Screenwriter Show

This is a podcast to serve all striving screenwriters and a platform for up and coming screenwriters everywhere. We discuss the most common screenwriting mistakes, answer the most fundamental questions, and provide a roadmap for those just beginning. Together we explore what tools we use, what groups we have joined, and what are the latest trends in the industry. We also bring you emerging screenwriters/directors who are gaining traction at film festivals and share with you their trials and …

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June 8, 2026

S6 E9 DANA PROTSYSHAK & THE L.A. VERTICAL DRAMA MARKET

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 WRITERS FROM THE BEST VERTICAL APPS, INDUSTRY EXES WHO ARE SHIFTING THE MOVIE-MAKING LANDSCAPE, CREATOR

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June 8, 2026

S6 E9 DANA PROTSYSHAK & THE VERTICAL DRAMA MARKET

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 VERTIGO DRAMA APP CREATOR DANA PROTSYSHAK ON HOW SHE PULLED THIS ONE OFF. THE CONFERENCE WAS THE EPICENTER FOR ALL THINGS VERTICAL; LABS WITH THE WRITERS FROM THE BEST VERTICAL APPS, INDUSTRY EXES WHO ARE SHIFTING THE MOVIE-MAKING LANDSCAPE, CREATORS

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April 6, 2026

S6 E8 ALLEGORY DEBRIEF WITH MATTHEW LUTZ AND JOSH LANNAN

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 Solar Studios wasn’t just another panel-and-network industry gathering — it delivered. Smart, releva

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March 16, 2026

S6 E7 MARTA MENDEZ CROSS — "iCHILD"

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 Narrative Short at the Newport Beach Film Festival. She was selected as a grant recipient of the i

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March 6, 2026

S6 E6 ELI SHELL: "IN-HOUSE" HIS VERTICAL WORKPLACE COMEDY

"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!

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Feb. 28, 2026

S6 E5 SAN DIEGO'S MARTHA RODRIGUEZ "HEART ON THE DIAMOND" & "BEHIND THE VERTICALS" WITH SANDRA TURKIEWICZ

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.

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