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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters + BRIC Scriptwriting Lab: Create Strong Female Characters
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters + BRIC Summer Scriptwriting Lab (HYBRID) \n \nRegistration includes admission to Screenwriting Symposium! \nAre you seeking a nurturing environment to revise your screenplay? Do you have a project in development and need to refine your first screenplay? Are you interested in creating strong female characters that resonate with audiences? \nReel Sisters + BRIC Screenwriting Lab is a four session course that includes a weekend intensive designed to give independent screenwriters the opportunity to work on scripts for television\, film and streaming platforms like OWN\, Netflix and Amazon. Join a writers’ boot camp devoted to developing risk-taking narratives and creating scripts with richly layered female characters. The Lab will accept in-person and online applicants. \nWriters will work in small groups and one-on-one with veteran writer/producer Lorisa Bates\, the CEO of Batesville Media\, LLC and former VP of Content Strategy at BET Networks where she was responsible for greenlighting 70+ movies. \nYou will enjoy a weekend working in a supportive environment of professional producers\, directors and screenwriters dedicated to helping you achieve your writing goals. Revise key elements of your feature length or short film script and create a dynamic elevator pitch. \nEligibility + Application: Writers must submit a synopsis (1 page maximum) and short sample of their screenplay (10 pages maximum) with a short bio (2-3 sentences). At the end of the lab\, several screenwriters will have an opportunity to showcase an excerpt of their work at a staged reading hosted by Reel Sisters and BRIC in the fall. Writing teams are welcome. \nRegistration Fee: $225\, plus Eventbrite Fees. Slots are limited so register in advance. If you are not accepted\, you will receive a $200 refund (the application fee is non-refundable). You will be e-mailed a secure link to send your writing sample and synopsis shortly after you register. \nABOUT REEL SISTERS & BRIC \nThe Scriptwriting Lab is co-presented by Reel Sisters\, the first Oscar Qualifying Festival for short narratives devoted to women filmmakers\, and BRIC\, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn\, and one of the largest in New York City. BRIC presents and incubates new work by artists and media-makers who reflect the diversity that surrounds us. Reel Sisters Film Festival will be held on October 19-20\, 2024. \nFor more information visit www.reelsisters.org | www.BRICartsmedia.org.
URL:https://www.africanvoices.com/event/reel-sisters-bric-scriptwriting-lab-create-strong-female-characters/
LOCATION:TBA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenwriting,Symposium,Workshop
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