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The competition jury features director Joko Anwar, director Aditya Ahmad, scriptwriter Alim Sudio, and actor Asmara Abigail, who recently served on the Locarno Film Festival jury.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The Japanese drama, based on the manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside by Yoshiharu Tsuge, follows Lee, a scriptwriter who is processing what is happening in her life.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers; Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers; and JoAnna Illingworth and Shama Mrema as scriptwriters.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Rounding out the cast is Nancy Olson as Betty Schaefer, a studio scriptwriter competing for Joe’s attention and affection, and Erich von Stroheim as Norma’s devoted butler Max, who once enjoyed earlier career success as Norma’s movie director during the silent film era.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The Japanese drama, based on the manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside by Yoshiharu Tsuge, follows Lee, a scriptwriter who is processing what is happening in her life.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers; Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers; and JoAnna Illingworth and Shama Mrema as scriptwriters.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Rounding out the cast is Nancy Olson as Betty Schaefer, a studio scriptwriter competing for Joe’s attention and affection, and Erich von Stroheim as Norma’s devoted butler Max, who once enjoyed earlier career success as Norma’s movie director during the silent film era.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Scriptwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scriptwriter. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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scriptwriter
noun
script·writ·er
ˈskrip-ˌtrīt-ər 
: a person who writes scripts (as screenplays for television or movies)
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