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When Isabel Met Aviva

When Isabel Met Aviva

Isabel Thottam and Aviva Peltin

A podcast about romcoms, female-driven screenwriting, and breaking into the industry! Hosted by Isabel Thottam & Aviva Peltin.

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When Isabel Met Aviva - Ep.3 - You've Got Smale (Interview with Carly Smale)
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11/09/23 • 66 min

This episode has us merry and bright because it kicks off the holiday season with our special first guest, Carly Smale, the Christmas Wizard! Carly joins Isabel and Aviva to discuss her upcoming movie, Christmas By Design, which premieres on Friday, Oct.27th at 8 p.m. on The Hallmark Channel. Carley walks us through how Hallmark movies are made, why she writes so many, and we all agree that movies don't know how people sleep. About Carley: Carley Smale is a screenwriter and rom-com connoisseur who spends most of her time re-watching episodes of The Comeback and picking the raisins out of her trail mix. She received her first writing credit when she was twenty-four years old for the Lifetime made-for-tv movie entitled The Christmas Parade (2014). She has since earned several more writing credits in the MOW space with titles such as, Snowed Inn Christmas, Christmas Pen Pals and Netflix's Midnight at the Magnolia. In February 2022, Midnight at the Magnolia was nominated for best made-for-tv movie at the Canadian Screen Awards. It spent over a month trending worldwide on the Netflix top 10 list. In 2014, Carley wrote and directed an indie feature entitled, “Cold Season” with the help of her friends from film school. It was the winner of the Jury Award at the Toronto Independent Film Festival. Find her on Instagram at: @YouveGotSmalee Website: whenisabelmetaviva.com Instagram: @Whenisabelmetaviva TikTok: Whenisabelmetaviva Facebook: When Isabel Met Aviva Twitter: Isabelmetaviva

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We are so inspired by today’s interview with Kirsten Hansen, the screenwriter of Lindsay Lohan’s newest romcom, IRISH WISH! In this chat, we discuss Kirsten’s career path, the importance of following your curiosity and passion, and how IRISH WISH came to be. Kirsten’s story exemplifies the idea that every part of your career path (even being a production assistant) is a stepping stone. You never know who you will meet or how you might get your next opportunity, so keep showing up no matter what. You don’t want to miss this one. Don’t forget to watch IRISH WISH on Netflix on Friday, March 15th! Let’s support the romcom renaissance!

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https://www.instagram.com/kearstegram/

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⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: ⁠Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva⁠

⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: IsabelMetAviva

⁠⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]

Follow Isabel:

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When Isabel Met Aviva - Season 2 | Episode 2 - We’re Gonna Get Canceled For This
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02/02/24 • 52 min

Hi, Barbie! In this episode, we catch up to discuss writing tips we've learned after working with executives, and how to deal with feeling low after a series of highs in both our screenwriting career journeys. We also discuss our controversial opinions surrounding the Barbie movie and its nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Oscars this year.

Read The Barbie Script Here: https://wbpads.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/academy2023/scripts/BazSTyWBSrZxABmTheW1107/barbie_final_shooting_script.pdf

Follow When Isabel Met Aviva: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠: @WhenIsabelMetAviva YouTube: ⁠⁠https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCbgfc5VM-2D9tNJBqmKL-dQ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: ⁠Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: @IsabelMetAviva ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Follow Isabel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/isabel_k_t⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aviva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/avivapeltin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/avivape⁠ ⁠ltin⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/avivapeltin⁠

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In today’s episode we chat with our first writing romcom duo, Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy (FALLING INN LOVE, A PERFECT PAIRING, LOVE, GUARANTEED, the list goes on)! In this chat, Elizabeth and Hilary share their professional meet cute and what it’s like to be part of a writing partnership, how they broke into the industry and now have regular work with Netflix (#goals), and how rejection isn’t always a bad thing. This chat left us feeling so inspired and sparkly, and we can’t wait for you all to listen!

