Screenwriting From Iowa

“I’ve lived in New York before. Everybody says it helps with publicity and awards and stuff like that. I’d rather have my nice life, for example, in Iowa.” Ethan Canin “With this extraordinary novel [A Doubter’s Almanac], Ethan Canin now takes his place on the high wire with the best writers of his time.” Pat […]

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“I had to fully engage with the process and just choose to be broke.” Writer/director  Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies ) 2016 SXSW Keynote Address This is a fitting follow-up to yesterday’s quote by filmmaker John Sayles about the difficulty of making money these days as an independent filmmaker. Joe Swanberg may be the most prolific filmmaker in the United […]

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