Name: Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch
Start: 2024-10-18T19:00:00-06:00
Location: Lensic Performing Arts Center

Variety to Celebrate 10 Screenwriters to Watch at Santa Fe International Film Festival
Friday October 18 @ 7pm @ The Lensic
Variety editor Todd Gilchrist will lead a panel on stage at the Lensic with these 10 exciting screenwriters all traveling to Santa Fe to receive this honor.
Read About it in Variety: https://variety.com/lists/variety-10-screenwriters-to-watch-2024/
“Variety is thrilled to partner with the Santa Fe International Film Festival in celebrating our 2024 screenwriters to watch,” Gilchrist said. “The individuals on this year’s list each come from different backgrounds with unique experiences and unique points of view, and they have already begun making waves with their undeniable creativity. We are proud to honor them in Santa Fe as the rest of the entertainment industry gets a look at who they are and what they can do.”

Writers are more valuable than ever — both literally and metaphorically — after the strikes in 2023 over current compensation, and future worker protections, that hamstrung Hollywood for 148 days. Variety’s 2024 Screenwriters to Watch recognizes just 10 of the young scribes whose work will now and in the immediate future be essential to filling screens with stories to amuse, entertain and inspire. Drawing upon their diverse backgrounds, personal experience and perhaps most of all, boundless creativity, these screenwriters design vivid characters and conjure thrilling worlds to take audiences on mesmerizing, unforgettable journeys. See them here first, before being moved by their work. — Todd Gilchrist