Alex George Pickering

Thrilled to see FIG among the Most Popular Short Films on @Kanopy—one of my proudest writing projects from my USC MFA days, directed by the one and only Ryan Coogler. First on HBO, it found a final home on Kanopy. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. Still means the world to me.

It is never too late to write a script. It is never too late to direct your first film. It is never too late to attempt to be apart of the movie business. It is not harder now. It was always hard. There wasn't a simple formula then, there still isn't. Create your stories.

Scripts. Get em while you can.

Michael B. Jordan went to In-N-Out after winning his Oscar. See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins26

In an original film too. Incredible

One Oscar after another. Congratulations to ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, this year’s Best Picture winner! #Oscars

Congratulations on your win for Best Directing, Paul Thomas Anderson! #Oscars

Billy Crystal gives a tribute to Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner at the Oscars following their tragic passing.

The blues sound better with gold. Congratulations to Ludwig Göransson on winning the Oscar for Best Original Score for SINNERS! #Oscars

Huge Congratulations to these screenwriters/filmmakers for their @TheAcademy wins: Paul Thomas Anderson for Best Adapted Screenplay - One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler for Best Original Screenplay - Sinners

Congratulations, Ryan!! #Oscars

What time is it? Time to celebrate. Paul Thomas Anderson wins Best Adapted Screenplay for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER! #Oscars

@alexanderchard No shame in projecting future success, my friend!

I’d be lying if I said didn’t know my future Oscar speech.

Me standing at the front door as the food delivery guy pulls up:

When I’ve still got a ton of writing left to do, but the caffeine is wearing off...

Let’s everybody get some good news today, yeah?

I can't say this enough. The goal of your logline should NOT be to simply summarize your screenplay. You need to embrace the actual goal: to get people excited to read your script. You will not do that by polishing the language or adjusting the format. You do that with the concept. The logline is the container in which you deliver the concept. It's the concept that makes the logline valuable. Without a concept, the logline is largely incidental.

Lights. Camera. Radness— For your consideration, NEW material from the legendary Joe Eszterhas—exclusively @TheStuntList! Alongside a market-ready shortlist of Hot New Scripts, featuring screenplays from Emmy-winners and fresh new voices. Access in bio. Let’s Break Some Lead!

@leadlikeluke @FinishLineScrip Thanks, Luke!

@AlexGPickering @FinishLineScrip Huge congrats.. being a Quarter-Finalist right after a Grand Prize win is amazing momentum for CONCIERGE!

CONCIERGE strikes again! Now a Quarter-Finalist in the 2025–2026 Finish Line Script Competition—fresh off our Grand Prize win at Fade In. Grateful to @FinishLineScrip, and congrats to all the other QF writers!

A huge misconception about a screenwriting career is that once you "break in," you're in. But that first paycheck is just the start. You think, "I made it!" but for most, it's a short career. 99% of us have to prove ourselves again and again every year. People forget you quickly, and new talent shows up every day. There are so few screenwriters still working from when I started. That goes for directors, producers, studio execs, and agents as well. The turnover in this business is remarkable.

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