Script Awards
The Script Awards is an international script and writers competition focused on ideas, talent, and narrative structure. The script remains the core of any project, and we highlight the craft of writing and the discipline of storytelling across genres and formats.
Since 2016, the Script Awards Los Angeles has awarded close to 300 winners and selected an additional 700+ authors from around the world.
For years, we have hosted roundtables and recorded conversations with writers, authors, screenwriters, and playwrights, examining the creative process and the realities of the industry. Today, we are publishing this library online as a podcast, making years of discussions with working writers publicly accessible for the first time.
We hope this initiative will help writers gain confidence by hearing and seeing that no writing path is prewritten or the same.
This podcast channel will also serve as an additional outlet for our Writers' Interview Series, offering writers another platform to shine and share. The series features in-depth one-on-one conversations with writers discussing their craft, career paths, and approach to storytelling.
You write stories; we tell your story.
Script Awards
Writers’ Interview Series | Ep. 4 | Danielle Olson
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For this 4th episode of the podcast, we receive Danielle Olson.
Danielle is currently a Senior Entertainment Underwriting Specialist in the film and television insurance industry. Alongside her work in the industry, she is developing her first short animated film, Marbles, for which she serves as writer, director, and producer. The project is currently in development and is scheduled for completion in 2028.
Marbles is a deeply personal project for Danielle. The story is rooted in her own experiences with loss, including the sudden passing of her mother when she was nineteen.
Through Marbles' story, she explores the emotional reality of losing someone close, imagining a world in which people know when their final day will come. The story focuses on the importance of cherishing the time we have with loved ones before they are gone, and reflects her personal perspective on coping with the terminal illness of a family member.
Danielle holds a Master of Business Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Woodbury University. She is also pursuing a Master of Arts in 2D Animation at the Academy of Art University, with an expected graduation in 2027.