Big News: Shorts Contest Winners, National Conference Coming, Opportunity for Pitching
As You Read On, Think of Getting Involved in Board Committee Meetings
With all the exciting events and opportunities you will read about below, know that you can be a part of it. Join an SWW Board Committee to pitch in to plan, meet new people, and learn more about screenwriting. There are opportunities on our Educational Programs, Member Services, Marketing & Public Relations, and Grants & Fundraising Committees. Our next committee meetings will be on Saturday from 11:30-12:30 followed by lunch and casual conversation. You can even stay another hour for the board meeting—but only if you want to. Meet at:
Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 11:30 AM at FilMNorth, 550 Vandalia
Congratulations to the Winners of Our Shorts Contest
The results are back on the Screenwriters’ Workshop 2019 Shorts Contest, and our judges came back with a tie! The two first prize winners are Tiffa Foster with her script, “Wait, What?” and Karen Frank with her short screenplay, “You are Here.” Congratulations to both of you and a great thank you to all the writers who submitted their short scripts.
National Conference Coming to Minneapolis This Summer
The 2019 University Film and Video Conference will be at Augsburg University in Minneapolis and will run from Tuesday, July 30 through Friday, August 2, 2019. The theme of the conference is “Land of 10,000 Tales.” The UFVA Conference and members will be showing and telling, analyzing, and explaining their stories in the screening rooms and classrooms of the Augsburg campus. Screenwriters Workshop is working with the conference to create special opportunities for SWW members.
The Educational Programs Committee is coordinating a panel discussion on the second night of the conference entitled, “The Future of Story.” This will include Minnesota’s own screenwriting guru Tom Pope. Watch future newsletters for times and locations.
Prepare Your Pitches!
As part of “The Future of Story” event on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, members of Screenwriters’ Workshop will have the opportunity to pitch to the panel. Five members will be able to have there best pitch critiqued by the presenters. You never, know, there could be some secret scouts in the group (but the important thing is that you learning, right?). To make it fair and square, a board member will draw the five names from those interested and attending The Future of Story event. You have to be there, though, be a member of SWW, and be ready to throw out a game-winning pitch!
48 Hour Film Project
Again this year, SWW will sponsor a team for the 48 Hour Film Project. The team will compete with other local teams in the Twin Cities to create a film in 48 hours the weekend of May 31-June 2, 2019. There will be an information session later in the Spring, so watch for details. If you are interested in being a part of this event, email us at: mnscreenwritersworkshop@gmail.com.
Longtime SWW Member Interviewed, Gives Shout Out to Screenwriters’ Workshop
Member Russ Meyer was recently interviewed on the St. Paul FilmCast podcast. In the interview, he discusses screenwriting and his new novella, After the Fedora (available from barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com) about a private investigator who, after being knocked out by a home run ball, must save the life of a street musician who stole his beloved fedora. Thanks, Russ, for the shout out you gave to Screenwriters’ Workshop!
