Thank you for joining Film Fatales and Greenwich Entertainment for a screening of The Donut King and a panel discussion with Director/Cinematographer/Writer Alice Gu and Writer/Editor Carol Martori moderated by Film Fatales member Stephanie Wang-Breal. Ted’s story is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption. It’s the rags to riches story of a refugee … Continued
Revisit a round table discussion about maintaining your Creative Spark while releasing a film during a pandemic with Film Fatales members Anna Kerrigan (Cowboys), Christina Faith (Love You Right), Daniela De Carlo (The Blackout), and Jessie Barr (Sophie Jones). Listen in as filmmakers discuss their individual journeys from project development through distribution. Where do you … Continued
Film Fatales hosted a round table discussion with Showrunners, Writers, and Creators about breaking barriers in Episodic Television with Emily Spivack (Worn Stories), Ilse Fernandez (Cyberwar), Mel Shimkovitz (High Maintenance), and Xan Aranda (My Love). Together we can amplify creative voices who are breaking barriers in episodic television. How do you pitch a show that … Continued
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an interactive workshop with writer/director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Miss Bala, Lords of Dogtown, Thirteen) Celebrated writer and director Catherine Hardwicke discussed her journey from pre-production to final screening in her MasterClass presentation. Fix It In Prep detailed her preparation process for film and television projects with clips, storyboards, … Continued
We hosted an interactive workshop about Going Paperless on set with Film Fatales member Valerie Weiss (Director of Mixtape, Outer Banks, and Prodigal Son). Valerie discussed how Scriptation can empower you to navigate the new world of digital scripts, shorter work days, remote collaboration, and social distancing without compromising your production workflow. Through a demonstration … Continued
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for a discussion about Writing for Television with C.A. Johnson (Filthy Rich), Dr. David Renaud (The Good Doctor), and Marilyn Fu (The Baxters). Moderated by Film Fatales member Jenna Laurenzo (Lez Bomb). This round table conversation with episodic television writers explored their creative process and how they are making … Continued
Film Fatales members Deborah Goodwin (Snaeland) and Julia Camara (In Transit) led a virtual Screenwriting Workshop exploring the necessary steps you need to take in preparation for writing your feature screenplay. What is pre-writing and how do you use it to your advantage? What are the best practices for outlining a script? How do you … Continued
Author and screenwriter Namina Forna (The Gilded Ones) and genre filmmaker Zandashé Brown (Blood Runs Down) joined us for a discussion, moderated by Film Fatales member Tchaiko Omawale (Solace), about Black Women in Genre. Black women have had a significant impact in genre over the years, with a recent renaissance of novels by Black female writers … Continued
Thank you for joining Film Fatales and BFFoundation for a discussion with the creative team behind Framing Agnes fresh off their Sundance premiere. Speakers include director Chase Joynt, (cinematographer) Aubree Bernier-Clarke, (participant) Jules Gill-Peterson, (writer) Morgan M. Page, and Samantha Curley (producer). Moderated by programmer Stephanie Owens. In 1958, a young trans woman named Agnes entered a study about … Continued
Rewatch Film Fatales deep dive discussion into narrative feature development with writer/directors Anna Sang Park (The Cho Stories), Chanel Monet James (As of Yet), Charneice Fox (Love Dot Com), and Kat Coiro (Marry Me). When creating scripted content, the process doesn’t start on the first day of production. It begins with the smallest seeds of … Continued
Revisit a Film Fatales panel discussion about The Art of Screenwriting with writer/directors Jessica Sharzer (A Simple Favor), Laurie Collyer (Sherrybaby), Mora Stephens (Zipper), and moderated by Jamie Burton-Oare (African/American). Hear from heavy hitting screenwriters as they discuss what it takes to write a successful script. Where do they find inspiration, how do they discover … Continued
Members of Film Fatales and alumni of The Writers Lab joined together for a private networking mixer for feature film directors and screenwriters. Eager to meet creative collaborators? Excited to share details about your latest passion project? Missing the company of like-minded artists? This event was for you! We began with a group “getting to … Continued
