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The WGA marked 100 days on strike on Aug. 9 with well-attended picket lines in both New York and Los Angeles.
The crowd was larger than usual outside Netflix in Los Angeles, where strikers had set up a balloon sign spelling out “100” to mark the occasion. “At 100 days, there’s no dip in commitment. There’s no dip in enthusiasm for doing what’s right,” said Nicole Yorkin, a member of the WGA negotiating committee. “I am so proud of our members. Whatever happens, we’re going to be here until we get what we want.”
There was also a sizable crowd at Paramount, down the street. Shawn Wines, a strike captain, said the day was an opportunity to show appreciation for the unity of the membership. “Nobody wants to celebrate that it’s been this long,” Wines said. “We want to appreciate each other, and the community that’s happening out...
The crowd was larger than usual outside Netflix in Los Angeles, where strikers had set up a balloon sign spelling out “100” to mark the occasion. “At 100 days, there’s no dip in commitment. There’s no dip in enthusiasm for doing what’s right,” said Nicole Yorkin, a member of the WGA negotiating committee. “I am so proud of our members. Whatever happens, we’re going to be here until we get what we want.”
There was also a sizable crowd at Paramount, down the street. Shawn Wines, a strike captain, said the day was an opportunity to show appreciation for the unity of the membership. “Nobody wants to celebrate that it’s been this long,” Wines said. “We want to appreciate each other, and the community that’s happening out...
- 8/9/2023
- by Joe Otterson, Gene Maddaus and Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: MacRo and The Black List have teamed with Warner Bros. Pictures to launched The MacRo x The Black List Feature Screenwriter Incubator, a new initiative that offers writers of color the opportunity to develop a film idea to pitch to a WB executive.
The mission of the program is to discover and empower the next generation of writers in the studio system with creative tools, resources, and the access needed to help launch their careers by providing development and financial support.
Applicants can submit a feature screenplay into consideration at the Black List website starting today until August 1, 2021. Semi-finalists will get the chance to pitch their ideas to MacRo and the Black List with one screenwriter being chosen to receive $10,000 to further develop their idea, which will be presented to a WB. executive. If the pitch sells, the writer will be given a two-step WGA minimum deal.
The winner...
The mission of the program is to discover and empower the next generation of writers in the studio system with creative tools, resources, and the access needed to help launch their careers by providing development and financial support.
Applicants can submit a feature screenplay into consideration at the Black List website starting today until August 1, 2021. Semi-finalists will get the chance to pitch their ideas to MacRo and the Black List with one screenwriter being chosen to receive $10,000 to further develop their idea, which will be presented to a WB. executive. If the pitch sells, the writer will be given a two-step WGA minimum deal.
The winner...
- 3/18/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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