as in screenwriter
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Recent Examples of scriptwriter
Popular on Variety The scriptwriters are Lazarov, Ekaterina Churilova and Simeon Ventsislavov.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
The film is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya from a decades-old screenplay by the late, great scriptwriter Kasahara Kazuo (Japanese Yakuza, Battles Without Honor and Humanity).
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Lillis worked for a time as a scriptwriter, turning in treatments of episodes of anime series like Boogiepop Phantom and K.O. Beast in the early 2000s.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
The young producer, who is not being identified because of the risks of criticizing the government, said opportunities for her and her circle of friends — budding filmmakers, producers and scriptwriters — have dwindled.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
The film is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya from a decades-old screenplay by the late, great scriptwriter Kasahara Kazuo (Japanese Yakuza, Battles Without Honor and Humanity).
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Lillis worked for a time as a scriptwriter, turning in treatments of episodes of anime series like Boogiepop Phantom and K.O. Beast in the early 2000s.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
The young producer, who is not being identified because of the risks of criticizing the government, said opportunities for her and her circle of friends — budding filmmakers, producers and scriptwriters — have dwindled.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptwriter
Noun
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Lionsgate announced the biopic in February 2022, at which time the estate already signed off and Logan was already attached as screenwriter with King as a co-producer.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Presented by Dropbox, the IndieWire Studio at Sundance will welcome actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, and documentary subjects for exclusive video interviews with IndieWire’s senior staff starting Friday January 24.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Sacramento Bee 916-321-1363 Jason Anderson is The Sacramento Bee’s Kings beat writer.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Was that ever a major concern of yours in the writers’ room? Gemmill: Oh, absolutely.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The story gained massive popularity following a stop-motion animation film by Henry Selick, and was later adapted as a musical by the playwright Zinnie Harris and the composer Louis Barabbas, and was set to be helmed by Leeds Playhouse’s Artistic Director James Brining.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Each actress is given a singular story by the playwright, a tall order to pull off in the midst of the central focus – a man entirely devoted to life as a dog.—
Michelle F. Solomon and,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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That looks set to continue with a new play from the veteran dramatist Howard Brenton set in 1942 and telling of a clandestine meeting at the Kremlin between Churchill and Stalin.—
Matt Wolf,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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As a dramatist, Baker has long excelled at conveying complex emotion with something as simple as a pause, and the silences of Janet Planet are just as powerful on the big screen.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2024
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
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Presumably these dynamics played better in scenarist Sarah Alderson’s original novel (which is set in Lisbon rather than Split).—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2022
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The president, during his first term, also used Sharpies to sign official documents and make notes and even had the stationary company design a custom pen, embossed with his signature in gold, for him, according to The New York Times and Business Insider.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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In a statement, Adams spokesman Fabien Levy didn’t say whether the mayor will let the bill become law or use his veto pen to try to block it.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Scriptwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriptwriter. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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