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Holidays 5 January 2026

🎥National Screenwriters Day🎬

Screenwriters work tirelessly to create engaging characters and compelling plots that leave viewers talking long after the credits roll.

To make a great film, you need three things–the script, the script and the script.

Alfred Hitchcock, film director

Whether it’s a story idea that came from a previously published book, the retelling of actual events, or an original fiction story, the screenwriter builds a bridge that allows the story to be put on the screen in a way that brings it to life.

Take some time to appreciate those who are behind the stories that appear on the silver screen on National Screenwriters Day!

🎥History of National Screenwriters Day🎬

Screen writers have been around almost since the beginning of the time when movies started. The first person to be recognized as a screenwriter was Georges Méliès, who wrote the 1902 film, A Trip to the Moon. Since then, screenwriters have been working their creative magic to build a foundation for films, television shows and more.

Also called screenplay writers, these artists use their writing skills to make it possible for readers to understand and recreate the feelings and emotions as well as the setting of a story. Screenwriters work in collaboration with directors and producers to make a film or television show into something that viewers will want to see.

In 2016, the first National Screenwriters Day was celebrated, established by ScreenwritingU in an effort to acknowledge the talent and genius of those who write screenplays. Now, each year at this time, the people who work the magic to put the stories on screen are honored on National Screenwriters Day.

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