED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL - WAS CO-WRITTEN BY GREG PORPER AND JOHN SCHIMKE. IT'S AN OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR THE UPCOMING GARDEN STATE (NEW JERSEY) FILM FESTIVAL.

GREG PORPER JOINS US AND SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE ON CO-WRITING A FEATURE FILM.

ABOUT GREG: AS THE FILM'S LEAD PRODUCER, GREG FOUNDED THE PRODUCTION COMPANY DON'T TELL LARRY LLC, STRATEGICALLY CRAFTING, PITCHING, AND EXECUTING THE FILM'S BUSINESS PLAN, SECURING ALL OF THE FINANCING FROM 30+ INVESTORS, AND MANAGING DAILY OPERATIONS OF A TEAM OF MORE THAN 100 THROUGHOUT THE FILM'S LIFECYCLE.

RAUL SANDELIN TELLS US WHAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO DO FOR 2024 -- "REBRANDING"

"DICK BUNNY" - A COMICAL AND FANTASTICAL LOOK AT MOTHERHOOD!

A SHORT FORM, HIGH CONCEPT DIGITAL COMEDY SERIES CREATED BY SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTED BY KATIE LOCKE O'BRIAN -- JUST OFF THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT!

THE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH THIS DYNAMIC DUO PROVIDES A GRITTY LESSON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRUST "YOUR VOICE" AND HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR NEXT WILD IDEA, AND GET TRACTION!

PLUS -- "ALPHA" TIPS FOR THE NEW YEAR!

FINAL THOUGHTS: THE AUSTRALIAN SMASH HIT "FISK" -- THE SUPER WITTY COMEDY THAT ALREADY HAS A CULT FOLLOWING DOWN UNDER!

2024 -- TIME TO WORK OUT OF THE BOX!!!

KIYAN AGADJANI -- WRITER/DIRECTOR OF "ARMAN & ELISA" -- WINNER OF AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S BEST SHORT FILM PRIZE.

DO YOU TRUST YOUR "VOICE"? AGADJANI SHARES HIS ADVICE AND HOW HE DEVELOPED HIS AWARD-WINNING PLOT DEVICE.

*RAUL SANDELIN --- TIPS FOR SELLING YOUR T.V. PILOT !

*THE 34TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL ABOUT TO KICK OFF !

*PORTUGAL SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR ANTONIO SEQUEIRA SHARES THE FILMMAKING TECHNIQUES USED IN HIS SWEET "COMING OF AGE" FEATURE FILM. DETAILS ON A SIMPLE YET POWERFUL EXERCISE HE GAVE HIS ACTORS TO BRING MORE EMOTION TO THE FILM, AND HOW HE OUTLINED THE FILM FOR PASSAGE OF TIME.

A UNIQUE AND FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON FILMMAKING!

*CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN SHARES HIS TIPS TO ENSURE YOU HIT THE MIDPOINT OF YOUR NEXT SCREENPLAY WITH ACTION AND PACING.

*PLUS BIG SCREEN HOLIDAY MOVIES AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR HOLLYWOOD!

JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO -- A PODCAST FOR THE BEGINNING SCREENWRITER.

In her latest feature film, Writer/Director Laura Adkin sits down with the San Diego Screenwriters Studio and talks in-depth about her writing experience, working with actors to bring their craft to the scenes, including Broadway actor Jesse Martin, and getting the funding for a feature film

Also, she why she created a new type of "character" for her husband, actor David James Lewis!

Plus, tricks to get a executive/producer/manager to read beyond the first ten pages of your script!

Join Hosts Gail Stewart and Raul Sandelin one the San Diego Screenwriters Studio.

MARC SALTARELLI'S "STUDIO ONE FOREVER" is the untold story of one of America's largest iconic gay yet racist disco.

This film is a kaleidoscopic excursion into LGBTQ+ history through the lens of this groundbreaking club. With Chita Rivera, Bruce Vilanch, Lance Bass, Thelma Houston and many more.

Plus Marc shares stories of how Liza Minnelli burst onto the Studio's BACK LOT and created the secret spot for Hollywood's A-listers.

