WRITERS' SERIES: WRITING THE SHORT SCREENPLAY
Explore story structure in relation to the short film screenplay. In class participants will examine the elements that make a successful short film. They will also explore film festival expectations for short films. This class is suitable for any level. For the second class, students will write a new short screenplay, or revise an existing short screenplay.
*also see Writers' Series: From Script to Screen in January 2011, as a companion workshop
ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE
- Dates: Sun Dec 5 & Sun Dec 12 (1PM - 4PM)
- Fee: $90/mem | $120/non
- Instructor: Danishka Esterhazy
For more information on workshops, please contact the Training & Outreach Programs Coordinator at 925-3450 or darcy@winnipegfilmgroup.com
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Danishka Esterhazy is a graduate of the Director's Lab program at the Canadian Film Centre – the renowned film school founded by Norman Jewison. She has written and directed several short films including the National Screen Institute Drama Prize winner The Snow Queen. She was a participant in the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab and she was the 2008 winner of the Kodak New Vision award sponsored by Women in Film and Television. Danishka’s first feature film, Black Field, premiered October 2009 at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was released in theatres across Canada in summer 2010. www.danishkaesterhazy.com