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Screenwriters to Watch
Screenwriters to Watch 2019
25 Screenwriters to Watch We're proud to present our fourth annual 25 Screenwriters to Watch list, featuring writers whose work has already done what we at AFF are all about: furthering the art and craft... Read More
SW2W: Wenonah Wilms
Wenonah Wilms screenwriter to watch Bio: Wenonah has been screenwriting since 2001 and has written over twenty feature-length screenplays. She's had six short films produced. She has won competitions and placed highly in many others... Read More
SW2W: Tripper Clancy
Tripper Clancy screenwriter to watch Bio: After working in the Fox Writers Studio in 2011, Tripper has gone on to write comedies and dramas of all shapes and sizes for Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox,... Read More
SW2W: Tate Elizabeth Hanyok
Tate Elizabeth Hanyok screenwriter to watch Bio: Tate Hanyok is a California native transplant, by way of colonial Virginia. Her upbringing in the land of historical reenactments and federal government careers led her liberal, budding... Read More
SW2W: Stuti Malhotra
Stuti Malhotra screenwriter to watch Bio: Stuti Malhotra was born in Bhopal, India and immigrated to America at the age of five. Stuti attended the NYU Stern School of Business and graduated with a double... Read More
SW2W: Simon Lord
Simon Lord screenwriter to watch Bio: Simon’s debut feature Jellyfish had its World Premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, going on to win Best Performance at Edinburgh, then Best Screenplay, Best Performance, the Critics’... Read More
SW2W: Shruti Swaminathan & Ronak Shah
Shruti Swaminathan & Ronak Shah screenwriters to watch Bio: Shruti was raised in the bursting-at-the-seams cultural explosion that is Mumbai and has been fascinated with stories from the first time her grandmother told her a... Read More
SW2W: Sean Collins-Smith
Sean Collins-Smith screenwriter to watch Bio: Sean Collins-Smith is a biracial, award-winning journalist from Richmond, Virginia. After winning a national award for in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, Sean graduated with a Master's... Read More