Follow When Isabel Met Aviva:

⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠: @WhenIsabelMetAviva

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⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: IsabelMetAviva

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Hilary: ⁠https://hilarygalanoy.com⁠

Follow Liz: ⁠https://x.com/LizHackett⁠

Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]

Follow Isabel on Instagram: Isabel_k_t

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Follow Aviva on Instagram or X: @avivapeltin

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/albert-behar/la-vita-bella

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Today’s episode features journalist, author, and “romcom historian”, Erin Carlson! Erin is the author of “I’ll Have What She’s Having: How Nora Ephron’s Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy”. In this conversation we learn why Erin decided to write a book about our romcom queen, Nora Ephron, how she got to interview Delia Ephron (Norah’s sister) and Tom Hanks himself (!!!), and what she believes Nora would be writing about today. Nora’s birthday is May 19th aka when this episode goes live, so in the words of our fave SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE protagonist, Annie Reed, “It’s a sign.” Erin Carlson’s links: Buy her book: I'll Have What She's Having https://www.instagram.com/erinleighcarlson/ https://erinlcarlson.com https://x.com/ErinLCarlson Romcom article by Erin Follow When Isabel Met Aviva: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠: @WhenIsabelMetAviva YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCbgfc5VM-2D9tNJBqmKL-dQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: IsabelMetAviva ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Follow Isabel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/isabel_k_t⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aviva: https://x.com/avivapeltin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/avivape⁠ltin⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/avivapeltin⁠⁠⁠

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When Isabel Met Aviva - Season 2 | Episode 1 - Anyone But Ilana Wolpert (Interview)
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02/02/24 • 37 min

New year, new season! We're SO excited to start season 2 of the pod with an incredible first guest, the writer of the box office hit, ANYONE BUT YOU, Ilana Wolpert! We chat with Ilana to learn how she broke into the industry, what sparked the idea for ANYONE BUT YOU, how it got made, and what it was like to have a 25-million budget for a romcom! Ilana kind of accidentally became a screenwriter and she's like, really, really good at it.

About Ilana: Ilana Wolpert is known for Anyone But You (2023), High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019) and I'm in Love with the Dancer from My Bat Mitzvah.

Follow Ilana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilana_wolpert/

Anyone But You Movie Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/6WW8YiLb4jM9GiSbPUPBfu?si=6RNveNp4Ta-3KlT67ahL5w

Anyone But You Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/70UYNAeFqHd9RMrknvYKBj?si=752701ab7df24746

Follow When Isabel Met Aviva: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠: @WhenIsabelMetAviva YouTube: ⁠https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCbgfc5VM-2D9tNJBqmKL-dQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: ⁠Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: @IsabelMetAviva ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Follow Isabel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/isabel_k_t⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠ Follow Aviva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/avivapeltin⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/avivape⁠ ⁠ltin⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/avivapeltin⁠

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Our seventh episode ever features Adi Blotman, the screenwriter of the Jewish romcom, MADE FOR EACH OTHER, which premiered on Hallmark at the beginning of the year. In this chat, we discuss how Adi’s R-rated romcom script got in the hands of a Hallmark producer, her writing rituals and future plans, and how LinkedIn might be the screenwriting hack you need to leverage your writing career.

Adi’s Coverfly: https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/adiblotman15729

Adi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/adiblotman

Made for Each Other IMDb Page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25391120/

Watch Made For Each Other on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Made-Each-Other-Matt-Cohen/dp/B0B8JKKRWG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3AOX4K6EVX589&keywords=made+for+each+other&qid=1701447929&s=instant-video&sprefix=made+for+eac%2Cinstant-video%2C213&sr=1-3

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⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠

Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]

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In this episode, we chat with actor-turned-screenwriter, Hannah Marie Hines, who wrote Love At First Like, a new rom-com now streaming on Peacock, and available to watch on Apple and Amazon!

About Hannah:
Hannah Marie Hines is an actress originally from Denver, Colorado. Her love for acting led her to the University of Northern Colorado where she was among 20 students out of over 800 applicants chosen for their theatre acting program. She received her bachelor's degree from UNC and also studied at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. She now resides in Los Angeles, California where she is pursuing a film/tv career and enjoying the enviable climate.

A cynical journalist is assigned to cover the Don Juan of dating apps and ends up finding there's more than meets the eye.

