Event Calendar

ScriptDC is the only screenwriting conference in the DC-region that brings together award-winning screenwriters with this area's writers for a weekend of workshops, critiques, networking and mentoring.  Save $50 off full conference price if you register by September 7, 2012. 

Updates on ScriptDC panelists are available at www.wifv.org/scriptdc

This year, ScriptDC will run concurrently with the Women in Film & Television International (WIFTI) Summit.  Your ScriptDC Pass will get you into the WIFTI Summit workshops and panels on December 1-2. 

The weekend's program-at-a-glance is here. 

Women in Film & Video-DC is delighted to serve as the host chapter for the Women in Film and Television International Summit, November 30 to December 2, 2012 - a three-day conference with panels, screenings, networking receptions and chapter development activities. Registration now Open - Early Bird Pricing ends September 7, 2012.

Workshops from established media professionals on creation, distribution, funding, partnerships, pitching and writing.  The WIFTI Summit will be concurrent with the annual ScriptDC conference and your pass allows you to attend workshops and panels at either conference.

Hotel, train and airline discounts available. More info here.

DC Shorts is proud to present seminars for filmmakers of all skill levels.
Space is limited and seating priority will be given to filmmakers in competition. Reservations are required art http://dcshorts.com/the-events/workshops/
 
10:00AM
Stop Begging: Learn about Tax Incentives and Grant Writing for Filmmaking Money is hard to come by. Learn how to make the most of what you can get.
With Steve Bizenov of Media Services, Inc. and Pat Pasqual of the Foundation Center.
 
11:00AM
Selecting the Right Actors
Do you really know how to cast a project? Learn from the experts, including Lois Seffu of SAG-AFTRA and Kimberly Skyrme, DC's premiere Producer/Casting Director.
 
1:00PM
Sound Design 101
Award-winning sound designer Kelley Baker talks through simple tactics to make your sound spectacular - even on a microbudget.
 
2:30PM
What Festival Directors REALLY Think
Join Jon Gann, DC Shorts' Founder and Director, and author of "Behind the
Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work" for an open Q&A on how most festivals are run - and what you can do to make the most of your festival circuit.
 
3:30PM
Going from Shorts to Features
Making the leap from shorts to feature production is a challenge for even the savviest producer. Learn how local producers Michael Pollak, Jody Sanchez and Ron Newcombe successfully made the transition.