Info Session About the 2025 Moonshot Feature Accelerator: Full Replay
Calling all writers with a feature film screenplay: Watch this Q&A about applying to the Moonshot Feature Accelerator!
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How to Decide Which Screenwriting Contests to Submit To
Ready to submit your screenplay to competitions? Here’s how to determine which labs, fellowships and contests are right for you.
What Screenwriters Get Out of the Moonshot Accelerators
Here are some of the benefits of being selected as a fellow for the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator or Moonshot Feature Accelerator.
Cheat Sheet: The Answers We Want To See on Our Moonshot Feature Accelerator Application
Make your Moonshot Feature Accelerator submission as strong as it can be by acing the answers to our application questions.
Why We Created the Moonshot Feature Accelerator
Introducing Moonshot Initiative's newest program: An accelerator that boosts the careers of screenwriters with feature screenplays.
Katrina Medoff
5 min
How to 'Write What You Know' in Screenplay — Even When Your Experiences Don’t Feel Unique Enough
Screenwriters looking for inspiration are often told to “write what they know" — but how do you ensure your work feels unique?
Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows
Moonshot Initiative selected 8 fellows for its 2024 Pilot Accelerator, and those fellows will pitch to HBO, Netflix, Starz, and more.
Is It Possible To Revise a TV Pilot Script in Just 1 Month?
We just hosted our Revise a Pilot in 30 Days course this May. Here's how it went!
Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Finalists
Here are the 15 TV pilot scripts chosen as our finalists, representing the top 3% of all Moonshot Pilot Accelerator submissions!
Announcing Our 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Quarter-Finalists
Here are the 50 TV pilot scripts chosen as our quarter-finalists, representing the top 10% of all Moonshot Pilot Accelerator submissions!
5 Things I Learned From Sitting in on 120 Pitch Meetings
Our co-founder wrote a post for No Film School about her experience setting up 120 pitch meetings for the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator.
The Genres We Want To See for the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator
There’s still time to submit to the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator. Do you have the TV pilot script we’re looking for?
Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Featured by Final Draft
Final Draft, a sponsor of the 2024 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator, highlighted our program for emerging TV writers on the blog.
Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Chen Gu
In this Q&A, Chen Gu discusses how the Moonshot Pilot Accelerator helped them step outside their comfort zone.
Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: GG Hawkins
In this Q&A, GG Hawkins discusses finding the humanity in pitching — and how authenticity helps her connect with execs.
Meet Our 2023 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Fellows: Erin Kathleen
In this Q&A, Erin Kathleen shares how to harness the power of storytelling when pitching to major companies.
Why We Don’t Care About Accolades in Your Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Application
Don’t worry about how impressive your bio is; focus on your TV script & the answers to your Moonshot Pilot Accelerator application questions
Katrina Medoff
4 min
White Space Is Your Friend: How To Avoid Writing Like a Novelist in Your TV Pilot Script
Paragraph breaks can work wonders for the pacing of your TV pilot script. Here are some examples with and without white space on the page.
Meet the Experts Who Want You to Succeed as a TV Writer
Before our fellows pitch to major studios, they work with showrunners, development execs, and more through the Pilot Accelerator.
