Chosen as one of ISA’s Top 25 Writers To Watch in 2019, Diane remains busy working on her eighth screenplay. She has screened her directing work at the DGA, garnered awards and laurels including: an ATHE Award, Cinema At The Edge, L-Dub Film Festivals, Global Shorts, The Taiwan International Queer Film Festival and Cote d’ Azure Web Fest. As part of the Women In Film PSA program, Diane worked as a writer/director. A PSA she wrote won an Aurora Award. Her screenplays have placed in various festivals. “Danny Danielle” was screened at the Directors Guild for the 48Film Project. The drama, “Wonder And Lightning.” won the ISA’s fellowship to Stowe Story Lab. The comedy, “Dr. Jackie & Ms. Heidi,” won Diane a scholarship to the Rocaberti Writers Retreat in France. Presently Diane and a fantastic team are celebrating the short film “Trust” Diane wrote and directed which won best drama, best lead actress, best lead actor, best production design, best director and best drama short. wwwthefilm-trust.com Writing, creating and collaborating through film are now her driving force.
Time Stamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:16 - Meet Diane Lansing 2:43 - Getting into the director’s headspace 4:40 - Becoming a director 6:18 - Starting out as an actress 7:10 - Playwriting and Screenwriting 8:02 - Diane’s essence in her writing 9:25 - Favorite films 11:24 - Filmmaking legacy 13:27 - Goals in the industry 14:22 - Diane in the ISA 15:30 - Staying on the radar with the ISA 16:30 - Advice for Newbie screenwriters 17:21 - Dealing with Writer’s block 20:00 Final words of wisdom
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