The Business of Screenwriting *Crash Course*

Screenwriter Professional Development

• Date Saturday, July 10, 2021 (Zoom Class)
• Workshop Time: 10:30AM-3:30PM (EST)/7:30(PST)/4:30PM(BST)
• Covid19 Special Price: $20.21 (Normally $480)
  

Pay Here 

Screenwriter Professional Development
20.23USD

Your Screenplay + Festival Acceptance will be Noticeably Better after this Class!
(If you take good notes, have the humility to use my notes and apply them to your writing)

Your Instructor for the day is Sionainn Kelly, Award Winning Screenwriter, Script Doctor, Documentary Filmmaker plus Artistic Director, Lead Programmer and Mentor for the ReelHeART Festival Group’s
ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival, ReelHeART International Screenplay and TV Pilot Script Competition, Toronto Beaches Film Festival, BumpnGrind Film And Performance Fest and GeekFestToronto.

Sionainn is a grateful, former student of North America’s most highly revered and admired Story Editors / Script Doctors in North America, Nika Rylski. Nika has story edited scripts on the Hollywood Blacklist every year, to films nominated for the Academy Awards®; Sionainn and Nika have taught Screenplay workshops as a Team for a few years.

For 2021, Sionainn will take the reigns and focus on the Business of Screenwriting.

As a Screenwriter competing internationally, Sionainn has won over 60 Awards and currently has 2 Projects in Hollywood making the rounds for Packaging and Options. Some of her award winning screenplays are:

• “3rd Degree Burn“, Feature Action, Adventure, Action, Thriller, Crime, Buddy
• “Kings of The Highway“, Feature Drama, Thriller, Crime, Suspense, Psychological Thriller
• “Pole Position“, TV Pilot/TV Series, Drama, Crime, Transgender, Urban Thriller
• “The Alien’s Puppets”, Feature Comedy, by Sionainn Kelly, Matheus Hrushka, Rubens Neto
• “The Brothers McDonagh“, Feature Drama, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Suspense, Mystery

This workshop is an absolute unique opportunity to develop and fine tune your Screenwriting Craft, Fix those nagging Format Errors that make you lose over and over again in Screenplay Competitions and Learn the Business of Screenwriting from someone who’s feet are firmly planted in both worlds, as a Screenwriting Contest Administrator and as a Screenwriter who enters Competitions.

Secure your seat now for this amazing day of insider knowledge that no other film festival or screenplay competition in the world will share publicly.

Some Topics May Include

Let’s Talk Shop

• Why Scripts Fail – Why Scripts Soar
• Submitting to Screenplay Competitions
• How the Screenwriter’s Goal Determines which Competitions to Enter
• Which Competitions to ignore (Some are just Cash Grabs)
• Which Competitions To Enter (You might be Surprised)

Getting Past The Screenplay Judges and Readers

• Who’s Reading Your Script
• How Much Do They Read?
• Common Errors that Earn a Pass with First readers and/or Judges
• In Screenwriting Competitions, a “Pass” means a “Fail”

The 1st 10 Pages!

• What Is Your Story Really About?
• Can a Reader See What Your Story Is About in the 1st 3-10 Pages?
• How to Get from Where You are Today to a Winning Script

Marketing YOU The Screenwriter

• Get on Social Media
• Let Agents, Production Houses Know About You without Annoying them
• Writer Portals – Are They Worth It? Which Ones To Choose

Let’s Workshop Your Script

• We will Take the 1st 10 Pages of (a selection) Of Scripts Today and Workshop It
• After Class, you’ll get the 1st 10 Pages Story Edited and sent back to You
• (not immediately, but soon)

Post Workshop

• You’ll be given an Exclusive Zoom Link for FREE Monday Workshops that run Twice a day since February 2020 – The next one starts Monday July 19
• If you want to improve your script and get it to decision makers – You Will Attend

Screenplay Workshop

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10:30AM(EST) – Screenplay Workshop

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Screenwriter Professional Development
20.23USD

14th Annual ReelHeART International
Film and Screenplay Festival
July 04-11, 2022
Toronto, Canada

All Show Times, Filmmakers Q&As and Workshops Are Eastern Standard Time (EST)

The Business of Screenwriting – *Crash Course* – Screenwriter Professional Development

• Date Saturday, July 11, 2020 (Zoom Class)
• Workshop Time: 11:00AM-2:00PM (EST/Toronto/NewYork Time)
• Purchase tickets below

Your Screenplay + Festival Acceptance will be Noticeably Better after this Class!

Please join us on ZOOM for The Business of Screenwriting
*Crash Course* – Screenwriter Professional Development

Note: If you are having trouble joining the meeting above, enter Meeting ID: 878 2591 1931 and join via Zoom App.

Your Instructor for the day is Shannonn Kelly, Award Winning Screenwriter.

As well, Shannonn is a Script Doctor, Documentary Filmmaker and Artistic Director and Lead Programmer of the ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival, Toronto Beaches Film Festival and GeekFest Toronto.

