Watch Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference Live on YouTube
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 8, the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts is hosting its 5th annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference which will be simulcast live on the DePaul Visiting Artists Series YouTube channel.
Panels include:
Project development
1 p.m.
Brian Banks, executive in charge of production at Nickelodeon; and Samantha Olsson Shear, head of development at Kickstart Entertainment, discuss project development in the entertainment industry. Screenwriter and DePaul faculty member Chris Parrish will moderate.
Strategies for emerging writers
2:30 p.m.
DePaul University professor Anna Maria Hozian will discuss strategies for emerging writers and feature a panel with Thor: Ragnarok screenwriter Stephany Folsom, script coordinator Zach Cannon, and Marc Manus from Zero Gravity Management.
Writing for diversity in Hollywood
4 p.m.
Brad Riddell, a DePaul faculty member, will discuss diversity issues in Hollywood with “Friday Night Lights” producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and “Law and Order: SVU” screenwriter Kam Miller, author of the new TV-writing book, “The Hero Succeeds.”
Screenwriting for blockbuster Hollywood films
5:30 p.m.
Screenwriter Jack Epps Jr., known for films including Top Gun and Legal Eagles, and writer and producer Steven E. de Souza, who wrote Die Hard and 48 Hrs.” will discuss writing blockbuster Hollywood films with screenwriter and DePaul University faculty member Scott Myers.
Admission to the event is free and open to the public. Press:
FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND, THE EVENT WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON YOUTUBE HERE.
Twitter: #C12DePaul.