Only on the San Diego Screenwriters Studio-

Hosted by Gail Stewart and Raul Sandelin.

AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH NEW YORKER TYLER MARTIN -- ACTOR, SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, AND DIRECTOR & HIS NEW, AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM "CANDICE."

ALSO CHECK OUT TYLER'S YOUTUBE SERIES "DON'T SUCK" -- HILARIOUS WEBSERIES! THE 2nd SEASON IS COMING!

REMEMBER YOU MET HIM HERE FIRST!

WRITER/DIRECTOR KEVIN DUNCAN WONG'S LATEST NON-FICTION FEATURE FILM "HOME IS A HOTEL" IS A GRITTY, RAW MIRROR THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD TODAY.

AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW ON HOW KEVIN CHOSE THE FAMILIES, WHY HE CHOSE THEM, AND HOW HE DELIVERED THEIR LIVES IN A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY.

PLUS THE PROFESSOR -- RAUL SANDELIN -- IS IN THE HOUSE WITH ANOTHER NOVEL WAY TO SPICE UP YOUR SCRIPT!!! IT'S AN ACTIONABLE WRITING EXERCISE TO FLIP YOUR SCRIPT!

SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!!!!

THE WORLD PREMIERE OF PLAYWRIGHT KATE HAMILL'S "THE LITTLE FELLOW" AS DIRECTED BY SAN DIEGO'S ROBBIE LUTFY FOLLOWS THE ARC OF A FEARSOME CORTISEAN WHO DARED TO SELL MORE BOOKS THAN THE BIBLE.

THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!!!! IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVALS IN SAN DIEGO. OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONYA MANTOOTH WITH DETAILS ON THE BRITISH SMASH HIT "A KIND OF KIDNAPPING" ALONG WITH "THE ACCIDENTAL GETAWAY DRIVER" BASED ON A TRUE STORY, THE DOCUMENTARY "SILVER DOLLAR ROAD," AND SO MANY MORE!

PLUS -- PICK UP SOME TIPS FOR SUCCESS: YOUR CO-HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK "PITCHES" AND "INDIRECT" V. "DIRECT" DIALOGUE. WHICH IS BETTER AND WHY?

DON'T FORGET -- THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!!

AS A GAY FILMMAKER, SOFIA SIMANOVICH, FLED RUSSIA AND IMMIGRATED TO CANADA BUT SHE LEFT BEHIND HER TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. HER TAKE ON LIFE, BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD, AND WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT HER HOMELAND INVADING THE UKRAINE.

CUBA IS FASCINATED WITH BARBIE --- WHY NOT?

WGA STRIKE IS OVER --- 148- DAYS. WE HAVE THE BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM THE NEW DEAL! BIG WIN FOR WRITERS!!!!

*KELSEY ANN WACKER JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR AN UPDATE ON HER CAREER CLIMB -- THIS TIME SWITCHING FROM SCREENWRITING TO PROSE -- AND LEVERAGING HERSELF TO TAKE ALL OF IT IN THE LAUNCH PAD PROSE COMPETITION!

*EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WRITING PROSE TO WIN, CONNECTING AT AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, AND COLD CALLING ON A PRAYER! KELSEY ANN WACKER --

*RAUL SANDELIN EXPLORES THE ENDING OF BARBIE AND ITS PLOT POINTS.

*AND NETFLIX'S NEWEST LIMITED SERIES "PAINKILLER" : THE OPIOID STORY THAT KILLS.

SAN SCREENWRITERS PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART SITS DOWN WITH DAVID ROCCHIO WHO TELLS YOU HOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE EXCLUSIVE LABS AND RETREATS.

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART GOES TO THE STOWE STORY NARRATIVE LAB IN ALABAMA AND COMES BACK WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE! YOU GOT THIS!

RAUL SANDELIN TALKS ABOUT HOW THE "ONE PAGER" AND HOW TO USE IT TO ADVANCE IN THE INDUSTRY.

