The Black List is an annual list of the best, unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. Every time I get paid to write a screenplay or TV pilot, I think about The Black List and how important it has been to me. It was back in 2013 when my screenplay, Shovel Buddies, got on the list. It helped start my career.And when my script Himbo got on in 2022, it helped me get producers behind it and has helped that movie shift toward production now. Reading these entries, you; 'll see what Hollywood execs loved reading this year, and maybe it'll give you the push you need to finish your masterpiece. Let's dive in. The 2024 Black List60 mentionsONE NIGHT ONLY by Travis BraunTwo strangers scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal.Agency: UTAAgent(s): Charles Ferraro, Zoe PrinceManagement Company: Echo Lake EntertainmentADVERTISEMENTManager(s): Matt Horwitz, Kara Hume, Amotz ZakaiStudio: NoneProduction Companies: Olive Bridge Productions39 mentionsPLAYDATE by Marie ØsterbyeWhen taking her daughter to a playdate at a new friend’s house, Alice suddenly comes face to face with her childhood bully, Katrine. An evening of seemingly polite dinner conversation and catching up turns into a night of psychological warfare as the two women reveal the scars of the past and the wounds of the present while their two young daughters play mind games of their own.ADVERTISEMENTAgency: NoneAgent(s): NoneManagement Company: Artists FirstManager(s): E. Brian Dobbins, Haley JonesStudio: NoneProduction Companies: Gloria Sanchez Productions38 mentionsADVERTISEMENTALIGNMENT by Natan...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 10 December