20 Best Screenwriting Podcasts to Listen to in 2024

1. Scriptnotes Podcast

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.
Podcast johnaugust.com
Hosts John August, Craig Mazin
Producer/Network John August and Craig Mazin
Email ****@johnaugust.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 85.6K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 65 min Since Aug 2011 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. On The Page

Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
Podcast onthepage.libsyn.com
Host Pilar Alessandra
Producer/Network Pilar Alessandra
Email ****@onthepage.tv
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 4.4KTwitter Followers 14.8K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 40 min Since Jan 2012 Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
Play Get Email Contact

3. Shoot From the Heart with Diane Bell

A weekly dose of tips, techniques and inspiration to help screenwriters and filmmakers achieve their creative dreams.
Podcast spreaker.com
Host Diane Bell
Producer/Network Diane Bell
Email ****@indiefilmhustle.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 166KTwitter Followers 41.3KInstagram Followers 22K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 26 min Since Jan 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast with Alex Ferrari

Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast with Alex Ferrari takes your screenwriting to the next level by showing you how to make your screenplays bulletproof by interviewing the top screenwriters, story consultants & authors in the film industry. They discuss the craft and business of screenwriting. This is the screenwriting podcast for the rest of us. No fluff. No BS. Just straight talk that will help you on your screenwriting journey. Now get to writing!
Podcast bulletproofscreenwriting.tv
Host Alex Ferrari
Producer/Network Bulletproof Screenwriting
Email ****@indiefilmhustle.com
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 16.6KTwitter Followers 1.3K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 71 min Since Mar 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Write Your Screenplay Podcast

Rather than looking at movies in terms of 'two thumbs up' or 'two thumbs down' Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger discusses what you can learn from them as a screenwriter. He looks at good movies, bad movies, movies we love, and movies we hate, exploring how they were built, and how you can apply those lessons to your own writing. More information and full archives at WriteYourScreenplay.com
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Host Jacob Krueger
Producer/Network Jacob Krueger
Email ****@writeyourscreenplay.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 2.6KTwitter Followers 1.8KInstagram Followers 7.5K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 42 min Since Apr 2014 Listen on Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Draft Zero podcast

Two emerging screenwriters, Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis: try to work out what makes great screenplays work. Discovering what it takes by analysing what successful writers put on the page.
Podcast draft-zero.com
Hosts Chas Fisher, Stuart Willis
Producer/Network Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis
Email ****@draft-zero.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 739Twitter Followers 1.3K Frequency 2 episodes/quarter Avg Length 98 min Since Feb 2014 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast

Designed to help you navigate the screenwriting industry, Final Draft, interviews working screenwriters, agents, managers, and producers to show you how successful executives and writers make a living writing and working with screenplays, and how you can use their knowledge to break into the industry. Subscribe today to catch every episode!
Podcast blog.finaldraft.com
Host Yan Vinterfeld
Producer/Network Final Draft
Email ****@finaldraft.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 51.7KTwitter Followers 37.5KInstagram Followers 34.6K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 36 min Since Nov 2015 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Welcome to The Screenwriting Life. Join us as professional screenwriters, Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna, whose combined credits include writing and production on such films as Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur and Captain Marvel discuss the craft, journey and business of writing for the screen. From dialogue to delivery, Meg and Lorien will guide you through the process, offering inside tips and tricks to help you become the best writer you can be. And now Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna.
Podcast podbean.com
Hosts Meg LeFauve, Lorien McKenna
Producer/Network Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 1.7K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 67 min Since Mar 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

9. Curious About Screenwriting Network

Welcome to the Curious about Screenwriting Podcast where you'll enjoy listening to fascinating film industry guests who share their insights on how you can take your screenwriting career to the next level.
Podcast curiousaboutscreenwriting.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Curious About Screenwriting
Email ****@networkisa.org
Apple Rating 3.9 / 5Facebook Followers 29.8KTwitter Followers 52.9KInstagram Followers 17K Frequency 3 episodes/quarter Avg Length 40 min Since Oct 2019 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun

