Happy Friday, Film Friends!

I’ve got a history with Johnny Galvan III. It started when Johnny’s screenplay “My Brother The Lion” was an Official Selection at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June, 2024. (More on that below.)                               In December, 2024, Johnny was an Official Selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival with the screenplay, “For Misty.”

When 2025 rolled around, Johnny was once again at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June, but this time with the animated short film “Franks In Hell.”                                                                                             Thanks to its creativity and originality, “Franks In Hell” won Johnny the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking.

To learn more about Johnny and his work, visit https://thewriting-company.com

Before I complete this introduction, I have to honor Johnny’s wife Misty and mention something from the first time that we met.                                                                                                                                          I was moderating the FI-LA 2024 Screenplay Awards Ceremony, which is a very cool event where each nominated screenwriter gets to stand in front of the audience and pitch their script.                                     As Johnny was talking about his screenplay, a story about his brother who he lost, he began to cry.                                                                                                                                                                                I was sitting in the front row and, well, I lost a best friend of 40 years in 2020 to Covid and know what it’s like to lose someone that you expected to be with you until your golden years.                                            I stood up and offered Johnny a hug, and he accepted it, and we hugged.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        It was a moment that I will never forget. As North American men, we failed to bring up our weeping hug during the podcast, but after recording Johnny mentioned that Misty had mentioned it.                             So… the story will live forever in these show notes!