Reel Sisters Harlem Screenwriting Intensive (In Person)

264 West 124th Street,New York NY 10027

09 April, 2022

Description

Enjoy an afternoon screenwriting intensive led by veteran author/producer Lorisa Bates. Write, revise and pitch your short screenplay. Are you seeking a nurturing environment to revise your screenplay? Do you have a project in development and need to refine your first screenplay? Are you interested in creating strong female characters that resonate with audiences? Reel Sisters is bringing our popular screenwriting series to Harlem! Enjoy an afternoon screenwriting intensive designed to help you write, revise and pitch your film project. Come prepared with your log line and treatment and ready to write or revise your script in a nurturing environment of professional filmmakers and creators. Writers will work in small groups and one-on-one with veteran author/producer Lorisa Bates, Vice President of Content Strategy, Co-Productions & Multiplatform at BET Networks. She manages multiple teams that collaborate and communicate with key departments, including Digital, Creative Services, Corporate Communications, Content Management and Original Programming. The screenwriting intensive will be held at The Greenroom, 264 West 124 Street (across the street from Magic Johnson Theater). Snacks included. Registration: $50 (Discount Code: WRITENOW2022 $40 before March 28, 2022). Add $20 to Get your Reel Sisters T-shirt! Spots are limited, please register early. For information call 212-865-2982 or visit www.reelsisters.org. Our screenwriting workshop is a part of Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema Series, a monthly showcase of screenings, panels and workshops held throughout the year. About Reel Sisters Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, a festival sponsored by African Voices Communications, Inc., a non-profit arts organization, dedicated to transforming the world one story at a time by creating a space for audiences to experience art, literature and film by artists of color. Founded in 1992, our mission is carried out through public programs and the publication of African Voices, a national literary magazine devoted to showcasing writers and artists from the African Diaspora. Spelman College, a top HBCU and women’s college, will archive African Voices, which has published the work of more than 4,000 writers and visual artists. Each year, African Voices provides artistic services to 5,000 artists of color and young people throughout New York City and the tri-state area. Reel Sisters is the first Academy qualifying film festival for narrative shorts devoted to women filmmakers. For additional information, visit www.reelsisters.org and www.africanvoices.com. Reel Sisters 25th Anniversary festival will be held from Oct. 22-23, 2022.