Contact: Bob Hopkinson (310) 801-8563 Los Angeles – Iconic screenwriter and director David Lynch—writer of Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and more—has been named ...

Contact: Bob Hopkinson (310) 801-8563 Los Angeles – WGAW is excited to announce that standup comedian, writer, and actor Joel Kim Booster will be hosting the 2025 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles show ...

Contact: Bob Hopkinson (310) 801-8563 Los Angeles – Television writer, producer, and multiple Primetime Emmy nominee Don Reo (Blossom, M*A*S*H*) has been named the recipient of the WGAW Paddy ...

Released August 2023 Over the past decade, deregulation and the growing dominance of streaming video have laid the groundwork for a media landscape where just three companies—Disney, Amazon, and ...

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