Scriptwriters Network

Inside the Mind of a Development Executive – Part II Presenters: Tiegen Kosiak, Kate Ritter and Nick Oleksiw Saturday, December 12, 2015 Written by Alicia Cheadle Tiegen Kosiak is the Director of Development for Cinestar Pictures, a production company based in Santa Monica. The partners/producers are Cisely, Mariel & Zoe Saldana. Previously, Tiegen was the executive […]

  Inside the Mind of a Development Executive Panel: Tamera Gregory and Spike Scarberry Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 Written by Alicia Cheadle From best-selling author to SVP of a film production company to reality Producer to Network Television Executive, Tamara Gregory thrives in just about every facet of the entertainment industry. For the past five years, Gregory […]

The Comic Hero’s Journey: Story Structure for the Comedy Feature Film Speaker: Steve Kaplan January 16, 2016     Written by Tanisha Quilter ”If you can figure out what happens to characters for forty minutes without making things up, you might have a movie.” – Steve Kaplan Steve Kaplan wears many hats as an author, […]

How Books, Stories, & Ideas Get Adapted For Screen & Sold to Networks & Studios Speaker: Lane Shefter Bishop Saturday, February 27, 2016  Written by Fahima Mohamood Lane Shefter Bishop is a multi-¬award winning producer/director who has received numerous accolades for her work including an EMMY, six Telly Awards, a Videographer Award, three Communicator Awards, […]