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The ISA Podcast — 103 episodes

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From Isolation to Slamdance Winner: How to Turn Pain Into Powerful Screenwriting w/ Renn Tan

2

How Catalina Got Made with Writer-Director, Martin Russell Johnson

3

Why Writers Should Celebrate Small Wins (They Lead to Big Success)

4

Independent Film Is Coming Back, Your voice is needed NOW

5

How Filmmaker Daniel Meyers Made "Bulls," his first screenplay (from 20 years ago), in his Hometown

6

Clarissa Jacobson on How Making a Short Film Can Transform a Screenwriting Career

7

How Filmmaker Maiara Walsh Made "Bight"

8

How to Write Authentic Dialogue Without Forcing It | Take 10 with Craig

9

From Page to AFM: How Sari Earl's Screenplay Won Big at Table Read My Screenplay - Hollywood

10

"The Do Over," Award-Winning Screenplay by Sari Earl

11

Using Your 4 Free Screenwriting Contest Entires, Take 10 with Craig

12

From Contest Quarterfinalist to Industry Meetings: A Screenwriter's Real Path Forward, Jack Cusick

13

ISA Presents: How to Hook Agents & Producers, a roundtable with ISA Leadership

14

Keeping the Fun in Filmmaking: Molly Ratermann's Creative Mindset | Emerging Screenwriter Interview

15

Take 10 with Craig - General Meetings: Stop Trying to Sell. Start Building Relationships.

16

"How to be a Screenwriter" with Phil Stark (South Park, That '70s Show, Dude, Where's My Car?)

17

From Dream to Debut: Alex Sarrigeorgiou's First Feature Film Story, making "In Transit"

18

Overcoming Impostor Syndrome as a Writer | Trusting the Process of Storytelling

19

Just Your Typical Award-winning Screenwriter-slash-Zookeeper | Alli Kiko Masloske's Inspiring Story

20

Dani Hanks on Writing with Authentic Voice & Building a TV Career, Emerging Screenwriter Interview

21

Finding Your True Writing Voice | Stop Writing for the Audience, Start Writing for YOURSELF

22

Improve Your Writing by Reading, Take 10 with Craig

23

Devin Jane Febbroriello: To be a Filmmaker You Need to Understand Feedback & Collaboration

24

Conor Dowling on Breaking into Screenwriting & Filmmaking in Ireland (Emerging Screenwriter)

25

Author/Showrunner DJ MacHale on Unlocking Stories & Taking Control of Your Writing Career

26

Yazmin Monet Watkins: Poetry, Roller Skates & Speaking Truth

27

The Truth About Agents

28

Allegra Oxborough, Table Read My Screenplay Grand Prize Winner & Director Paul Lindsay

29

Jen Butler, Emerging Screenwriter Interview Series

30

Screenwriter Update! AJ Bermudez, author & co-writer of "My Dead Friend Zoe"

31

Stephanie Bast, Emerging Screenwriter Interview

32

Short Film Table Read, "Suicide at Noon" by Merrit Chelsey Schmidt

33

Script Consultant Pioneer Linda Seger discusses her latest book, "Unpacking"

34

Emerging Screenwriter Interview: Adam Karpel

35

"Offbeat," pilot episode, Table Read My Screenplay Grand Prize Winner

36

"The Icebox," Award-Winning Short Screenplay Table Read

37

Extended Interview with Michael Graf Screenwriter of "Green and Gold"

38

ISA Pitch Panel Featuring Executives from Atomic Robot, Morning View Ent & Snarky Elephant Prods

39

FSS: Halloween Special, "Famously Haunted: Hollywood" Tubi Documentary Reaction

40

Film Inquiry interview with Andrea Berting, an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch in 2024

41

Film Inquiry Interviews Sandy King, Producer & Co-Founder of Storm King Comics!

