
Malinna Liang pursued screenwriting for the fame and money.
Hah. Okay—Malinna Liang got into screenwriting because someone, somewhere, once read something she wrote when she was 10 and said, kindly, to be nice, “hey this could be a good movie.” She wasn’t interested in expectation management when she was 10, and she’s certainly not interested in it now that she’s 25, so here we are.
In 2018, she graduated from the University of Auckland (in New Zealand, Australia’s Canada) with a degree in Screen Production and 60% of a degree in law. Between screenwriting, she dabbles in prose and would not shut up about that book she’s definitely going to finish within the next 6 to 72 months. She watches way too much news and not enough TV. She’s really into Macedonian army logistics and 15th century Italian unification politics, but only if it’s sexy.
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The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
Well. What’s old is new again … It’s been over 15 years since Evan Daugherty (2008 Screenwriting winner) sold Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal—in what is still one of the biggest spec sales ($3.5m) from an unproduced writer in Hollywood history. So why not another fantasy script in 2026? Paramount Primal picked up […]
Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]
Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]
