Screenwriting MasterClass – With Nika Rylski

Intensive Screenwriting Master Class with Nika Rylski

• Date: Saturday, July 7, 2018
• Workshop Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM
• Registration: 9:30 Sharp
  
• Price: $118.99 for Workshop Only
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• Price $148.99 for Workshop + QuickPitch with Nika Rylski
• Location: Wycliffe College – Cody Reading Room
  
• Address: 5 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H7
• University of Toronto Campus – (Museum TTC Stop)

Your Screenplay, TV Pilot or Stage Play  will be 10 x Better after this Class!

Canada is home to one of the most highly revered and admired Script Doctors in North America. Nika Rylski, known as the Screenwriters “WMD”. Nika put her hands on scripts from Hollywood Blacklist for years to nominated for the Academy Awards®.

• “Sitting on the Edge of Marlene“, feature drama, directed by Ana Valine (produced 2014, Released 2015)
• “In Darkness” by David Shamoon, Academy Award Nominee Best Foreign Film, Genie Nominee Best Adapted Screenplay, 2012
• “The Advocate”, feature thriller by Dave Vaughn, (produced) 2012
• “Bird Brain” feature comedy, by George Sanders, Shawn Curran (optioned by Paramount Pictures)
• “The Teplitskys Are Furious“, by Sarah Lazarovic, Winner 2010 Praxis screenwriting competition
• “The Brothers McDonagh“, feature drama, by Shannonn Kelly
  • 2nd Place, The Indie Gathering
  • Semi-Finalist, SoCal Film Festival
  • Finalist, Beverley Hills Film Festival
  • Honorable mention, Woods Hole
  • Top 50 Features Golden Brad Awards
  • Top 22% Features Nicholls Fellowship
• “3rd Degree Burn“, feature action/adventure, by Shannonn Kelly
  • 3rd Place, The Indie Gathering
  • Semi-Finalist, Screenplay Festival
  • Finalist, World Series of Screenwriting
  • Top 8% Nicholls Fellowship
  • Official Selection, Scriptapalooza
• “Kings of The Highway“, feature drama, by Shannonn Kelly
  • 4th Place, Indie Gathering
  • Semi-Finalist, Screenplay Festival
  • Official Selection, Scriptapalooza
• “The Alien’s Puppets”, feature comedy, by Shannonn Kelly, Matheus Hrushka, Rubens Neto
  • Official Selection, Scriptapalooza
  • Official Selection, Beverley Hills Film Festival
• “Arcadia” by Adam Hutchison, Hollywood Black List 2008 (unproduced)
  “Pigs“, Mad Monkey Productions, THINKfilm release, 2006 (produced)
• “Ecstacy“, feature film adaptation of Irving Walsh novel, (produced)
• “Love On The Side“, feature comedy by Brigitte Talevski, (produced), USA release 2006.

Nika has put her eagle eye and swift sword on countless other feature length scripts, including Story Editing for NSI First Features, the Harold Greenberg Fund, the CFC, OMDC, LIFT, Images Festival, and various indie production companies.

This is an absolute unique opportunity to develop and fine tune your Screenwriting craft and gain valuable skills in screencraft techniques – an educational experience of excellence – at an unbelievable price with a Top Tier Industry Story Editor.

• Follow Nika’s lead Today. Your Script will Win Competitions Tomorrow!

Secure your seat now for this amazing day of insider knowledge from one of the true Screenwriting Story Editor Greats!

The Moderator and Host will be Shannonn Kelly, Screenwriter and Managing Artistic Director of the 14th Annual ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival.

MasterClass Includes:

• Let’s Talk Shop
  • Why Scripts Fail – Why Scripts Soar
  • Define Your Audience – Who Are You Writing For and Why…?
• Genres, Quirks of Genres
  • How To Outline and Recognize Your Genre
  • The Dos and Don’t Of Writing For Each Genre
• The Pillars You Need To Make Any Script A Winner
  • Get Out Your NoteBooks! This is Nika’s Tried and True “Secret Stew“
• The Transformational Arc *Just Added!
  

• What is your story really about
• How to get from where you are today to a winning script
  

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• Random Quick Pitch
  • Up to 6 Pitches will be randomly chosen from Attendees and we will workshop on the spot!