Today: Writer John August (Go, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Corpse Bride) advises a reader wondering whether or not they should continue screenwriting. See what he has to say in today's Ask a Filmmaker.

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Films of the Future: Short Order
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