SCREENWRITER SHOW with Screenwriter Gail Joy Stewart

THE 2026 L.A. VERTICAL DRAMA MARKET IS OVER BUT NOT FORGOTTEN --- HOW COULD IT BE? FOUNDER AND HOST DANA PROTSYSHAK PUT TOGETHER ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING GATHERING OF VERTICAL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS EVER! IN THIS EPISODE WE DEBRIEF THE FOUNDER AND VERT-I-GO MEDIA APP CREATOR DANA PROTSYSHAK ON HOW SHE PULLED THIS ONE OFF. THE CONFERENCE WAS THE EPICENTER FOR ALL THINGS VERTICAL; LABS WITH THE WRITE...

On The Screenwriter Show, host Gail Stewart sits down with Matthew Lutz and Josh Lannan — the brains behind Hollywood’s Allegory Conference — the best screenwriters’ conference ever. If there’s one screenwriting conference you should already have circled for 2027, it’s the Allegory Conference from Hollywood Speakeasy — a community built by screenwriters, for screenwriters. Last month’s event at So...

MARTA MENDEZ CROSS - LA based writer, actor, director, producer, discusses her latest inspirational film “iChild” — a short sci-fi drama that follows Nova, a woman on the brink, navigating a world where technology is her only companion as she struggles with memories she can't escape. iCHILD is featured at the 33rd San Diego Latino Film Festival and has already won several awards including the Best...

"IN-HOUSE" IS A NEW VERTICAL WORKPLACE COMEDY CREATED BY ELI SHELL -- VERTICAL SERIES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER AT SIDEWISE STUDIOS IN L.A. WE TALK ALL THINGS VERTICAL ON TODAY'S SHOW AS THE MICRO DRAMA/ VERTICAL MARKET CONTINUES TO COMMAND ATTENTION. "IN-HOUSE" CAN BE VIEWED ON YOU TUBE. CHECK IT OUT!

MICRO-DRAMAS — VERTICAL SERIES — CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT! SANDRA TURKIEWICZ CO-FOUNDER OF "BEHIND THE VERTICALS" TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT'S DRIVING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO WATCH "MOVIES" ON THEIR PHONES! PLUS - SAN DIEGO'S OWN MARTHA RODRIGUEZ TALKS ABOUT HER LATEST FILM "HEART ON THE DIAMOND" SHOWING AT THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL.

HEIDI HORNBACHER BRINGS US A FRESH LOOK ON HOW TO STRUCTURE A SCRIPT! SHE'S AN L.A. FILMMAKER, PRODUCER, SCREENWRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SCRIPT CLINIC AND PAGECRAFT , WHICH OFFERS SCRIPT COACHING, WORKSHOPS AND WRITERS RETREATS. HEIDI SHARES ALL IN THE EPISODE OF THE SCREENWRITERSHOW.COM ALSO SAN DIEGO'S FILMMAKERS NETWORK - IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS MONTH...

CHLOE RAY (actor/producer/director) AND RENEE STORY (LA -based Literary Manager also helped produce the hilarious new office comedy series "NOBLE HOMES." The series was an official selection at the Austin Film Festival and is headed to the NY Comedy Festival. They explain the entire process of the idea, the script and the festival circuit. ALSO — MARCELLAS CLAY Texas-based actor/writer/p...

CANADA FILMMAKER FITCH JEAN AND FLORIDA SCREENWRITER MAYLEN DOMINGUEZ LIVE FROM THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL! "ETHAN BLOOM" WRITTEN BY MAYLEN DOMINGUEZ IS A TENDER, COMING OF AGE STORY ABOUT AN AWKWARD TEENAGER NAVIGATING THE LOSS OF HIS MOTHER WHILE SECRETLY CONVERTING TO CATHOLICISM BUT.... HIS FAMILY IS JEWISH. DIRECTOR FITCH JEAN : "IT COMES IN WAVES" THIS IS A GRIPPING TALE OF...

THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL DISHED UP SOME DEEP-SOUTH FILMS INCLUDING THE CRIME DRAMA "NOBODY WANTS TO BE HERE, NOBODY WANTS TO LEAVE" BY SCREENWRITER CALEB SAMPLES AND DIRECTED BY CASH ROBINSON. PLUS... T HE HOLDEN BROTHERS, NICK AND JOSH, PREMIERED THEIR LATEST FILM "SELL OUT" -- A QUIRKY DRAMEDY ABOUT A NEUROTIC NOVELIST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HIS NEXT BIG BOOK. THE SCREENWRITERS...

THE SCREENWRITER SHOW PRESENTS VETERAN DIRECTOR AND WRITER TOM LOGAN WHO SHARES HIS INSIGHTS INTO FILMMAKING, AND HIS LATEST PROJECT -- "YARD SALEING." LOGAN DISCUSSES HIS UNIQUE WRITING PROCESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL STORYTELLING, AND THE CHALLENGES EMERGING SCREENWRITERS FACE IN HOLLYWOOD. LOGAN'S ADVICE TO SCREENWRITERS: CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES AND MAINTAIN CREATIVE CONTR...

SDSU Assistant Professor Dr. Megan Ebor's latest documentary "Even Me: The Journey" , which addresses the HIV/AIDS crisis among older adults, particularly women of color, is now available on Amazon Prime! This is storytelling at its best ... a powerful tool for social change and awareness. In this conversation, Dr. Megan Ebor discusses her documentary "Even Me: The Journey"...

Roy Hsu , a Seattle-based Producer/Writer, will make his directorial debut with his new film "CHEAP AF." Arden Cho  ( Partner Track ) and  Margaret Cho  ( Dying for Sex ) have signed on to star in  Cheap AF , a romantic comedy from first-time feature director  Roy Hsu , who also penned the script. Cheap AF  tells the story of a money-saving influencer (Arden Cho) seeking her big break, who risks l...

FILMED IN SAN DIEGO,  LA MESA MOVIE PRODUCER, GERREN HALL, JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO WITH TED HOLMES AND GAIL STEWART TO CHAT ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE “YARD SALELING” AND HOW TO GET A MOVIE MADE! “YARD SALELING” IS AN ACTION-PACKED MYSTERY THAT BEGINS AFTER THE CROWN GEMS OF DUBAI ARE STOLEN, AND SURBURBANITES JIMMY AND SALLY MARSH STUMBLE ONTO CLUES TO THEIR WHEREABOUTS…” THIS LOCALLY F...

San Diego screenwriters Gail Stewart and Ted Holmes sit down with the phenomenal Rasheed Newson — Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the hit series Bel-Air . Rasheed’s powerhouse credits include serving as Co-Executive Producer and/or Showrunner on Narcos , The Chi , and Animal Kingdom , as well as producing The 100 — to name just a few. He’s also the author of the New York Times bestselling nov...

BULLETPROOF: A LESBIAN'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE PLOT , IS A CLEVERLY CRAFTED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM BY REGAN LATIMER WITH PLENTY OF HEART THAT TAKES ON THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF LGBTQ REPRESENTATION ON TELEVISION. WITH SCIENCE, ANIMATION, FANDOM, SHOWRUNNERS, AND WRITERS, REGAN LATIMER EXPLORES WHAT OUR TV STORIES TEACH US ABOUT WHO GETS TO BE SEEN, TO LOVE, OR TO LIVE .... YOU'LL BE SURP...

RYAN COOGLER, 39, IS A DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER, AND THE GENIUS BEHIND THE NEW BOX OFFICE SMASH "SINNERS." CO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND TED HOLMES RIP INTO THE STORY'S THEMES OF GUILT, REDEMPTION, AND REGRET ALL PLAYED OUT IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH and, oh, don't forget the vampires.

TED HOLMES - FORMER PHILLY RAPPER TURNED SAN DIEGO FILMMAKER LAUNCHES HIS FIRST T.V. PILOT "TURN & BURN" - A HALF HOUR COMEDIC LOOK AT THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND LIVING WITH ROOMMATES THAT HATE YOU. IT'S ALL THE MORE AMAZING WHEN YOU LEARN HE'S NEVER TAKEN A SCREENWRITING CLASS, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FINAL DRAFT, YET GOT A GRANT, GOT A CREW, AND AN AGENT WHO GOT THE SHOW ON AMA...

