The Black List can open doors for writers in Hollywood.
Every year, right before Hollywood breaks for the winter holidays, the annual Black List is announced. The list is an annual tradition amongst Hollywood executives. They all vote on their favorite spec scripts of the year and then compile those votes into an annual list. This list gets passed around and becomes every assistant’s reading list over the holiday. A reminder from The Black List: “The Black List is not a ‘best of’ list. It is, at best, a ‘most liked’ list.”
Previous scripts on the Black List include Slumdog Millionaire, Argo, The King’s Speech, Promising Young Woman, and Spotlight. Over a dozen screenwriting Oscars have been given out to previous Black List screenplays.
When I was an assistant, I dreamed of making it on the Black List. and I made it a reality in 2013. At that time, I put my screenplay on the Black List website. It got rated very highly, and eventually, I got an agent and a manager. From there, they sent my screenplay, Shovel Buddies, around to different production companies.
Author: Jason Hellerman
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