Google’s Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt struggle with their corporate motto, “Don’t Be Evil”, in the face of their meteoric rise to a multi-billion-dollar valuation and a major Chinese hacking incident. This Is Jane, Daniel Lofin One way is to kidnap a producer or his/her family member – check that, who are we kidding, producers don’t care about their families, so forget that one – and force him/her to read your screenplay at gunpoint. It was started by an executive named Franklin Leonard back in 2005. FIRST HARVEST by Kevin McMullin The Black List is not a “best of” list. This year’s crop of scripts looks amazing. A misanthropic man notices bizarre changes in himself, his wife, and the animals inhabiting the territory around their homestead as they attempt to survive self-imposed isolation. THE MOTHER by Michael Notarile The Sleepover, Sarah Rothschild Taking into account that “Blacklist’s readers are the best of the bunch”, I come to believe that they’re the best in forcing you buying more and more evaluations. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory. This is the 13th edition of The Black List and since its inception by feature development executive Franklin Leonard the survey has yielded north of 400 Black List scripts. Based on the confusing, sometimes offensive, borderline-insane memories of David Prowse, the irascible Englishman behind Darth Vader’s mask. To combat crime in near-future Los Angeles, the FBI creates supercops based on specific genetic sequences. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. DOLL WARS by Matt Ritter Why it made our list: What makes this logline stand out is the fact “this mountain does not want to be conquered.” It’s kind of buried at the end of the logline here making us assume at first that the story’s a normal mountain climbing drama, but, nevertheless, it’s a great idea. A supernatural evil haunts a woman and her stepchildren in a cabin on Christmas. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. Hughes, Andrew Rothschild

SISTER by Azia Squire Everything changes when he decides to bring home an orphaned baby he found out in the field. In 1951, a manufacturing company stirs up curiosity when they publish a user’s manual to a time machine called Gadabout TM-1050. Strongman, Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb THE LABORER by Jared Anderson Required fields are marked *. As they investigate their visitors, they unwittingly trigger events that will forever change the course of human history.
Key of Genius, Daniel Persitz and Devon Kliger APEX by Aja Gabel, MJ Wesner Cassius raises his sons, Malcolm and Mandela, isolated and alone in the woods. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.

So, let’s dive on in! The latter aren’t on any website, it’s just an informal list.

Do you have any black list scripts before 2008? Getting a script on the Black List takes a dedication to the craft of screenwriting and knowing how to write a screenplay that’s good enough to compete with the best. Chronicles Otto Frank’s journey, with the help of a junior editor at Doubleday Press, to find a publisher for the diary his daughter Anne wrote during the Holocaust. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.

Valedictorian, Cosmo Carlson The Grownup, Natalie Krinsky He contacted 75 of his peers in other production companies with a simple request. Watergate as experienced through the eyes of President Richard Nixon’s personal secretary Rose Mary Woods.

Not sure what you mean. Hack, Mike Schneider Once a script gets on that list, a buzz is created around it. If you want your screenplay to be made into a movie, network with people in the business.
Most of them send in their votes. This is not just an exaggeration. This website uses cookies to improve your experience.

The true story of Nancy Wake, the most decorated servicewoman in World War II, who led resistance fighters in a series of dangerous missions in Nazi-occupied France. THE TRAVELER by Austin Everett HIGH ON CHRISTMAS by Dreux Moreland, Hannah Mescon The Black List is an annual tradition amongst Hollywood executives. James Spader verkörpert den Protagonisten der Serie, einen mit dem FBI kooperierenden Schwerverbrecher. A low-level TV writer struggles to cope with the death of her little sister by continuing to leave her voicemails chronicling the shitshow that is dating in LA. These cookies do not store any personal information. As you have you said to get to the original website how will I know that website where I should upload my scripts. There aren’t any shortcuts or magic bullets when it comes to this stuff. The true story of the early relationship between Elaine May and Mike Nichols. An obsessive type-A student vows to secure the valedictorian title before school ends by any means necessary, even murder. When it comes to getting your screenplays on the Black List, though, there’s one key piece of advice we recommend you take….

Health and Wellness, Joe Epstein The produced films have together grossed over $25 billion, and have been nominated for 241 Academy Awards and 205 Golden Globe Awards, winning 48 and 40, respectively. “For pilots, there is a tendency for Black List scripts to go above and beyond, to show how imaginative or wild the writer can be.

Innocent Monsters, Elaina Perpelitt The Man From Tomorrow, Jordan Barel Call Jane, Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi THEY CLONED TYRONE by Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier It is a testament to the importance of The Black List that hit films like Looper (2012), Prisoners (2013), Whiplash (2014), The Social Network (2010), etc., first got public traction there. We’re left hanging wondering what could happen next and wanting to know more. With the top-notched screenwriting, it is no surprise accolades for the movies include almost 300 Academy Awards nominations. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. With the top-notched screenwriting, it is no surprise … Why it made our list: You can’t help but smile after reading this logline. In a world where your life can be saved, uploaded to a computer, and restarted in the case of your untimely demise, a husband returns from the dead, suspecting his wife may have been involved in his death.

From his point of view, he was not doing a great job. This will also teach you how to write a logline and is an invaluable way of getting the creative juices flowing if you’re trying to come up with a concept for your next screenplay. Why it made our list: Love the set-up of this slasher movie: a young woman and her niece and nephew being hunted by a killer during what should be an innocent night of fun. Our only quibble would be the logline itself could just end after the second sentence: “She’ll give him the money if he signs the papers for her assisted suicide.” The info about destroying the wedding feels superfluous but, hey, it’s a fantastic set-up either way. The blacklist is just another scam to get money from struggling, dream struck, aspiring writers who have no concept of the Hollywood sharks and their greedy schemes to extort cash from the innocent. Based on the true story of Harvey Wiley, an eccentric chemist who conducted the first experiment on human tolerance to poison, which catalyzed a movement resulting in the founding of the Food and Drug Administration. STAMPEDE by Sontenish Myers But this leads to crass and celebratory depictions of sexual violence, where you can just tell the writer is loving the words on the page and not thinking about his characters as people. Also, movies made from The Black List have dominated the screenwriting top prize, winning half of the last twenty Oscars in the screenwriting category. Newsflash, Ben Jacoby

Of course, in order to get on that “List”, you actually have to have your script read by producers so they’ll circulate it to other producers. A disgraced father is determined to get his family to what, in four days, will be the only safe place on earth. The Black List is an annual survey of the "most-liked" motion picture screenplays not yet produced. Podcast: The Filmtrepreneur® Podcast, Additional Resources: Despite being in the midst of a killing spree, Alcala appeared on and won a date with one of the contestants on The Dating Game. Well…. Hi Nikki, no the site where you pay to host your script and have it evaluated is completely separate from the Black List that circulates among Hollywood. BLUE SLIDE PARK by Michael Vlamis, Kyle Anderson

Basically, a pool of over 500 industry insiders is asked to vote anonymously from a list of the best, unproduced scripts. Why it made our list: This little-known true story would make a remarkable but heartwrenching movie. Based on the book trilogy Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know by Chloe J. Esposito.