The ISA Podcast

International Screenwriters' Association

Welcome to the Curious about Screenwriting Podcast where you'll enjoy listening to fascinating film industry guests who share their insights on how you can take your screenwriting career to the next level.

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 37 minutes
Episodes: 104
Years Active: 2022 - 2025

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Seth Michael Donsky: Be Merciless in Editing, Emerging Screenwriters Interview

Seth Michael Donsky has a lot of projects right on the verge. He writes stories about people outside of the mainstream. We are fortunate that he's willing to share so much of his trial and error know…

00:34:16 | Mon 25 Sep 2023

JCS: Julia Morizawa & the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

Do you have a short script that's ready to go into production? Whether you're looking for the production budget (including camera rentals) or finishing funds, check out the Short Film Fund from Shore…

00:26:55 | Sat 19 Aug 2023

FSS 42: Colin Dickey - Secret Societies & Truth Behind Famous Legends

Colin Dickey is a wonderful writer and spectacular researcher. His work reveals hidden or lost truths behind famous stories we've all heard. His latest book is Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Sec…

01:16:03 | Tue 15 Aug 2023

JCS: Screenwriter Steve Vitolo on creating the Scriptation Software & Screenwriting Contests

Steve Vitolo is the Emmy Award winning founder of Scriptation. He has written for the acclaimed series Black-ish, as well as Hot in Cleveland and Crowded.

00:54:19 | Fri 11 Aug 2023

Katie Crone, Fast Track Fellow | Writing Tips from Fellowship Winners

We sit down with recent Fast Track Fellow Katie Crone to discuss her award-winning screenplay, her writing process & her experience going to meetings as part of her Fast Track experience

00:17:49 | Sat 05 Aug 2023

FSS 41: Comedy Night! Patti Vasquez, Stand-Up Comic, Screenwriter & Mom Breaking into Hollywood while living outside of LA

As we call into session this meeting of the Fantastic Story Society, we are thrilled to induct a new member. Her life as a writer and performer has evolved on stage in front of an audience, from Lepr…

01:08:19 | Tue 01 Aug 2023

AJ Bermudez, Emerging Screenwriter: Production is an Invitation to be Generous

AJ Bermudez has utilized screenplay contests to forward her screenwriting career, including Shoot Your Sizzle, where she shot a concept of her thriller pilot, Nightingale.

00:31:42 | Wed 14 Jun 2023

Wendy J. Wilkins, Writer's Assistant to stand-up comic & Award-Winning Emerging Screenwriter

Wendy Jean Wilkins might have a long history as a writer, storyteller and production crew member. However, it was more recently that she's found her voice as a writer and now her career is reaching n…

00:30:43 | Mon 05 Jun 2023

Minda Wei, Emerging Screenwriter: Engineer-Turned-Comedy Screenwriter

Minda Wei’s just your typical comedy writer-slash-former supercomputer builder. Her writing explores themes of freedom, love, and the choices we make when anything is possible.

00:22:31 | Thu 01 Jun 2023

Joey Day Hargrove, Emerging Screenwriter

Joey Day Hargrove is a comedy writer, focusing on quirky stories about finding belonging. She’s utilized screenplay contests to build her career. She believes in using laughter to shape culture.

00:26:19 | Mon 22 May 2023

Ariane Hahusseau, Historical & Darly Comedic Emerging Screenwriter

French writer Ariane Hahusseau, an AFI alum, writes empowering screenplays with passionate protagonists. She loves period dramas & dark humor. She’s recently optioned an original script & was hired t…

00:26:43 | Mon 15 May 2023

Emily Wahlund, From Acting at Groundlings to being a Video Game Writing Mom, Emerging Screenwriter

Emily Wahlund was raised on television (in a good way), initially gravitated towards acting before realizing how important writing was to her personal creative pull. She's currently a mom who writes …

00:26:15 | Mon 08 May 2023

Ryan Shrime, Actor-turned-Emerging Screenwriter

Ryan Shrime has gone through just about any high-end acting training you can name. He's taken that knowledge of acting and character to successfully applied it to his screenwriting career.

00:43:01 | Sat 06 May 2023

FSS 40: Cassie Carpenter, LA & Hollywood Ghost Stories: Warner Pacific Theater & the Hillview Apts Speakeasy

Cassie Carpenter regularly leads tours of Haunted Los Angeles and Hollywood. After attending a haunted University in Southern California to major in theatre, it's only fitting! In this episode, we di…

00:41:37 | Fri 05 May 2023

Marcus Stricklin, Cancer Fighter to Optioned Writer, Emerging Screenwriter

A later-in-life writer, Marcus writes comedies and dramas across different genres, primarily focuses on exploring the oddities of complex relationships between people in every day walks of life.

00:31:53 | Tue 25 Apr 2023

Desa Larkin-Boutte, Emerging Screenwriter: Does a Great Resume Guarantee Anything?

Desa Larkin-Boutte's screenwriting journey has taken her working on set, in post-production & in the writer's room for beloved shows including Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead & Westworld, the late…

00:35:45 | Mon 17 Apr 2023

Annika Pampel, Emerging Screenwriter

Annika's impressive and still blossoming career started behind the Berlin Wall. Making her way to America, she's has worked in front of and behind the camera, also working as an assistant to James Ca…

00:23:35 | Tue 04 Apr 2023

Yolanda T. Ross, Emerging Screenwriter

Multi-hyphenate, Yolanda T. Ross tried to do the corporate life, but creativity and the entertainment industry beckoned her back. After establishing herself as an actress, writing her own stories bec…

00:29:31 | Mon 27 Mar 2023

Melissa Birks, Emerging Screenwriter

Melissa Birks, a past Fast Track Fellow for the ISA is fascinated by history and isn't afraid of macabre history as she's frequently featured serial killers in her writing. Hear how she's used contes…

00:28:03 | Fri 10 Mar 2023

Carlos Gutierrez & Michael Goldenberg, an Emerging Screenwriting Team

Carlos Gutierrez & Michael Goldenberg are all about taking chances. They aren't afraid to take a big swing or try something edgy in their screenwriting. Carlos & Michael let ya know there's nothing w…

00:28:31 | Mon 06 Mar 2023

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