42

Film Inquiry, Interview with Zoe Hodge, an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch in 2024

43

FSS 49: Script & Story Consultant Jen Grisanti, on the State of writing for TV Today

44

Film Inquiry's Interview with Thuc Doan Nguyen, an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch Interview

45

Film Inquiry's Interview with Adam Karlson, an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch in 2024

46

Film Inquiry's Interview with Kim Hornby, an ISA Top 25 Writer to Watch in 2024

47

FSS: Paranormal European Travel - Ireland legends & Faery Lore Above Knockma Hill & at Kilkea Castle & the Hellfire Club

48

Chaseedaw Giles, Using Dark Topics to Find the Light in Humanity, Emerging Screenwriter Interview

49

Talking Horror Movies & Haunted Chicago with Jackson Schreiber from Katch Data

50

Emerging Screenwriter AND Director Interview, Diane Lansing

51

Introducing Fast Track Fellow & Screenwriter, Kiefer Lloyd

52

Brittany Kelly's Background in Psychology, the Prison System and ...CraigsList

53

FSS: Paranormal European Travel - Portugal, Sintra's Knights Templar Connection

54

Amanda & Lita Lopez, Underdogs Excelling as Screenwriting Sisters

55

Caitlin Gallo & Brittany Harris: Don't be Afraid to Stand Out, Be Uniquely You

56

FSS 44: Rita Mae Moore, Haunted Lake Geneva & the curious ghosts at Baker House

57

Tray Epps: Follow the fun & the fear in your writing, Emerging Screenwriter Interview

58

FSS 45: IAmNotAStalker's Lindsay Blake on Filming Locations & Some Strange LA Crims stories

59

ISAPresents: The WGA Strike is Over - Now What? With Lee Jessup

60

Todd Foley & Dan Healey, Emerging Screenwriters: Set Writing Goals that are within your Control

61

Former Burlesque Performer, Andrea Berting Beat Cancer & Became an Award-Winning Screenwriter

62

FSS: Road Trip Through Roswell w/ Max & Scott

63

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

64

JCS: Julia Morizawa & the Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

Joey Day Hargrove, Emerging Screenwriter

73

Ariane Hahusseau, Historical & Darly Comedic Emerging Screenwriter

74

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

75

Ryan Shrime, Actor-turned-Emerging Screenwriter

76

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

77

Marcus Stricklin, Cancer Fighter to Optioned Writer, Emerging Screenwriter

78

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

79

Annika Pampel, Emerging Screenwriter

80

Yolanda T. Ross, Emerging Screenwriter

81

Melissa Birks, Emerging Screenwriter

82

Carlos Gutierrez & Michael Goldenberg, an Emerging Screenwriting Team

83

FSS 39: Jason Woliner's True Crime...ish Series Paul T. Goldman, Borat & His Daring Escape from a Debutante Ball

84

Peres Owino, Emerging Screenwriter

85

The Last Queens Painter - Table Read My Screenplay Grand Prize Winning Read

86

Lindsey Galloway, Emerging Screenwriter

87

Rachel Kelechi Caulker, Emerging Screenwriter

88

ISA Insider News - Box Office Boom, Critics Vs Audiences & A Happy Ozone Layer

89

Jason Scott Goldberg, Emerging Screenwriter

90

ISA Insider News - Golden Globes, the Spec Market & the Weinermobile

91

Lisa Garvey: Emerging Screenwriter Interview

92

ISA Insider News - New Year, New Movies & New Heroes

93

FSS 38: Christopher Hatton's "Raven's Hollow," Edgar Allan Poe & Being Haunted by an Aggressive Ghosts

94

Preview: Thriller Writer/Director, Ted-Campbell - an Industry Pro Interview

95

Producer & Former Studio Executive Navid McIlhargey, an ISA Industry Pro Interview

96

ISA Insider News - The Die Hard Christmas Argument, Golden Globe Noms & Fusion Power

97

"The Work," Full Premiere event - Table Read My Screenplay Grand Prize Winner

98

Jasmine C. Leyva, Emerging Screenwriter

99

ISA Insider News - Sight & Sound's Greatest Films List Revealed

100

ISA Insider News - Drama Features Struggle, Iger Returns to Disney & Cleopatra's Tunnels

101

ISA Live: Virtual Pitch Challenge, November 2022

102

Meg Swertlow, Emerging Screenwriter

103

ISA Insider News - Broadcast TV Pilot Ratings, Layering Your Scenes & Free Hotel Rooms? Good Luck!