Hosted in 2025 by New Mexico’s Santa Fe International Film Festival , the annual impact list Screenwriters to Watch , which identifies notable up-and-coming film screenwriters, is seeking submissions for 2025.

Past honorees include Nora Garrett (“After the Hunt”), Julian Breece (“Rustin”), Marcus Gardley (“The Color Purple”), Justin Kuritzkes (“Challengers”), Samuel D. Hunter (“The Whale”), Stefani Robinson (“Chevalier”), Joel Kim Booster (“Fire Island), Jeremy O. Harris (“Zola”) and more.

As the entertainment industry’s publication of record, Variety seeks to highlight creatives who are making waves across a spectrum of disciplines. Like similar lists for actors, animators, producers and directors, Screenwriters to Watch looks at recent, current and upcoming work from rising scree

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