The ISA Podcast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
FSS 39: Jason Woliner's True Crime...ish Series Paul T. Goldman, Borat & His Daring Escape from a Debutante Ball
Comedy director Jason Woliner has worked on some of our favorite comedies, from What We Do in the Shadows & Last Man on Earth to New Girl & the Borat sequel. He's back with the infinitely fascinating…
00:59:05 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Peres Owino, Emerging Screenwriter
One time Fast Track fellow and ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch, Peres Owino, has come a long way bother in her career and literally as the LA-based, African-born writer is celebrating the release of…
00:38:33 |
Sun 19 Feb 2023
The Last Queens Painter - Table Read My Screenplay Grand Prize Winning Read
Performed in Park City, UT during Sundance. An ambitious painter vaults to fame when Marie Antoinette selects her as a portraitist, but the impending French Revolution threatens her career, her famil…
01:00:56 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Lindsey Galloway, Emerging Screenwriter
We sit down with Emerging Screenwriter Lindsey Galloway during the Sundance Film Festival as her screenplay was about to make its 'premiere' during a staged live reading as the Grand Prize Winner of …
00:15:14 |
Mon 06 Feb 2023
Rachel Kelechi Caulker, Emerging Screenwriter
Rachel K. Caulker loves telling genre stories with her unique West African background, having shunned 'traditional' employment for the entertainment industry. She's made contests work for her while p…
00:30:19 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
ISA Insider News - Box Office Boom, Critics Vs Audiences & A Happy Ozone Layer
Shayna and Max spend the bulk of the episode discussing audience response to films, both in terms of box office hits and misses and why critics and audiences often have drastically different viewpoin…
00:25:38 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Jason Scott Goldberg, Emerging Screenwriter
Jason Goldberg has already produced "Glorious" for Shudder & served as writer/producer of "Stay Out of the F*ing Attic." He's got a large & growing resume as a producer who loves finding new talent w…
00:36:23 |
Sat 14 Jan 2023
ISA Insider News - Golden Globes, the Spec Market & the Weinermobile
Max & Shayna look back at the Golden Globes while taking a deep dive into writing spec scripts and what your expectation should be when writing them. Finally, they discuss some current series and the…
00:25:54 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Lisa Garvey: Emerging Screenwriter Interview
Successful and further emerging screenwriter, Lisa Garvey, made the shift into novel writing as part of her screenwriting journey.
00:19:03 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
ISA Insider News - New Year, New Movies & New Heroes
Max & Shayna kick off the new year with a look ahead to the movies that should make waves in 2023 and unfortunate news about diversity among film directors. Plus, diving into some basic screenwriting…
00:24:57 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
FSS 38: Christopher Hatton's "Raven's Hollow," Edgar Allan Poe & Being Haunted by an Aggressive Ghosts
Sci-Fi & horror writer-director Christopher Hatton joins us to discuss a variety of topics including Edgar Allan Poe, Singapore spiritual beliefs, Area 51, his own terrifying ghost story & his newest…
01:22:41 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Preview: Thriller Writer/Director, Ted-Campbell - an Industry Pro Interview
With countless productions under his belt as an assistant director, Ted Campbell has always wanted to tell his own stories. Now, he's directing his own screenplays. He was also once an ISA Top 25 Scr…
00:04:42 |
Wed 28 Dec 2022
Producer & Former Studio Executive Navid McIlhargey, an ISA Industry Pro Interview
We sit down with producer and former studio executive Navid McIlhargey to discuss the state of the industry and the current challenges and opportunities for feature filmmakers and writers.
00:27:08 |
Sat 17 Dec 2022
ISA Insider News - The Die Hard Christmas Argument, Golden Globe Noms & Fusion Power
Shayna & Max take on one of the most controversial Christmas movie topics, react to the Golden Globe nominations and discuss their favorite holiday films.
00:29:08 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
"The Work," Full Premiere event - Table Read My Screenplay Grand Prize Winner
Table Read of the award-winning pilot script, The Work, by Adelita Lopez and Amanda Lopez, directed by Princess Monique Filmz w Q&A after. View program here: https://tinyurl.com/ISA-TRMS
01:48:52 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Jasmine C. Leyva, Emerging Screenwriter
Jasmine Leyva embraces life to the fullest, which then influences her writing. She's not afraid to take the plunge, whether that's fostering a child or becoming a mermaid, all of which has lead to a …
00:18:13 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
ISA Insider News - Sight & Sound's Greatest Films List Revealed
Sight & Sound recently released their once-a-decade list of top films of all-time with a surprise at number 1. What's your all-time top 10?
00:19:14 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
ISA Insider News - Drama Features Struggle, Iger Returns to Disney & Cleopatra's Tunnels
Max & Shayna discuss a number of entertainment news including the return of Bob Iger to Disney, She Said's opening weekend struggle & the importance of having a growth mindset.
00:29:24 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
ISA Live: Virtual Pitch Challenge, November 2022
We will be hearing pitches from our newly named Fast Track Fellows: Emma Barrow and co-writers Kate Holland and Marlowe Mitchell and the three winners of this round of the ISA TV Pilot Pitch Challeng…
01:10:27 |
Mon 21 Nov 2022
Meg Swertlow, Emerging Screenwriter
Meg Swertlow knows how to just go for it! From getting Alyssa Milano for a short she directed to shadowing Ryan Murphy, Meg has found ways to pursue her storytelling passions.
00:33:45 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
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