The Bay List is a new initiative to identify and highlight ten exceptional screenplays and pilots by writers from or with close ties to the Bay Area. The Bay List is a collaboration between The Black List and Rafael Casal, bringing together an array of incredible partners from the Bay Area who look forward to ENCOURAGING a new generation of emerging storytellers.

OUR 2024/2025 PARTNERS

LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO’S

JOE TALBOT

BENJAMIN & PETER BRATT’S

5 STICK FILMS

BOOTS RILEY’S

CINEMAMA

W. KAMAU BELL’S

WHO KNOWS BEST

STEPHEN CURRY’S

UNANIMOUS MEDIA

DAVE EGGERS’

826 VALENCIA

MISTY COPELAND’S

LIFE IN MOTION

HASAN MINHAJ’S

186K FILMS

TOM HANKS & GARY GOETZMAN’S

PLAYTONE

BLINDSPOTTING’S

DAVEED DIGGS

CHERYL DUNYE’S

JINGLETOWN FILMS

FREAKY TALES’

RYAN FLECK & ANNA BODEN

STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED’S

PETE NICKS

AND

LUCASFILM

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SCREENWRITING

& THE BAY LIST

Franklin Leonard and Rafael Casal discuss screenwriting in the new Hollywood landscape, how the Blacklist works, and how the Baylist will spotlight Bay Area screenwriters.

Filmed at the 2024 Screenwriter’s Salon Hosted by Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley, CA

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SOME ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW FOR SCREENWRITING TIPS & ENCOURAGEMENT!