Software

Note: some of these are a downloadable software programs and some are web based. Some are free and some are not.

• Final Draft – Used by 95% of the industry and allows you to register your script with the Screen Writers Guild.
• Celtx
• WriterDuet
• Trelby
• Scrivener – This is more for research which works in collaboration with Final Draft
• Fade In
• KIT Scenarist
• Movie Magic Screenwriter
• Highland 2 – Mac Only
• StudioBinder

Scrip Downloads

• IMSDB
• Go Into the Story
• Drew’s Script-o-Rama
• Simply Scripts
• Awesome Film
• Screenplays For You
• The Daily Script
• The Screenplay Database
• The Script Lab
• Movie Scripts and Screenplays

Magazines

Note: Magazines provide you with the most current industry information.

• Creative Screenwriting Magazine
• Script Magazine
• Screenwriting U Magazine
• MovieMaker Magazine

Agent List

Note: every agency has different requirements for submission.

• Abrams Artists Agency
• Agency for the Performing Arts (APA)
• The Alpern Group
• Brant Rose Agency
• Callamaro Literary Agency
• Don Buchwald & Associates
• The Dravis Agency
• Featured Artists Agency
• The Gersh Agency
• Innovative Artists (Innovative)
• Jim Preminger Agency
• Kaplan Stahler Agency
• The Levin Agency
• Maggie Roiphe Agency
• Meridian Artists
• Original Artists
• Preferred Artists
• Paradigm Talent Agency
• Rothman Brecher Kim Agency
• RWSG Agency
• Verve

Producers / Production Companies

Note: Sometimes it’s easier to get a first time screenwriter’s script submitted to a producer or production company, especially if they are newly formed. Be aware that some are looking for a specific type of script and/or genre.

• LuckyChap Entertainment – Looks for strong women driven stories, also it is Margot Robbie’s company.
• LLeju Productions
• Ask Around Productions – Independent Production Company
• Circus Road Films
• Elemorphix Studios