Spring has come! To kick things off, Poland's first screenwriting podcast, Natural Born Writers, is back in English!

Our guest (or rather, as we call them, co-writer) for draft #33 is PIETER BART KORTHUIS, a well-known Dutch screenwriter with over 20 years of experience, former chairman of the Screenwriters' Guild of the Netherlands (Netwerk Scenarioschrijvers/Auteursbond).

Pieter is the creator of such series as: “PENOZA” (the original of the Polish “BLOOD FROM BLOOD”), “THE YEAR OF FORTUYN” and “DIRTY LINES”, and films: “CAKE MAN”, “THE STRONGEST MAN IN HOLLAND” and others.

TIMECODE AND OUR DISCUSSION TOPICS:

00:00 :00-00:03:36 - Introducing the Podcast

00:03:36 - 00:14:20 - Screenwriters complaining about bad practices – the situation in Poland and the Netherlands. 

00:14:20 - 00:20:09 - How did Dutch writers achieve better treatment from producers? And about the victory of Polish filmmakers in their fight for royalties from the internet.

00:20:09 - 00:30:15 - How did Dutch screenwriters start producing themselves and establish their own literary agency?

00:30:15 - 00:36:14 - Is the director the author of the film or TV series? Does film school prepare directors to work with screenwriters?

00:36:14 - 00:44:52 - Don't ask what the Guild can do for you, but what you can do for the Guild. So, how are things in the Dutch Screenwriters’ Guild?

00:44:52 - 00:58:54 - How many people belong to the guild, what are they currently working on, and why is it so important to unionize?  

00:58:54 - 01:11:13 - How to become a TV series “creator”? What can Dutch screenwriters afford in contracts? About the lack of recognition for the 'Penoza' creators in countries that produced remakes.

01:11:13 - 01:19:52 - Origin Story of Pieter - how did he become a screenwriter? Why didn't he go fully into directing? And a little bit about the 'Dirty Lines' series on Netflix. 

01:19:52 - 01:24:48 - About the fascinating collaboration on writing 'Penoza'. And about lazy writing in crime fiction.

01:24:48 - 01:36:28 - What is Pieter's approach to screenwriting craft? How does he do research and create his characters? Remember the structure, but also remember that there are no rules. 

01:36:28 - 01:46:16 - How to deal with writer's block? What are Pieter's upcoming professional plans? What films and series does Pieter want to recommend to our listeners?  

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The Partners: Polish Screenwriters' Guild, Biblioteka Scenariuszy Filmowych and Script Fiesta festival.