IF YOUR SCRIPT ISN'T WORKING -- WE'VE GOT THE SCRIPT DOCTOR IN STUDIO! TAKE A LISTEN. PATRICIA K. MEYER -- SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER, AND EDUCATOR HAS SOLD AND WRITTEN NUMEROUS SCREENPLAYS FOR MARTIN SCORSESE, ROBERT DE NIRO, AND OTHER MAJOR STUDIOS. VARIETY NAMED HER ONE OF THE TOP FILM EDUCATORS IN THE COUNTRY IN 2019. AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS -- PATRICIA SERVED AS GRADUATE DIRECTOR OF MFA SCREENWRITI...

L.A. BASED GREG PORPER SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER UNPACKS FROM NAVIGATING THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF DISTRIBUTION - HIS DARK OFFICE COMEDY "DON'T TELL LARRY" IS OUT -- BUT MAINTAINING CREATIVE CONTROL AND CHAIN OF TITLE - IT'S NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART! JOIN SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND GREG PORPER FOR AN AMAZING STORY OF HOW HE DID IT!

THE JOURNEY TO MAKE "WILD GOAT SURF" AN AWARDING WINNING FEATURE FILM BY CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CAITLYN SPONHEIMER . CAITLYN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO JUST AS HER FILM "WILD GOAT SURF" IS BEING RELEASED IN THEATERS ACROSS THE USA. PLUS WE DISCUSS DAVID POPE'S STOWE STORY LAB FEATURE CAMPUS CLASS -- AND -- THE EIGHT SEQUENCE STRUCTURE! WE HAVE A FEATURE DRAFT PEOPLE!!!

SARAH KAMBE HOLLAND ' S "EGGHEAD & TWINKIE" - HOW SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED THE AWARD WINNING, HYSTERICAL, COMING OUT...COMING OF AGE COMEDY. A SMASH HIT -- AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. GILLIAN MCKERCHER'S NEW DRAMA "LUCKY STAR" - A MASTER CLASS ON CHARACTER BUILDING AND FAMILY DYNAMICS. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS RIVETING CHARACTER - AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. PLUS DETAILS ON SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL F...

"LOVE, CAMERA, ACTION" -- A RIPPING FEMALE DRIVEN ROMCOM! NOEL STARK - AN L.A. BASED SCREENWRITER/ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TURNS TO NOVELS AND TAKES HER CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL. HER DEBUT NOVEL TAKES US TO A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AND FOLLOWS A SCRAPPY YOUNG DIRECTOR WHO FINDS NOT ONLY SUCCESS...BUT LOVE! PLUS NOEL -- WHO HAS YEARS OF ON-SET EXPERIENCE IN REAL LIFE -- SHARES SOME FUNNY STORIES...

THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL GIVES US A CLOSE UP OF THE ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT -- LARRY CHRISTIAN TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. AND THE SAN DIEGO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING IN MAY -- WE HAVE JULIE RIPOLL -- THE THEME -- OF COURSE IS LOVE... AND BELIEVE IT -- GAIL JOY STEWART SIGNS A CONTRACT -- IT'S A START!!!

“AMERICAN AGITATORS” -- A RAYMOND TELLES DOCUMENTARY Three-time Emmy Award Winning director/writer Raymond Telles brings us the epic film about Fred Ross – the original agitator – who trained the likes of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta on how to organize an effective protest. "American Agitators" is a documentary being featured at the San Diego Latino Film Festival . Also on the show: M...

"LAS TRES SISTERS" by MARTA MENDEZ CROSS - L.A. BASED DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER/ACTOR SITS DOWN WITH GAIL STEWART AND TALKS ABOUT HER NINE YEAR JOURNEY TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT GIVES AUDIENCES HOPE AND INSPIRATION. ALSO - LIVE TABLE READ - "40 ACRES OF LOVE" - a rollicking RomCom comes alive thanks to San Diego Actors! Hedy MacDonald - Mary Shazer Ru...