The Favourite has been plucked from real history, set against the outrageously aristocratic tableau of 18th-century royals and marks the first period film of acclaimed Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos writingstudio.co.za/the-favourite-… via @danieldercksen
Meet the screenwriters of 3 films opening in cinemas this week: Hamnet writer-director Chloé Zhao, Send Help screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, and acclaimed filmmaker Johannes Roberts, the director and co-writer of Primate writingstudio.co.za/from-page-to-s… via @danieldercksen
Own Your Story: Writing your story from the inside out. You are the puppet master. Your creativity feeds your story. Gives life to your characters and dramatically motivated action. writingstudio.co.za/own-your-story/ via @danieldercksen
Mercy screenwriter Marco van Belle explains that he melded old and new ideas for his forward-thinking script — and then watched as real life caught up with this kinetic mystery thriller.