Arc Studio Presents

A Producer's Advice for Screenwriters

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Award-winning film producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right, Beasts of No Nation) joins Arc Studio’s Head of Writing Micah Cratty for a live Q&A. Don’t miss out on Daniela’s insights on pitching and working with producers!

About Daniela Taplin Lundberg

Producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg is the founder of Stay Gold Features, an independent film finance and production company. Her recent producing credits include Hallie Meyers-Shyer's upcoming GOODRICH starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis, Nikyatu Jusu’s Sundance Grand Jury winner NANNY starring Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan, and Nikole Beckwiths’ TOGETHER TOGETHER starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison. Under Stay Gold, Lundberg also produced Kasi Lemmons’ HARRIET, starring Cynthia Erivo in her Oscar-nominated role, Alma Har’els’ HONEY BOY which was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, and JOE BELL starring Mark Wahlberg and Connie Britton.

With Stay Gold, Lundberg hosts the Hollywood Gold podcast where she interviews some of the industry's most successful producers in order to pull back the curtain on the making of iconic movies, including Mean Streets, Memento, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Prior to launching Stay Gold, Lundberg was a co-founding partner of Red Crown Productions where she produced Cary Fukunaga’s BEASTS OF NO NATION and Michael Showalter’s HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS. She was previously a partner at Plum Pictures where she produced over 20 films, including Golden Globe Best Picture winner THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT.

Lundberg was named to Variety’s 2020 Women’s Impact Report and is the recipient of the 2020 Hollywood Critics Association Producer of the Decade award. She is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and sits on the Executive Board of the Producer's Branch of the Academy. She is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization. Lundberg is a graduate of Princeton University and lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.

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A Producer's Advice for Screenwriters

Daniela Taplin Lundberg

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Daniela Taplin Lundberg

Daniela Taplin Lundberg
4:00 pm
Pacific
7:00 pm
Eastern
Jul 29, 2024
The event is free, but requires registration.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

00:16 - Meet Daniela Taplin Lundberg

01:12 - What is a producer? What do they actually do?

03:33 - The difference between films she'd love to watch vs. produce

06:09 - Who should aspiring screenwriters be reaching out to?

08:33 - How do screenwriters without reps get their scripts read?

11:07 - What do writers need in their scripts to get noticed?

12:28 - How much does act structure matter?

13:55 - How much of a script do you read?

15:08 - Are beginnings or endings of a script more important?

16:08 - What makes a script produceable?

17:03 - How do screenwriters make their script "an event"?

19:12 - Best practices for query emails

20:58 - Working with a producer as a screenwriter