AND UCSD STUDENT ROHUN KULSHRESTHA SHARES DETAILS ON THE TRITON FILM CLUB, HIS SHORT FILM AND HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

JIM HART IS THE SCREENWRITERS BEHIND THE SPIELBERG CLASSIC "HOOK" WITH DUSTIN HOFFMAN AS CAPTAIN HOOK, ROBIN WILLIAMS AS PETER PAN, AND JULIA ROBERTS AS TINKERBELL! HE ALSO SAW HIS SCREENPLAY "DRACULA" COME TO LIFE THANKS TO ANOTHER ICONIC DIRECTOR, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

HOST GAIL STEWART SAT DOWN WITH MR HART AT THE GHOST RANCH WRITERS RETREAT -- SPONSORED BY THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL.

JIM HART TALKS HOLLYWOOD: THE GOOD & THE BAD, THE WGA STRIKE, AND TIPS ON HOW TO BECOME A WORKING SCREENWRITER.

RAUL SANDELIN TAKES US BACK TO NICARAGUA TO RELIVE THE CIVIL WAR WITH A HISTORICAL TAKE ON THE 1983 MOVIE "UNDER FIRE" -- A THROAT GRABBING THRILLER STARRING GENE HACKMAN, NICK NOLTE, ED HARRIS, AND JOANNA CASSIDY.

JOIN SPECIAL GUEST -- PEABODY AWARD WINNING CREATOR AND WRITER WENDY CALHOUN -- THE CREATIVE POWERHOUSE THAT YOU MUST HEAR TO BELIEVE.

PART I: WHAT IT TOOK FOR HER TO FINALLY LAND THE SCRIPTED WRITING JOB!

PART II: THE PASSION TAX & SWEAT EQUITY

PART III: AGENT, MANAGER, LAWYER? WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT?

PART IV: THE BEST ADVICE WENDY CALHOUN HAS FOR SCREENWRITERS -- OLD AND NEW!

GAIL AND RAUL DO A COMPLETE DEBRIEF ON THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S GHOST RANCH WRITERS RETREAT & WHY YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THIS RETREAT FOR YOUR NEXT PROFOUND WRITER'S EXPERIENCE...."GO DEEP BABY."

RAUL SANDELIN'S TAKE ON THE NEW INDIANA JONES FILM "DIAL OF DESTINY" AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S "NO HARD FEELINGS"

ALL WRITERS DO SOMETHING ELSE -- FIND IT -- AND USE IT! THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S RAUL SANDELIN, WRITER & MUSICIAN, TALKS ABOUT PULLING FROM BOTH SOURCES! ALSO GAIL STEWART PASSES ALONG A GREAT WRITING EXERCISE FROM SCREENWRITING 101 -- IT'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A SHORT FILM!

PLUS COMIC CON IS ALIVE AND WELL!

THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ --- LATEST ON THE WGA STRIKE AND HOW SUPPORT FOR THE WRITERS/ACTORS IS GROWING!!!!

BARBENHEIMER? THE BLOCK-BUSTER BATTLE IS UNDERWAY AND THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU THE LATEST.

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOS STANDS WITH THE WGA, SAG-AFTRA UNIONS! HAVE YOU TRIED BRAINSTORMING WITH ChatGPT? WHOA!

PLUS MOVIE TRAILERS -- IT'S YOUR NEW PITCH INTRO! LEARN WHAT THE ELEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE IT POP!

JOIN US AS WELL DIVE DEEP IN THE STRIKE ROCKING THE NATION AND SOON YOUR TELEVISION SET!

JOIN PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN FOR A WILD RIDE OF SCREENWRITING TIPS ON PARALLEL PLOTS, ACT 2'S BIG DECISION AS SEEN "IN THE HEAT OF NIGHT" --- ALSO A.I. CHATGPT...GOOD OR BAD?

THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HELPING YOU WRITE YOUR SCRIPT!!!

WILD PLAYWRIGHT, ACTOR, SCREENWRITER KEIKO GREEN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AND IMPARTS GREAT INDUSTRY NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION!

RAUL SANDELIN TAKES APART ACT II -- WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS?

