On the Scene
On the Scene is a gallery of photos exhibiting the interaction of Final Draft, Inc. staff members with the scriptwriting community.

Final Draft, Inc. is proud to have sponsored the 2009 Austin Film Festival, which was the first festival to focus on the screenwriter’s contribution to film. The festival featured a variety of screenings, educational panels, and numerous contests catering to screenwriters.

As part of the festival’s educational outreach, AFF has a Young Filmmakers program, which encourages students to improve their literacy skills through screenwriting and filmmaking. Final Draft, Inc. is proud to have provided this year’s program with Final Draft version 8 software.

AFF also held its 7th annual Pitch Competition to which Final Draft, Inc donated prizes. Judges for the Pitch Finale were Terry Rossio, Herschel Weingrod, and Final Draft, Inc. director of corporate marketing, Alejandro Seri. Congratulations to Mark Kuratz, the winner of the Pitch Finale.

In addition to sponsorship of the festival, Final Draft, Inc. hosted a demo of the new 1-3-5 Story Structure outlining template, available in Final Draft version 8. The demo was led by Alejandro Seri (Final Draft, Inc.) and DMA (Donna Michelle Anderson), creator of the template and author of the book from which the template was derived.

This year’s top winners at AFF included Jeff Williams’ Pure, which won Best Drama Screenplay and Caroline Carrigan’s Eight Knights, which won Best Comedy Screenplay.