About Us
Senaryo Okulu is a learning, writing and production platform that covers the whole path from learning screenwriting to taking what you write into production. If you're starting from zero, you learn here; if you already write, you write here, develop your project and introduce yourself. Our goal is a film ecosystem where new writers from anywhere in the world can reach producers and screenplays become films.
Why we exist
Twenty years ago, there was a young person who dreamed of becoming a screenwriter. Films kept playing in their head, but they didn’t know where to start. No one had ever shown them how to write.
They looked into workshops, but the fees were far too high for them. So they turned to books. There was one book on character, another on structure, another on dialogue. Reading, memorizing and digesting hundreds of them was impossible. When they finally sat down to write and got stuck, none of those books had the answer they needed at that moment.
Their only options were state-run competitions, and professionals entered those too. They felt they didn’t stand a chance against those professionals. Deep down, they wanted to compete with people at their own level, but no such competition existed.
They had friends who studied film. Those friends graduated, but without anyone to open doors for them, they never made it into the industry. Today, one sells phones; another runs a small shop. Reaching a producer meant either winning an award or knowing someone who knew someone. For anyone outside those circles, being heard was far harder.
That young person’s story could have faded away, like thousands of stories still waiting to be told.
Senaryo Okulu was built so you don’t have to go through the same things.
Here, you learn where to start. What used to be scattered is brought together here. When you get stuck, you can turn to example scenes. Senaryum handles the formatting for you; you just write. In the Community, you meet writers at your own level. By the end, you’ll have a finished screenplay of your own.
In the future, we’ll run dedicated competitions and offer support for beginners. We’ll also provide production support to writers who are just starting out, who haven’t won awards or made a name for themselves yet. You won’t need to know the right people or find someone to open doors for you.
Because if you have a story, it shouldn’t be lost.
Our mission
To turn screenwriting into a habit, and that habit into steady production. We do it with three things: small lessons you can actually finish, a concrete writing task in every lesson, and a workspace that keeps what you write and gets it ready for the screen.
The measure of our teaching is whether you can write without us. If someone leaves here still dependent on the platform, we haven't done our job well.
Our vision: a film ecosystem
Our goal is bigger than a school: a film ecosystem where someone who learns screenwriting from zero can write, develop a project, introduce themselves and move into production on the same platform. From training to steady production, from preparing a project to putting it out, the whole process in one place — so a new writer doesn't need to know the right people to reach a producer.
We're building it for the whole world, not for one country. Today Senaryo Okulu is used in four languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish, and lessons are added to each language in order.
Here is what we plan to open along the way. None of it is open today; each will be announced here when it opens:
- Senaryo Okulu screenwriting competitions for new writers.
- Producer showcases where writers present their scripts to producers.
- Production grants for film projects.
- Standout scripts from the platform submitted to festivals by Senaryo Okulu.
Principles we don't change
- Craft is taught; creative choices aren't judged. Format and technique are assessed — whether your idea, theme or tone is “good” is not for us to decide.
- There are no scores. Art isn't measured in percentages; feedback comes as observation, not as a grade.
- Write first, fix later. A first draft has one job: to exist. Perfectionism is an obstacle to get past.
- Every lesson teaches one main idea. Two topics means two lessons.
- No one is left alone with a blank page. Every task comes with a starting point.
- We don't write for you. Examples are shown; your text stays yours.
If you want to learn screenwriting
- Screenwriting lessons — a hands-on path that starts from zero and opens in order. The nine chapters of Act One take you from your first idea to reading films like a writer; every lesson teaches one thing and ends with something you write. New acts are added in order.
- Short Film School — you prepare your short film from idea to shoot day.
- Review Room and Drill Room — short review rounds built from the questions of lessons you've finished, and drills that work on a single skill.
- Library — scene breakdowns, a glossary of screenwriting terms, and templates in Word and PDF.