A former student of Canada’s most highly revered and admired Story Editors / Script Doctors in North America, Nika Rylski, who has story edited scripts on the Hollywood Blacklist every year, to films nominated for the Academy Awards®; Shannonn and Nika have taught Screenplay workshops as a Team for a few years. This season, Shannonn will take the reigns  and focus on the Business of Screenwriting.

As a Screenwriter competing internationally, Shannonn has won over 30 Awards and has 2 Projects in Hollywood making the rounds for Packaging and Options. Some of her award winning screenplays are:

• “3rd Degree Burn“, Feature Action, Adventure, Action, Thriller, Crime, Buddy
• “Kings of The Highway“, Feature Drama, Thriller, Crime, Suspense, Psychological Thriller
• “Pole Position“, TV Pilot/TV Series, Drama, Crime, Transgender, Urban Thriller
• “The Alien’s Puppets”, Feature Comedy, by Shannonn Kelly, Matheus Hrushka, Rubens Neto
• “The Brothers McDonagh“, Feature Drama, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Suspense, Mystery

This workshop is an absolute unique opportunity to develop and fine tune your Screenwriting Craft and Learn the Business of Screenwriting from someone who’s feet are firmly planted in both worlds, as a Screenwriting Contest Administrator and as a Screenwriter who enters Competitions.

Secure your seat now for this amazing day of insider knowledge that no other film festival or screenplay competition in the world will share publicly.

• Covid19 Special Price: $20.20 – Workshop Topics May Include
  

• Let’s Talk Shop
  • Why Scripts Fail – Why Scripts Soar
  • Submitting to Screenplay Competitions
  • How the Screenwriter’s Goal Determines which Competitions to Enter
  • Which Competitions to ignore (Some are just Cash Grabs)
  • Which Competitions To Enter (You might be Surprised)
• Getting Past The Screenplay Judges and Readers
  
  • Who’s Reading Your Script
  • How Much do they Read?
  • Common Errors that Earn a Pass with First readers and/or Judges
    • In Screenwriting Competitions, a “Pass” means a “Fail”
• The 1st 10 Pages!
  • What Is Your Story Really About?
  • Can a Reader See What Your Story Is About in the 1st 3-10 Pages?
  • How to Get from Where You are Today to a Winning Script
• Marketing YOU The Screenwriter
  • Get on Social Media
  • Let Agents, Production Houses Know About You without Annoying them
  • Writer Portals – Are They Worth It? Which Ones To Choose
• Let’s Workshop Your Script
  • We will Take the 1st 10 Pages of Your Script Today and Workshop It
  • After the class, you’ll get the 1st 10 pages Story Edited and sent back to You

Wycliffe College – 5 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H7
University of Toronto Campus – (Museum TTC Stop)

The Business of Screenwriting – Screenwriter Professional Development

• Date Saturday, July 6, 2019
• Workshop Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM
• Registration: 9:30 Sharp
• Location: Wycliffe College – Soward Room
  
• Address: 5 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H7 – UofT Campus (Museum TTC Stop)

Your Screenplay + Festival Acceptance will be Noticeably Better after this Class!

Your Instructor for the day is Shannonn Kelly, Award Winning Screenwriter.

As well, Shannonn is a Script Doctor, Documentary Filmmaker and Managing Artistic Director, Head Programmer of the ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival, Toronto Beaches Film Festival and GeekFest Toronto.

A former student of Canada’s most highly revered and admired Story Editors / Script Doctors in North America, Nika Rylski, who has story edited scripts on the Hollywood Blacklist every year, to films nominated for the Academy Awards®; Shannonn and Nika have taught Screenplay workshops as a Team for a few years. This season, Shannonn will take the reigns  and focus on the Business of Screenwriting.

As a Screenwriter competing internationally, Shannonn has won over 30 Awards and has 2 Projects in Hollywood making the rounds for Packaging and Options. Some of her award winning screenplays are:

• “3rd Degree Burn“, Feature Action, Adventure, Action, Thriller, Crime, Buddy
• “Kings of The Highway“, Feature Drama, Thriller, Crime, Suspense, Psychological Thriller
• “Pole Position“, TV Pilot/TV Series, Drama, Crime, Transgender, Urban Thriller
• “The Alien’s Puppets”, Feature Comedy, by Shannonn Kelly, Matheus Hrushka, Rubens Neto
• “The Brothers McDonagh“, Feature Drama, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Suspense, Mystery

This workshop is an absolute unique opportunity to develop and fine tune your Screenwriting Craft and Learn the Business of Screenwriting from someone who’s feet are firmly planted in both worlds, as a Screenwriting Contest Administrator and as a Screenwriter who enters Competitions.

Secure your seat now for this amazing day of insider knowledge that no other film festival or screenplay competition in the world will share publicly.

