Julie Maclusky is Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at Chapman University. Several of her short stories have been published in anthologies, and she has also written and produced documentaries for BBC radio.

• Foreword by John Furia, Jr.; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Amy Holden Jones: The View from the Top; 2 Peter Dowling: From Salford to Hollywood; 3 Bob Dinozzi: Survival Tactics; 4 Melissa Bartley: Star struck; 5 Francesca Longardi: Changing the Way Italy Makes Movies. 6 Rebecca Kearey: Selling Independent Films; 7 Sunil Thankamushy: An Indian in the Trenches; 8 Juan Gordon: Spanish Movie Entrepreneur; 9 Mardik Martin: The Choice Between Death and Dishwashing.

"This book is a wonderful roadmap that cuts through the obstacles to success in the entertainment business. Clear and optimistic. Read it and take heart." Ron Mardigian, former Senior Vice President, William Morris Agency. Currently President of Maridigian Management Inc. "When my students ask me how to make it, I just point them in the direction of this book, it's all here." Leonard Schrader, Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter for Kiss of the Spiderwoman"

Julie Maclusky is Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at Chapman University. Several of her short stories have been published in anthologies, and she has also written and produced documentaries for BBC radio.

• Foreword by John Furia, Jr.; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Amy Holden Jones: The View from the Top; 2 Peter Dowling: From Salford to Hollywood; 3 Bob Dinozzi: Survival Tactics; 4 Melissa Bartley: Star struck; 5 Francesca Longardi: Changing the Way Italy Makes Movies. 6 Rebecca Kearey: Selling Independent Films; 7 Sunil Thankamushy: An Indian in the Trenches; 8 Juan Gordon: Spanish Movie Entrepreneur; 9 Mardik Martin: The Choice Between Death and Dishwashing.

"This book is a wonderful roadmap that cuts through the obstacles to success in the entertainment business. Clear and optimistic. Read it and take heart." Ron Mardigian, former Senior Vice President, William Morris Agency. Currently President of Maridigian Management Inc. "When my students ask me how to make it, I just point them in the direction of this book, it's all here." Leonard Schrader, Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter for Kiss of the Spiderwoman"

Julie Maclusky is Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at Chapman University. Several of her short stories have been published in anthologies, and she has also written and produced documentaries for BBC radio.

• Foreword by John Furia, Jr.; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Amy Holden Jones: The View from the Top; 2 Peter Dowling: From Salford to Hollywood; 3 Bob Dinozzi: Survival Tactics; 4 Melissa Bartley: Star struck; 5 Francesca Longardi: Changing the Way Italy Makes Movies. 6 Rebecca Kearey: Selling Independent Films; 7 Sunil Thankamushy: An Indian in the Trenches; 8 Juan Gordon: Spanish Movie Entrepreneur; 9 Mardik Martin: The Choice Between Death and Dishwashing.

"This book is a wonderful roadmap that cuts through the obstacles to success in the entertainment business. Clear and optimistic. Read it and take heart." Ron Mardigian, former Senior Vice President, William Morris Agency. Currently President of Maridigian Management Inc. "When my students ask me how to make it, I just point them in the direction of this book, it's all here." Leonard Schrader, Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter for Kiss of the Spiderwoman"