If you already write
You don't have to go through the lessons. Senaryum and Film Lab open without waiting for a lesson; your own script and your own project start here or move here.
- Senaryum — a screenplay editor that formats as you type. You see page breaks and the page count as you write, and open the same text in American or two-column layout. You import scripts from Final Draft, Fountain or PDF and export to Final Draft and Fountain, so your script isn't locked in.
- Scene Board and prep — you see the whole film as cards and drag scenes into a new order. Acts, sequences, a beat sheet, a timeline, character cards and a relationship map sit in the same project.
- Versions and delivery — every draft is saved and you see what changed. You get a PDF with a title page as a competition or reading copy; a character and location report comes straight out of the script.
- Writing together — you open your script to one person and hand over the pen; you talk by voice or video without leaving Senaryum.
- On every device — in the browser, on your phone and on your computer. When the connection drops you keep writing and can still get your PDF.
- Film Lab — the project file where you build your idea, logline, characters and structure before the script.
To introduce yourself and build a crew
- Community profile — you write your role, a short bio, your city and your interests; what you share collects on your profile.
- Community — a feed for people who write and make films: introductions, questions, finding a crew. You connect with members and message them.
Where you can use it
In the browser and in the app on iPhone and Android, in English. With an account, your progress and your scripts follow you across devices.
Transparency
We care about saying clearly what we collect and what we don't. What we can confirm today: if you don't have an account, the texts you write in Film Lab and Senaryum never leave your device; if you do, the same texts are stored with your account only so they can be given back to you, and they're never shown to anyone. What you write never enters the measurement pipeline. There are no advertising or marketing trackers on the site; the Google Analytics setup we use for visitor measurement is cookieless and advertising signals are denied from the start. Raw IP addresses are not kept in our application database.
Our usage measurement isn't anonymous, it's pseudonymous: a random participant code is written to your browser once. That code isn't linked to your name or your account, but it does link visits from the same browser to each other. It has no expiry date; it stays until you clear your browser data or reset your progress in the app.
The full Privacy Policy is published (the Privacy link at the bottom of the page): you'll find the list of what is and isn't collected there. The Terms of Use are in the same place.
How to reach us
Just fill in the form on the Contact page: suggestions, complaints, bug reports, account and password problems, partnerships or personal data requests. You don't need an account.
The second channel is the Community: you can ask a question, share a suggestion or report a bug you ran into. The Community is public, so don't share personal details there.
Legal details
Senaryo Okulu is a brand name; the service is operated by PARTHENIA MEDIA LTD (England, company number 17567083).
Registered address: Office 22254, 182-184 High Street North, East Ham, London E6 2JA, United Kingdom.
Correspondence address: iletisim@senaryookulu.com. The form on the Contact page reaches the same place and doesn't require an account.
How personal data is processed, how long it's kept and how to have it deleted is set out in the Privacy Policy.
Frequently asked questions
No. Every lesson can be read without an account, and so can the curriculum pages, the Library and the Community feed. The account exists so your writing isn't lost: with an account your work is stored with you, and you can pick up where you left off on another device.
No. If you don't have an account, your texts never leave your device. If you do, they're stored with your account so you can carry on from another device — to give them back to you, not to read them. They're never shown to anyone, never enter measurement and aren't used to train AI. Only the posts and replies you deliberately share in the Community are visible to others.
No. Our principle is clear: the platform doesn't write screenplays for you, it teaches you to write them. You get examples and hints; the text stays yours.
That's our goal. We plan screenwriting competitions for new writers, producer showcases, production grants and submitting standout scripts to festivals; none of these is open today, and each will be announced when it opens. Today you can introduce yourself and find collaborators in the Community.
You can write to us directly from the form on the Contact page; no account is needed. The second channel is the Community — you can post questions, suggestions and bug reports there too. The Community is public, so be careful not to share personal details.
You can try it without an account; you'll need one to save and download what you write.
Last updated: November 11, 2026