London Screenwriting Workshops with Blue Cat Screenwriting
3 October 2015, 11am-6pm
Ravensbourne, 6 Penrose Way, Greenwich Peninsula,
London, SE10 0EW
Gordy Hoffman, the Sundance award-winning writer/director (LOVE LIZA, DOG BOWL) will return to London to teach a screenwriting workshop for the first time in five years on Saturday, October 3rd, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
About the workshop leader: Gordy has taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the UCLA Professional Program in Los Angeles, as well as led workshops all over North America, Australia, New Zealand, Poland and the UK. He’s presented at numerous writing conferences, including IFP Script to Screen Conference, Lit Week at Lighthouse Workshop, Willamette Writers Conference, Script DC Conference, as well as serving as judge for the McKnight Screenwriting Fellowships in Minnesota. A proud Jayhawk, he sits on the Professional Advisory Board of the Film and Media Studies Department at his alma mater, the University of Kansas. Gordy’s short film, DOG BOWL, had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program. He’s currently developing a feature for Abigail Spencer. Gordy Hoffman founded the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 1998 and remains its judge.
About the workshop: Participants read seven screenplays in advance of the workshop. During the workshop, Gordy provides direct and in-depth feedback on each screenplay, with everyone encouraged to contribute his or her own thoughts and concerns.
Each writer will leave with a great sense of what they can do specifically to improve their screenplay, as well as a better awareness of where they might properly develop as a professional screenwriter as a whole. Writers benefit from the direct focus placed on their screenplays by the workshop, along with the analysis of the six other scripts.
Screenplays can be first drafts or rewrites, incomplete or partial, with first time writers and veterans all welcome. Scripts are due 10-14 days prior to the date of the workshop.
Note: Screenplays submitted to the workshop are not eligible to be entered into the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.
Regular Registration Option: Do you want to participate, but do not have a script to submit at this time? Regular registration for the workshop allows you to attend without submitting written material, read the scripts in advance and still participate in the discussion.
Fee: £119 ($183) Full Registration / £39 ($59) Regular
How to register: Places can be booked via the Blue Cat Screenwriting website.
Source: Playwriting UK Facebook Group