Final Draft, Inc. is the recipient of the first Script P.I.M.P. Screenwriters Choice Award and the WriteMovies Award for Technical Achievement.
Script magazine has been endorsed by Hollywood executives like JC Spink of the Benderspink Agency and Alan Gasmer of The William Morris Agency. In addition, Academy Award®-winning and nominated writers such as Bobby Moresco (Crash), Bill Condon (Chicago) and David Franzoni (Gladiator) have all contributed to Script.
Final Draft AV received Videomaker Magazines 2005 award for Best Production Planning Software.
In 2007, the Final Draft Hall of Fame Award was presented to Academy Award winner Oliver Stone
Festivals
AFF, Cannes, AFI, DigiFest, TFF
Professional Affiliations
WGA, SAG, AFTRA, AMPAS, UFVA
Final Draft, Inc.'s Interests
General
Outreach
Final Draft, Inc. is committed to scriptwriters of all kinds, whether they work in Hollywood, on Madison Avenue, in schools, or as independents. Everyone has a story to tell—we help you get it on paper. To that end, we gladly donate Final Draft software and training to not-for-profit agencies, film festivals, high schools, colleges and advanced degree programs. We are also involved with organizations dedicated to advancing youth and minority literacy through scriptwriting and film making. We aim to advance their worthy cause by providing the necessary tools.
Some of the organizations we support include:
Camino Nuevo Charter High School
Boys and Girls Club of America
The Santa Barbara Film Festival
Regenerate.org
East Hollywood High School
The Hartley-Merrill Foundation
Innercity Filmmakers
Kentucky Film Lab
Bronx River Art Center
Mill Valley Film Festival
Angelus Student Film Festival
The Neighborhood Youth Association
Napa New Technology High School
Inclusion Films Workshop
Women in Film - LA
Women in Film and Video - DC
University Film and Video Association
Movies
Read what the film industry is saying about Final Draft software:
“Final Draft makes it possible to simply imagine the movie in script form. If you can think in cinematic terms, you can write in the terms of cinema.”
Tom Hanks – Writer / Director / Producer / Actor / Academy Award-- Winner
The Da Vinci Code, Forrest Gump, Catch Me If You Can, Road to Perdition, Cast Away, Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan, That Thing You Do...
“There’s nothing like seeing your words turn into a screenplay before your very eyes. Final Draft takes care of the formatting so that all you have to think about is the story. It has an easy to learn, intuitive interface that serves you from index cards through production revisions. I’ve used it since Swingers.”
Jon Favreau – Writer / Director / Producer / Actor
Swingers, Elf, The Break-Up, Something’s Gotta Give, Made
“You can't win a race without a champion car. Final Draft is my Ferrari.”
James Cameron - Writer / Director / Producer / Academy Award-- Winner
Titanic, Terminator, T2, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies...
“Final Draft makes it so much easier – and it’s motivating when what you’re working on looks like a script.”
Sofia Coppola – Writer / Director
Marie Antoinette, Lost In Translation, The Virgin Suicides...
“In the final analysis, Final Draft is the best screenwriting software to come down the pike. Finally.”
Wes Craven – Writer / Director / Producer / Actor
Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Red-Eye, Music of the Heart, Paris, Je T'aime...
“We switched over to Final Draft at the very worst possible moment -- in the middle of a production crisis. Not only is it fast, reliable and fool-proof, as far as we're concerned it's combat tested!”
Steven E. deSouza – Writer / Director
Laura Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life, Die Hard, Die Hard II, Commando, 48 Hours...
“Writing & Developing scripts is hard. Final Draft is easy. We love Final Draft.”
Lauren Donner – Producer
X-Men (1-3), Dave, Any Given Sunday, You've Got Mail, Constantine, Free Willy (1-3), Timeline, Ladyhawke, Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, She's the Man...
“If I wasn't married to Lauren, I'd marry Final Draft.”
Richard Donner – Director / Producer
X-Men, The Omen, Superman, Inside Moves, Lethal Weapon 1-4...
“Three pieces of advice for creating a great script:
1) Cut the scene where the lead character runs from a fireball. It's cliche.
2) No matter how bizarre the studio notes are, take a deep breath and say "Let me think about that overnight."
3) Use Final Draft.”
Bruce Feirstein – Writer / Producer
James Bond: Everything Or Nothing, The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, GoldenEye
Television
Read what the television industry is saying about Final Draft software:
“Nothing else even comes close to Final Draft AV. Other programs just don't make the cut.”
Will Raee – Writer / Producer
Exodus (TV), Mindfreak (TV), Exorcist Chronicles (TV), Sci-Fi's Alien Gods (TV)...
“I will never write another script using Word's 'table' function again.”
Jeffrey Willerth - Writer / Producer
TopGear, Ground Rules!, When UFOs Arrive, Race of the Century,The MOST, A&E Top Ten
“Final Draft is a pleasure to use. Nothing lets you get your script on paper easier or faster!”
