944. Vertical Films

Writers George N Koulouris and Will Amato talk about the fun and work that go into writing short, entertaining content for “vertical films.” 

Writer/producer David Simkins (Adventures in Babysitting, Charmed, Grimm, Blade, Roswell, Angel) talks about his start as a screenwriter and his evolving process of writing his “core story."

From development funds to film markets, Frederik Ehrhardt talks about what it’s like to write and produce in the United States and Europe.

The five writers selected for the 2025 CBS/Paramount Writers Mentoring Program talk about the craft and career lessons they’ve learned from the program and each other.

Bill Thompson discusses his exceptional arts non-profit Young Storytellers and the new report, Growing Pains, which centers around the concerns and tastes of Gen Alpha. 

From procedurals to features, writer David Loong (The Hunting Party) challenges himself to find the most creative way to tell a story. 

Pilar hijacks the Rock Solid Podcast listeners to curate a list of perfect songs from iconic movies.

Writer Troy Mann combines his Texas roots with his world travel and years of teaching experience to create genre scripts that are also intense morality tales.

Writer/director Josh Stolberg (Saw X, Spiral and Jigsaw) returns to talk about the July release of his next indi-horror movie Skillhouse.

Narrative and documentary filmmaker Oanh-Nhi Nguyen makes movies about her family, their past and the intergenerational experience. Here she talks about what she’s learned as a writer-director and how she makes sure that networking is a regular part of her process.