GAIL STEWART TALKS ABOUT SCREENWRITING SCHOOL WITH STORY SUMMIT'S REX MC GEE.

JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER & HOST GAIL STEWART ALONG WITH RAUL SANDELIN AS THEY HEAD BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM TO LEARN THE BASICS!

RAUL SANDELIN DEVELOPS A NEW OUTLINE FOR SCREENWRITING!

GAIL STEWART SHARES TIPS FROM SCREENWRITING 101 -- AND THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF REX MCGEE!

PLUS THE LA JOLLA FASHION FILM FESTIVAL AND "NO HARD FEELINGS"

IT'S THE SAN DIEGO 48 HOUR FILM FESITIVAL WEEKEND!!! GRAB YOUR SCRIPT, ACTOR AND CAMERA AND GET BUSY!!!! EVENT PRODUCER DUANE TRAMMELL IS ON THE SHOW TALKING ABOUT THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF EVENT. SUPER FUN STUFF!

JOIN GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALKING ABOUT THE SECRET SAUCE TO SCREENWRITING....

AND FINAL THOUGHTS ON "WHO THE F**K IS SHARON?" A WORLD PREMIERE PLAY BY KEIKO GREEN, DIRECTED BY ROB LUTFY. IT'S LOCAL!!!

MANAGER OR AGENT? JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN FOR A IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION WITH NEW YORK LITERARY MANAGER KEGAN SCHELL @ NAVIGATION MEDIA GROUP AS HE TALKS ABOUT HIS ROLE AS A SCREENWRITERS' MANAGER. INFORMATION WE ALL NEED!

ALSO PROPS: LEARN TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY WHAT THEY ARE FORESHADOWING, SYMBOLIZING, AND WHY THEY COME IN HANDY AS A GO-TO TOOL FOR ALL SCREENWRITERS.

OTHER TOPICS: THE WGA STRIKE UPDATE AND "MAD MEN" ALL ON THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO

THE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO LA JOLLA. SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER AND CO-HOST GAIL STEWART DEBRIEFS ON THE ROADMAP WRITERS SCOTLAND RETREAT, THE EXECUTIVES, THE TABLE READS, THE "WRITERS ROOM" AND THE McARTHUR MANOR!

WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN GO TO A WRITERS RETREAT FOR FREE!

RAUL SANDELIN DIVES INTO THE DICTIONARY OF IMAGINARY PLACES -- GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR NEXT SCREENPLAY LOCATION!

THE LATEST ON NETFLIX -- ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S "FUBAR" AND KERI RUSSELL'S "DIPLOMAT" --

GET YOUR TEAM 4 THE SAN DIEGO'S 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL.

JOIN GAIL STEWART AND PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN IN THE SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR A GREAT SESSION ON THE WGA STRIKE -- WHAT'S AT STAKE AND WHY IT MATTERS. ALSO THE NEW MOVIE "LITTLE RICHARD - I AM EVERYTHING" -- YOU HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS NEW HISTORICAL LOOK AT THE BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL....AND RAUL TAKES A BITE OUT OF "RENFIELD" IN HIS REVIEW OF THE NEW GENRE BENDING FILM...YES WE SAID "TAKES A BITE"....

PLUS NEW INFO ON THE "48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL" -- ON YOUR MARK, GET READY, GO!!!!! IT'S COMING...WILL YOUR TEAM BE READY?

JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER AND CO-HOST GAIL STEWART AS SHE TALKS WITH UP-AND-COMING NEW YORK SCREENWRITER SARA TERES ABOUT HER FEATURE FILM "WE COULD BE HEROES." ALSO, HOW SHE PULLED TOGETHER OVER 15 PEOPLE FOR A RECENT TABLE READ AND WHAT SHE'S LEARNED ABOUT HERSELF ON HER SCREENWRITING JOURNEY.

TIPS ON GETTING STARTED AS A SCREENWRITER FROM PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN

AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TAKES US TO BEVERLY HILLS HIGH WITH A LOOK BACK AT THE 1995 MOVIE "CLUELESS" AND WHY IT STILL MATTERS!