Steven Bochco – Writer / Producer / Emmy-- Award Winner
Philly (TV), NYPD Blue (TV), LA Law (TV), Hill Street Blues (TV), Murder One...
“As an editor or assistant editor, you need to make Avid script revisions quickly. We edit from the final shooting draft created in Final Draft. When producers change a line on set, we can add the new lines to the editing script. We use Final Draft because it keeps the formatting, like the orginal scipt. It's that fast. Now you can check any line of dialogue in the script with a click of a mouse.”
Robert Bramwell – Editor
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Loop, Arrested Development, Love, Inc.
“Final Draft Kicks Ass!”
Andy Dick – Writer / Director / Producer / Actor
The Andy Dick Show, The Ben Stiller Show, News Radio...
Final Draft, Inc.'s Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius
Final Draft, Inc.'s Networking
Theatre -
Dramaturgy -
Playwriting
"Final Draft" is the only scriptwriting software that provides an officially sanctioned stageplay template created by the Dramatist's Guild.
Film -
Composition -
Screenwriting
We help you get your story out of your head and onto the page.
About me:
Final Draft, Inc. was founded in 1991 to develop a scriptwriting program that allows the writer to concentrate on the creative process and not on Hollywood's stringent formatting rules. Since then, Final Draft software has become the Hollywood professional's choice and the world's number-one selling scriptwriting program for film, television and theatre. Final Draft, Inc. also publishes Final Draft AV, the only dedicated multi-column script processor specifically designed for writing commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, presentations and DV shorts, to name a few.
Script magazine was founded in 1989 as a four page newsletter and by 1995 it was an expansive, eclectic publication found on all major-market newsstands. A popular online community was established shortly thereafter, followed by a prestigious contest and script coverage service.
In September of 2006, Final Draft, Inc., acquired Script magazine with the goal of making the magazine and its ancillary services even larger and more successful. The mission of both family-owned companies, now joined as one independent company, has always been the same: To educate, advance and celebrate the scriptwriter with a suite of offerings that now includes software, services, publications and events.
The company is headquartered in Calabasas, California and maintains an East Coast office near Baltimore, MD.
Initiatives
Global Voices–Crossing Boundaries One Story at A Time: A Final Draft, Inc. Initiative
Final Draft, Inc. has created the Global Voices initiative to connect with organizations and projects working to better their communities. By empowering and challenging individuals to advance their abilities and skills they are rewarded with confidence and an improved quality of life. Through digital storytelling, literacy can be improved, emotions can be healed, borders can be crossed, and acceptance can be achieved. We work with educators and leaders of community organizations, whose sole purpose is to use digital storytelling to increase overall literacy rates, improve literacy among English language learners, strengthen emotional intelligence, and build tolerance.
As part of this initiative, Final Draft, Inc. has launched Writers on the Verge
Writers on the Verge is supported by Final Draft, Inc. and highlights films scripted using Final Draft software. Featured clips and trailers are frequently rotated to showcase the latest productions. Stay current with Writers on the Verge to see the latest productions: http://finaldraft.com/writers- resources/writers-on-the-verge.php
Writers on the Verge currently features "Deface", an award-winning film by John Arlotto.
John Arlotto’s Deface has played in over 30 film festivals and has won several awards including Best Narrative Short at the Austin Film Festival which qualifies Deface for Oscar consideration for Best Live Action Short Film of 2008. Recently the South Korean National Assembly requested Deface screen before a committee on North Korean human rights issues.
Who I'd like to meet: Join our groups!
CineLiteracy - promoting education through digital media.
It All Begins With Story - you've prepped your query and polished your pitch. Now what?
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The Kickoff Of The '...INBEAT Poetry Writing Community...'
We are happy to inform the '...INBEAT Citizenry...' of the commencement of the '...INBEAT Poetry Writing Community...'. We are also happy to introduce your fellow '...Citizen...', Ms. Kat Solomon ( www.myspace.com/katsolomon or www.myspace.com/InbeatPoetry), as the overall Coordinator for the Poetry Writing Initiative/s. Ms. Solomon is a Poet in her own rights and is a fun person to work with. Each Book of Poetry shall be themed-based on some of the present Global Challenges, e.g., Environment, Energy Conservation, Health and Wellness, Hunger, Peace/Wars, Family Well-Being matters such as Child/Spousal Abuse, and etc. The proceeds from the books' shall constitute one of the many envisioned mechanisms for establishing and raising an '...INBEAT Global Fund...' ( Those of you that want to know more about the purposes of this '...Fund...' should read past postings, or, contact Kat or E.N.) Writers that want to partake in this effort should contact Ms. Solomon. There will be some form of financial compensation for participating writers from Books' sales. The percentage of compensation will be determined in due course by '...The INBEAT Community...' at large. Cheers! E.N. ... for '...INBEAT...' ( www.myspace/105eastam) 23, 2009
Thanks for being a friend with the SoCal Film Fest! We are getting word out to filmmakers/writers about our new 2-day SoCal Film Market, where you can get movies seen, sold and greenlit. All the info is at www.socalfilmmarket.com. Thanks again!