Follow Hannah:

instagram.com/hannahmhines

twitter.com/hannahmhines

imdb.me/hannahmariehines

Follow When Isabel Met Aviva: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠: @WhenIsabelMetAviva YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCbgfc5VM-2D9tNJBqmKL-dQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: ⁠Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: @IsabelMetAviva ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Follow Isabel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/isabel_k_t⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aviva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/avivapeltin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/avivape⁠ ⁠ltin⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/avivapeltin⁠


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When Isabel Met Aviva - Ep 3: Stick It, Hollywood (Interview With Jessica Bendinger)
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11/20/24 • 62 min

We are honored to share that we had the opportunity to chat with screenwriter Jessica Bendinger! Jessica wrote a few of our fav movies - Stick It, Bring It On, and Aquamarine, to name a few! In this episode, we discuss the state of Hollywood with Jessica (forewarning, there are quite a few explicit words in this episode, because, like, Hollywood freaking sucks right now!!) and we also learn about how some of our favorite movies came to be.

ABOUT JESSICA:

Jessica Bendinger's movies have grossed over $500 million worldwide, and have spawned myriad sequels, TV shows and Jeopardy questions. Her directorial debut STICK IT (starring Jeff Bridges) had the highest per screen average its' opening weekend, and was the #1 download on iTunes for 7 straight weeks. An acclaimed Hollywood screenwriter who launched onto the scene with her original script BRING IT ON (which debuted at #1 in the box office and remained there for two weeks), Jessica was named by Glamour Magazine as one of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Women Under 40. Bendinger was a writer on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Season Four of SEX AND THE CITY, credited on the episode entitled, "TIME & PUNISHMENT." A former journalist for SPIN Magazine + MTV News, Jessica also directed music videos for artists such as Queen Latifah, Steady B, Coro, Tony Terry, Warrior Soul, Masters of Reality and Loudness. Jessica's screenwriting credits include: THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE, FIRST DAUGHTER and AQUAMARINE. Her uncredited work includes: WHAT A GIRL WANTS, FREAKY FRIDAY, MEAN GIRLS, CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2, JUST LIKE HEAVEN, GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, G-FORCE and HITCH.

Jessica's Website: https://www.jessicabendinger.com/

Buy the "Stick It" Book: https://www.amazon.com/Stick-Screenplay-Book-Extras-Writer-Director/dp/B093C8L148/ref=sr_1_17?crid=1XHOPF18YF37U&keywords=the%20stick%20it%20book&qid=1649456254&sprefix=the%20stick%20it%20book%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-17

Buy the "Bring It On" Book: https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Book-Screenplay-How-Never-Before-Seen/dp/1887229582

Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]

Follow Isabel on Instagram: Isabel_k_t

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Follow Aviva on Instagram or X: @avivapeltin

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/albert-behar/la-vita-bella ⁠

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Our eighth episode ever, in which we discuss whether Isabel should stalk Zac Efron, the Jonas Brothers, mistletoe encounters (does Hanukkah need something similar?), and the perfect gifts for screenwriters and romcom lovers! Happy holidays, everyone!

BLOG POST TO ITEMS MENTIONED: https://www.whenisabelmetaviva.com/romcomblog/20-christmas-gift-ideas-for-a-screenwriter

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YouTube: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCbgfc5VM-2D9tNJBqmKL-dQ⁠

⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠: Facebook.com/WhenIsabelMetAviva

⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠: @IsabelMetAviva

⁠⁠⁠www.whenisabelmetaviva.com⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to email us: ⁠[email protected]

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⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/itwritescomedy⁠ ⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/Isabel-Thottam⁠ ⁠⁠

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How many episodes does When Isabel Met Aviva have?

When Isabel Met Aviva currently has 23 episodes available.

What topics does When Isabel Met Aviva cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on When Isabel Met Aviva?

The episode title 'Ep.3 - You've Got Smale (Interview with Carly Smale)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on When Isabel Met Aviva?

The average episode length on When Isabel Met Aviva is 60 minutes.

How often are episodes of When Isabel Met Aviva released?

Episodes of When Isabel Met Aviva are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of When Isabel Met Aviva?

The first episode of When Isabel Met Aviva was released on Oct 2, 2023.

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