• Price: $119.99 – Workshop Includes:

• Let’s Talk Shop
  • Why Scripts Fail – Why Scripts Soar
  • Submitting to Screenplay Competitions
  • How the Screenwriter’s Goal Determines which Competitions to Enter
  • Which Competitions to ignore (Some are just Cash Grabs)
  • Which Competitions To Enter (You might be Surprised)
• Getting Past The Screenplay Judges and Readers
  
  • Who’s Reading Your Script
  • How Much do they Read?
  • Common Errors that Earn a Pass with First readers and/or Judges
    • In Screenwriting Competitions, a “Pass” means a “Fail”
• The 1st 10 Pages!
  • What Is Your Story Really About?
  • Can a Reader See What Your Story Is About in the 1st 3-10 Pages?
  • How to Get from Where You are Today to a Winning Script
• Marketing YOU The Screenwriter
  • Get on Social Media
  • Let Agents, Production Houses Know About You without Annoying them
  • Writer Portals – Are They Worth It? Which Ones To Choose
• Let Workshop Your Script
  • We will Take the 1st 10 Pages of Your Script Today and Workshop It

Wycliffe College – 5 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H7
University of Toronto Campus – (Museum TTC Stop)

Come watch 30+ Talented Toronto Actors perform at their best and bring each Screenplay and TV Pilot to LIFE for the Visiting Writer and a Festival Audience in our Cast-To-Type, Rehearsed Live Screenplay Reads. Post Reading Q&As are always Lively and Fun!

The Door
Feature Screenplay | 88 Pages | Premiere – Canada
Screenwriter: Robert Cox – San Diego, USA – *In Attendance*
*Nominated for Best Feature Screenplay*

Synopsis Carl is an eleven year old with serious health problems. He has a brain tumor that he is being treated for, but the loss of hair and the fear the other children in his class have of him has made his life even more miserable. The constant teasing and shunning he receives makes him dread going to school. His mother and he have moved in with his grandfather when his Carl’s own father deserts them, after telling his wife and son that he can’t deal with the strain of caring for a sick child.

Keywords #YoungAdult #Cancer #Family #DysfunctionalFamily #Friendship #UnconditionalLove

BIO – Robert Cox has successfully written in various literary genres since his teenage years, notably in scientific journals and business publications, as well as plays, opera librettos, song lyrics and short stories. In the past, Robert has sent ideas to various television shows in the form of synopses, treatments, and scripts, and has had several considered and a few filmed. Along with writing screenplays, Robert has also mentored writers, edited scripts and other forms of written communication, such as short stories, poetry, and even Blog Posts. Robert has also been called upon to judge film and screenplay submissions for Film Festivals, spoken at various Festivals, and taught sessions on screenwriting at various workshops. Robert hold a BA in English, a BA in music and a Masters in Botany.

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=790430446
• Twitter @dmitri52

Wycliffe College – 5 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H7
University of Toronto Campus – (Museum TTC Stop)

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Filmed With Pride

Johnny Williams: Weekend in New England

Animation, Experimental, Short | Duration: 09:49 | Premiere – Canada
Dir. Thomas Florek, United States
Language: English

*Nominated for Best Animated Film, Best LGBTQ Film*

Synopsis Johnny Williams and his close friend Jill decide to visit New England to see the leaves change.  Some sexual confusion arises.

• Facebook /thomas.florek.58
• Facebook /tomanddoug/
• Web http://www.tomanddoug.com/

My Recoverist Family
Documentary Short | Duration: 40:09 | Premiere – Canada
Dir. Amanda Ravetz, Huw Wahl, United Kingdom
Language: English

*Nominated for LGBTQ Film, Best Short Documentary, Best Actor David Hoyle (as “Him/Herself”)*

Synopsis An LGBT+ group from Greater Manchester are on a non-linear journey through recovery from substance use. Presided over by performance artist and high wire avant-guardist David Hoyle with supporting artist Jackie Haynes, their trips around the north west culminate in a once – and only once – live arts performance at Manchester’s international arts venue HOME. Cutting between final performance and nomadic workshops, the film bears witness to these recoverists’ unique perspectives on addiction, the vitalizing power of art and friendship and on what it is that they – and we – need to recover from. Commissioned by Portraits of Recovery.

• Trailer https://vimeo.com/29084305
• Twitter @ARavetz + @P_O_Re
• Web http://www.art.mmu.ac.uk/profile/aravetz/projectdetails/1033

Foreign
Film Short | Duration: 27:45 | Premiere – Canada
Dir. Mark Pinkosh, United Kingdom
Language: English

*Nominated for Best LGBTQ Film, Best Foreign Film, Best Short Film, Best Actress Ruby Welles (as “Suzi), Best Cinematography, Best First Time Filmmaker*

Synopsis Ruby Welles (stand-up comedienne Suzi Ruffell in her acting debut) navigates the streets of London’s Soho, a first date, a secret struggle and the challenge of being a single thirty something lesbian buffeted by the sounds and bustle of the West End in Mark Pinkosh’s first film. With Jessica Murrain and Jenny Bede.

• Trailer https://vimeo.com/319643604
• Twitter @MPinkosh
• Twitter @StarvArtGroup
• Instagram – Suzi Ruffell – @suziruffellcomedy/
• Twitter – Suzi Ruffell – @suziruffell
• Web https://www.starvingartiststheatre.org