Scott J. Thompson

Scott is an award-winning screenwriter, whose work has been recognized by dozens of the top international screenwriting competitions. Most recently, he developed a short script with his child, which was ranked on Coverfly’s Red List as the #1 Comedy Short of all-time. His adaptation of the memoir “Black Dog of Fate”, by Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian, was nominated for Hollywood’s annual Black List. He has worked as a screenwriter for production companies in Los Angeles, Montreal, Germany, Helsinki, New York and here in Boston.

He began teaching screenwriting in Los Angeles, while working as a development executive and story consultant for various production companies, including New Line Cinema, MTM Enterprises and the Fred Silverman Company. He has taught screenwriting for over 25 years. He is the current Director of Boston University’s Graduate Screenwriting Program and taught Screenplay Adaptation for the Kilachand Honors College.

He directed Emerson College’s Screenwriting Certificate Program and served as a Juror for the International Emmy’s Sir Peter Ustinov Award in Screenwriting. He is currently a Narrative Shorts Programmer for Slamdance and a Feature Judge for the Humanitas Prize.