Page One Writers Conference (Chicago)
For writers in the Midwest, there is an excellent opportunity coming up on Saturday, May 3 in Chicago:
Here’s the lineup of participants:
With Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldfinger, the writers behind SORORITY ROW, PIRANHA 3D & the next installment of HALLOWEEN. Moderated by DePaul Screenwriting faculty member Chris Parrish; his numerous TV credits include KING OF QUEENS and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
1:15 THE BUSINESS OF WRITING: THE PEOPLE WHO REP AND HIRE WRITERS
With Daniel Willis who previously worked in development at WALT DISNEY PICTURE and GOOD UNIVERSE and is currently on staff at GREY’S ANATOMY; he’s also a graduate of DePaul’s Digital Cinema program.With Lenny Beckerman, formerly a manager at ANONYMOUS CONTENT and currently HEAD OF FILM AND TELEVISION at Hello and Company where he represents screenwriters.
With Sara Rastogi, Story Editor at Scott Free Productions.
Moderated by DePaul Screenwriting faculty member Matt Quinn who formerly worked in development at DREAMWORKS STUDIOS.
2:30 MULTIPLE HATS: WRITERS WHO PRODUCE, DIRECT, ACT AND MORE
With Theresa Mulligan who has written for HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and SOUTH PARK and has had acting appearances on SEINFELD and MR. SHOW.With Guineverre Turner, the writer behind AMERICAN PSYCHO and the writer/actress of numerous projects including the film, GO FISH, and the Showtime series, THE L WORD.Moderated by DePaul Screenwriting faculty member Michael McCarthy who has an extensive writing career ranging from SESAME STREET to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and acting credits that include CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and SECOND CITY.
3:45 BREAKING IN: LANDING THAT FIRST WRITING JOB
With Aisha Muharrar of PARKS AND RECREATION.
With Severiano Canales of SCANDAL & PRIVATE PRACTICE.
With David Dastmalchian of ANIMALS (2014 SXSW winner of the “Courage in Screenwriting” Award) and acting credits including PRISONERS, THE LEAGUE, and THE DARK KNIGHT.
Moderated by DePaul Screenwriting faculty member Nathan DeWitt with writing credits ranging from feature film rewrites, pilot options, and webseries work.
5:30 WRITING THE HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER
With Jeff Nathanson, who has written numerous films for director Steven Spielberg including CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, THE TERMINAL, and the most recent INDIANA JONES movie. Additional credits include TOWER HEIST, RUSH HOUR 2 & 3, and the next installment of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise.
With Steve Conrad, the writer behind the blockbuster films: SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, THE WEATHERMAN, THE PROMOTION, and an upcoming John Belushi project.
Hosted by the co-founder and Director of DePaul’s School of Cinema and Interactive Media, Matthew Irvine.
For more information, go here.
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