Instagram/Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Movie Artists Equity, led by Affleck & Damon, launches a Writers' Room program. Pitch your film idea and get mentorship from Eric Roth to develop your screenplay. April 9, 2026 AceShowbiz - Artists Equity, the independent studio led by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Gerry Cardinale, has unveiled a new Writers' Room program aimed at nurturing original screenplay development. Following a successful pilot, the program invites writers to pitch diverse film concepts, with selected ideas forming the basis of dedicated writers' rooms.