Successful screenwriters and filmmakers discuss what it takes to make it in the industry.
Podcast spreaker.com
Host Geoffrey D Calhoun
Producer/Network Geoffrey D Calhoun
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 23 min Since May 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

In this podcast, Jeff Goldsmith interviews screenwriters and filmmakers alike about their creative process.
Podcast theqandapodcast.com
Host Jeff Goldsmith
Producer/Network Jeff Goldsmith
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 13K Frequency 3 episodes/quarter Since Mar 2011 Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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12. ScriptBlast Screenwriting

Hosted by screenwriter and producer Hudson Phillips, the ScriptBlast Screenwriting Podcast exists to help you write better screenplays and write a better life.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Host Hudson Phillips
Producer/Network ScriptBlast
Email ****@scriptblast.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 162Instagram Followers 8K Since Jan 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

13. Screenplaying

Screenwriter Russ Bailey interviews other working film and t.v. writers on the topic of how they broke into Hollywood.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Host Russell Bailey
Email ****@writewithruss.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

14. UK Scriptwriters Podcast

In this podcast Tim Clague and Danny Stack talk about the UK scriptwriting scenes film, TV and new media.
Podcast podomatic.com
Hosts Danny Stack, Tim Clague
Producer/Network UKscriptwriters
Email ****@hotmail.com
Apple Rating 3 / 5Twitter Followers 71 Since Jul 2010 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. Australian Screenwriters Podcast

Each episode I sit down with some of Australia's best screenwriters to to discuss the industry, their craft, their career and even the nuts and bolts of their writing process.
Podcast aswpodcast.libsyn.com
Host Duncan Richards
Producer/Network Duncan Richards
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 384 Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 33 min Since Dec 2014 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. On Screenwriting and Media with Dr. Rosanne Welch

Dr. Rosanne Welch teaches and speaks on the nature of screenwriting, television, film, writing, popular culture and more!
Podcast rosannewelch.com
Host Dr. Rosanne Welch
Producer/Network Dr. Rosanne Welch
Email ****@welchwrite.com
Apple Rating 3.7 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 60 min Since Jan 2020 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. The Screenwriters Network Podcast

Interviews with members of the Screenwriters Network Discord server. Guests include professional screenwriters with produced film and television credits. Emerging writers who have optioned screenplays and made The Black List, Blood List, and Hit List. Get insight on how to finish at the top of contests from Austin Film Festival winners and Nicholl Fellowship Finalists. Each episode we discuss the writing process, screenwriting contests, fellowships, dealing with rejection, optioning scripts, and navigating Hollywood from around the world.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network screenwritersnetwork
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 216Twitter Followers 3.8K Since Nov 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. The Script Podcast

The deepest story analysis of Film & Television anywhere on the internet. For screenwriters by screenwriters. The mission of the podcast is to enable a community of screenwriters and filmmakers to propel them to success in the business of writing for film and television.
Podcast thescript.podbean.com
Host David Negrin
Producer/Network David Negrin
Email ****@screenwriterscollective.org
Facebook Followers 1.4K Since Feb 2013 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. Screenwriter Survival Guide

Up-and-comer Sam Brooks presents the ultimate guide to surviving and thriving as a young screenwriter in Hollywood. Each episode, Sam and his guests dive into a different aspect of the entertainment industry that you won't hear on most screenwriting podcasts, from where to live and how to make screenwriter friends, to how to land one of those fabled assistant gigs, and understanding your first writing contract.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Host Sam Brooks
Producer/Network Sam Brooks
Email ****@screenwritersurvivalguide.com
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20. Screenwriting with Yang

Screenwriter Yang teaches the craft of screenwriting by reviewing the latest movies and series; studying classic movies; and talking a little bit of screenwriting theory.
Podcast redcircle.com
Host Yang Hu
Producer/Network Yang Hu
Email ****@icloud.com
Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact