Explore insights from entertainment’s top scribes at SCADFILM In Focus: Writing
SCADFILM In Focus: Writing welcomes accomplished writers from across genres and formats who craft today’s storytelling landscape, including screenwriters, podcast creators, and other creative voices.
Hosted by SCADFILM, this dynamic, one-day event examines how stories take shape on the page, on screen, and across evolving platforms. In curated panel discussions, featured conversations, and exclusive presentations with leading wordsmiths, audiences get candid, behind-the-scenes insights into how powerful stories are scripted, refined, and brought to life.
Tickets for each event are free for SCAD Card holders and alumni and $10 for the general public. The Writers Guild Foundation library pop-up is free to enter for all ticketholders. For more information, email [email protected].
Writers Guild Foundation Presents: Inside the Script
9:30 a.m.
SCADshow, Main Stage
Want to be a better screenwriter? Read more scripts! In this workshop, Writers Guild Foundation librarian Lauren O’Connor will focus on how to read film and TV scripts to enhance one's writing ability. Using pages of feature film screenplays from the WGF Library's unprecedented collection, O’Connor will explain the techniques that writers use to build emotional engagement in their storytelling and point rising filmmakers to the resources to help add polish to their scripts long after the workshop ends.
Tickets are free for SCAD Card holders and alumni and $10 for the general public. For more information, email [email protected].
Writers Guild Foundation Library Pop-up
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SCADshow, fourth floor lobby
The WGF Library is home to nearly 50,000 produced film and television scripts as well as show bibles, written pitches, outlines, and other hard-to-find materials. This one-of-a-kind library rarely and its collections are rarely shared outside of Los Angeles, so come experience these unique treasures while you can! We'll also have trivia questions, prizes, and information about how to find scripts and resources when searching on your own.
All ticket holders can get into the WGF library for free. For more information, email [email protected].
Son of a Binge Podcast Live Recording
12:15 p.m.
SCADshow, Main Stage
Join journalist and podcast director Reshma Gopaldas for a live recording of her podcast Son of a Binge. Alongside a special guest, Gopaldas will dive into film, television, and pop culture. After the recording, she will pull back the curtain on the podcasting process, sharing insights into writing for podcasts and the creative opportunities the medium offers.
Tickets are free for SCAD Card holders and alumni and $10 for the general public. For more information, email [email protected].
Tuner: Composing a Story
2:15 p.m.
SCADshow, Main Stage
Festival darling Tuner stars Leo Woodall as a gifted piano tuner whose extraordinary ear draws him into a world far more dangerous than concert halls. The film, which screened to acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Vancouver Film Festival, among others, blends romance, suspense, and sharp humor. Stick around after the screening for a conversation with the film’s writer Robert Ramsey.
Tickets are free for SCAD Card holders and alumni and $10 for the general public. For more information, email [email protected].
Storytelling Across Mediums
5:15 p.m.
SCADshow, Stage 2
In this insightful panel, storytellers working across mediums discuss their creative processes, how they built their careers, and the unique opportunities each platform offers. Panelists — who include writers Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Animals), Jamey Giddens (Beyond the Gates), and Chris Oke (CBC Podcasts) — will offer advice for emerging writers navigating today's evolving media landscape.
Tickets are free for SCAD Card holders and alumni and $10 per session for the general public. For more information, email [email protected]
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen with Haley Z. Boston
7:15 p.m.
SCADshow, Main Stage
Experience the Netflix sensation Something Very Bad is Going to Happen on the big screen at SCADshow! The new series follows Rachel and Nicky in the week leading up to their wedding, as excitement gives way to a creeping fear: What if they’re marrying the wrong person? As the big day approaches, the couple’s anxiety intensifies into something far more unsettling, blending relationship doubt with a deliciously fresh horror twist.
Following the episode screening, stick around for a conversation with writer and showrunner Haley Z. Boston.
Tickets are free for SCAD Card holders and alumni and $10 for the general public. For more information, email [email protected].