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Franklin Leonard is an American film executive. He created The Black List in 2004, an annual publication which ranks unproduced screenplays.
Franklin Leonard is a film and television producer, cultural commentator, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the Black List.
Franklin Leonard is a film and television producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the Black List, the company that celebrates and supports great screenwriting and the writers who do it via film production, its annual survey of best unproduced screenplays, online marketplace, and screenwriter labs.
Our commitment to upholding the values of the writing community is recognized by the industry itself, as evidenced by Black List founder Franklin Leonard receiving the 2019 Evelyn Burkey Award from the Writers Guild of America, East for "elevating the honor and dignity of screenwriters."
As a producer, Franklin Leonard saw too many great screenplays never get made because they didn't fit the mold. So he started the Black List, an anonymous email that shared his favorite screenplays and asked: Why aren't we making these movies?
May 1, 2024 · Learn how Franklin Leonard created The Black List, a platform that connects writers and readers in Hollywood, and how he deals with the challenges of A.I., feedback, and Oscar winners. Read his interview with Tim Molloy, a screenwriter and journalist.
Feb 22, 2023 · In 2005, Franklin Leonard was a junior executive at Leonardo DiCaprio's production company. A big part of his job was to find great scripts. The only thing — most of the 50,000-some scripts ...
