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Glenn Forbes

@glenn4bes.bsky.social

Screenwriter (Horror, Thriller, Sci-fi, Action). Occasionally produced. Copious assignments/adaptations. A smattering of specs. Austin Film Festival winner. Bloodlist winner. Lives in Toronto, Repped in LA. Likes to cook with cheese.

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My first real professional film as writer/director...all those years ago. #filmsky #scriptsky

16.10.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

20.09.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

20.09.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

19.09.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks you!

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Thanks!

19.09.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

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19.09.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€ͺNice news. My historical true story, CONVICTION, has advanced to semi-finalist at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Top 2% of over 11,500 entries. I am doubtful it will go any further. So many exceptional writers out there. Grateful! #AFF #AUSTINFILMFEST #SCREENWRITER #SCRIPTSKY

19.09.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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I'm writing horror. Cat's snoring with eyes open next to me. Adda-boy! Put me in the mood.

24.08.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always dug this one. Bart the Bear is like the Meryl Streep of bear attack movies.

15.08.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I asked AI to write me a paragraph featuring 3 reasons why AI cannot write as well as human writers. Even AI gets it. Hire a writer.

13.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I just did a bad thing.

01.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Always loved submarine thrillers and always dreamed of writing one. 10 years ago I got my chance...bringing a director's story to life.
The Blue Whale is about an 18 year-old American girl who stows away on a cocaine smuggling submarine to escape a life of prostitution in Colombia. #scriptsky

31.07.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Page Awards Quarterfinalist. Happy to see my latest script, CONVICTION, make it into the Top 10% out of over 9000 entries from all over the world. More results to come throughout the summer and fall...we'll see if this Conviction will *ahem* stick. #scriptsky

15.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful to have been awarded a partial scholarship to a screenwriting retreat next year in Spain where I'll be mentored by Hollywood pros. But, with 3 kids in college this fall, and a large balance due to secure my spot, my bleeding wallet is screaming at me β€œGet your priorities straight, dreamer!”

15.07.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cool news to share. The Clear Conspiracy is a TV series pilot I wrote a few of years ago, based on the book: EOL – End of Life, by Art Jetthree. The cool news is that a Proof of Concept Trailer is going into production in Brooklyn New York. Sending positive vibes to the production team! #scriptsky

03.07.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to announce that the short film I wrote, Against All Odds, has won:
β€’ Best Male Director
β€’ Best Cinematography
...at the Independent Shorts Awards (May 2025 edition). The film tells the true story of Canadian basketball athlete Shay Colley's Olympic journey. #scriptsky #filmsky

23.06.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Gimme a hug." "Why?" "Because I need it." Small moment, but a huge reason we cared so much to see Brody succeed. #filmsky

20.06.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first feature film screenplay I ever wrote. I didn't really know what I was doing...self-taught, learn-by-doing stuff...but it was good enough to get read by Demi Moore's people back in the 90s, and got optioned and put in development by an LA producer in the 00's. #scriptsky

18.06.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So good! This hit me right in the feels.

14.06.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was scouring my files of half-baked loglines, ideas, random thoughts, abandoned scripts, etc, for my next possible spec script. Discovered I have enough stuff to write a short story collection. Gonna do that. It'll take years, but it's the only way these stories will ever see the light of day.

13.06.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first film I ever made, way back in high school. Inspired by Star Wars a, I built a 6-foot model on our dining room table. I scavenged battleship model parts to create the details. When I used the film to get into film school, they told me it was terrible. Yeah, but I had nowhere to go but up.

06.06.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5/5. In 1895 Ontario, after the gruesome murder of a young girl, an Ontario detective pursues an eccentric Quebecois vagrant for the crime. Soon, English and French Canadians clash over the case as evidence seems to point to the return of Jack the Ripper as the real killer. Winners announced May 16.

02.05.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4/5. It’s super difficult to break up to this level, and I certainly have no expectations that it would ever happen, but it’s a real honor to know that the people at Netflix consider my writing to be at least semi-worthy. So many amazing writers and scripts in the top 10.

02.05.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3/5. Ultimately, they felt this film should be seen in movie theatres and not streaming, so they passed. Since then, they have read two other scripts and both went over well. Now, I’m on Netflix’s radar for future submissions and may be considered for OWA’s (book adaptations, rewrites, etc.).

02.05.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/5. A day later I was on a 45-minute Zoom call with the development team at Netflix in LA. We discussed my attention to detail, the historical accuracy of the dialogue and settings, the psychology of the lead character, and even things like the audience metrics they use at Netflix.

02.05.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/5. Celebrating! I can finally reveal that I’ve known that my screenplay, CONVICTION, was a finalist (top 10) in the Screencraft True Story & Public Domain Screenplay Competition for a few weeks. The contest advised me that a juror was impressed with the work and wanted to speak with me immediately

02.05.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm all for a person's right to freedom of expression, but the guy sitting next to me in the movie theatre last night smelled like sewer.

25.04.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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