About us
Meet with local professional and aspiring screenwriters to discuss story ideas, plot lines, character development, and more. Please join us for screenwriting events as well as other film-related programs!
The Screenwriters Roundtables are hosted by Women In Film & Video and are open to the general public. Roundtables provide a safe place for new and established writers to have their work read and critiqued. They also feature special guest speakers when available.
If you wish to be added to the Screenwriters Roundtable listserv, please contact the WIFV office at membership@wifv.org or call us at 202-429-9438.
Upcoming events
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- $35.00
What Happens with a Spec Script?
·OnlineOnlineYou have a script. You need someone else to make it. That means you have a "spec script" and this workshop will help you understand the journey that script will take from your keyboard to readers to decision makers. Steve Douglas-Craig has been on both sides of the desk and will be your "guide" in this webinar!
Steve Douglas-Craig:
After graduating from the American Film Institute Conservatory with an MFA in Screenwriting, Steve was recruited by Sony Pictures Entertainment to work as a Story Editor for the Worldwide Acquisitions Team where he received invaluable experience in story development, feature film packaging, domestic & international distribution, theatrical marketing & feature film acquisition. He was then promoted to Senior Story Editor & Creative Executive at Screen Gems where he was involved in the development & release of theatrical titles like Monster Hunter and Sam Raimi's adaptation of James Herbert's The Unholy. As well as his development life, Steve is a professional writer having worked as a freelance for hit CBS TV series Hawaii Five-O over a number of seasons.$20 for WIFV Members / $35 Public
This is a meeting held on Zoom. You will receive login information with your registration confirmation. You MUST register here: https://www.wifv.org/calendar/#id=32600&cid=783&wid=401&type=Cal
1 attendee - $15.00
Writers Helping Writers
·OnlineOnlineWriters Helping Writers in a new initiative of Women in Film & Video led by WIFV Board Member, Lisa Scott. It is a virtual table read of scripts written by WIFV members.
We read:
- 1—24 pages from a short script
- The first Act or to the Inciting Incident from a feature-length script, up to page 24
- Full half-hour sitcom or Half of full-hour TV show
The purpose is to give deep dive, constructive feedback on story structure, format, character, dialogue, and what works about the script.
If you don't have a script to read feel free to join us and support your fellow members. It is a great way to expand your knowledge on script writing and giving feedback also helps you to look at your own scripts objectively.Feedback will be given in a controlled fashion. We will break the discussions down by category: concept and theme, story structure and format, character and dialogue.
If you are a WIFV member and would like to submit your script for review, please send your (proofread) pages in pdf format with a cover title page that includes your logline and list of characters to: LisaScottScriptwriter@gmail.com
We review one script per session. Script reviews are scheduled in the order scripts are received. We request that you attend at least two sessions before you submit a script for review.
Each person who participates is asked to be prepared to use your camera in the Zoom meeting so we can see you and network with you. We will record the feedback portion of the session and provide it to the writer only.
FREE for WIFV Members / General Public $15
You will receive the login information with your registration confirmation. You MUST register here: https://www.wifv.org/calendar/#id=32591&cid=783&wid=401&type=Cal
1 attendee - $15.00
Screenwriters Rdtbl: First 5-Page Readings
·OnlineOnlineThe Screenwriters Roundtables are open to the public, and provide a safe place for new and established writers to have their work read and critiqued. It also features special guest speakers when available.
This meeting will be a first five pages meeting. We put out a call for submissions of the first five pages of your script the week before the meeting, and the first 4-5 submissions get chosen for a table read by actors and to receive constructive criticism from the other attendees. If you wish to be added to the Screenwriters Roundtable listserv, please contact the WIFV office at director@wifv.org.Scripts are not distributed during the table read to the audience. We find that when scripts are shared, the audience reads, rather than listens.
Free for WIFV Members (must be logged in) / $15 for all general public
You will receive the login information with your registration confirmation. You MUST register here: https://www.wifv.org/calendar/#id=32594&cid=783&wid=401&type=Cal
1 attendee
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