Tag: screenwriters
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Feb. 20, 2016 IMMERSION: “75 Mins With” Screenwriter, Director and Producer Steve Conrad
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 AT 2:00PM TO 3:15PM In partnership with IFP Chicago, Columbia College Chicago hosts screenwriter, director and producer Steve Conrad as part of the Immersion Series. Conrad’s credits include THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013), THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006), THE WEATHER MAN (2005), and THE PROMOTION (2008). Conrad lives in Chicago…
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Chicago Screenwriters Network Presents FREE writers”mini-camp” Nov. 18th
Writing scripts for TV and film – and, as the industry expands, for the web and even mobile content – is, and always will be, about telling stories. – The Four Levels of Creative Development -Creating Higher-Concept Material – The Distinctions of Writing for Television – There are No Rules, But Writers Need Tools –…
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Oct. 24th: Chicago Screenwriters Network presents L.A.-based writer/producer Gabe Abelson (David Letterman, Bill Maher, and Jay Leno)
Chicago Screenwriters Network presents L.A.-based writer/producer Gabe Abelson in the Chicago-area debut of his two-day seminar, FUNNY FOR MONEY: Secrets of Successful Comedy Writing, which will take place at Loyola University (Lake Shore campus in Rogers Park) on Saturday, October 24 & Sunday October 25 (9:00am-6:00pm both days). Anyone who has ever attempted to write…
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Chicago Screenwriters Network 20th Anniversary Celebration Sun., Sept. 13, 2015, Featuring Co-Founder Edward Berno (Criminal Minds/Third Watch)
Join Chicago Screenwriters Network on Sunday, September 13th! We’re throwing a party – which doubles as a mini-fundraiser – with a very special guest: Edward A. Bernero, who co-founded the group in 1995 then went on to create the TV series Third Watch (NBC, 1999-2005) and later became Executive Producer of Criminal Minds (CBS, 2005-2013);…
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Chicago Creatives Cocktail Party
The July Chicago Creatives Cocktail Party, hosted by IFP/Chicago and co-hosted by Chicago Acting in Film, Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago Screenwriters Network, Independent Writers of Chicago, SAG-AFTRA Chicago and Women In Film Chicago. Join us for a happy hour (or two) of networking at a “getting-to-know-each-other” gathering with members of Chicago’s film, television, and new media…
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Chicago 48 Hour Film Project Important Dates
Filmmakers from all over the Chicago, IL area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world at Filmapalooza 2016 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival…