Aspö Writing Lab Berlin 2017

Want to learn how to write a screenplay? Get your idea filmed with professional actors? Be part of an international writing network?
Already filmmaker, or new beginner? Welcome! Included: 3 day Writing Lab + lunch/coffee & private coaching.
Meet award winning screenwriting coach Marilyn Horowitz, New York (via Skype), director Zanyar Adami with actors and more!
 

Our goal: Stronger screenplays enriched by diversity.

DESCRIPTION

What you get

• Have your scene performed live by a director and actors
• Explore what happens to a scene when stereotypes are changed
• Have the option to get your scene filmed (see below)
• Discover how producers, directors and actors read your screenplay
• Learn more about the craft of screenwriting, by watching and discussing the scenes performed
• Network with the others in your industry

Your scene performed live!
Have your scene performed live by actors and overseen by a professional director. Get valuable feedback that will help you to improve not only your scene, but the rest of your screenplay. You can also have your scene recorded.

What a producer wants (and doesn't want!) in a screenplay - and why diversity matters
Meet producers and screenwriting gurus from Sweden, New York and Berlin who will discuss what producers want and don't want in a screenplay, and the importance of diversity. A unique opportunity to explore the craft of screenplays with some of the best minds in the industry.

Short-film-Jam
We watch and analyze film, and work in progress and finished short films by Aspö Writing Lab delegates.

PROGRAM

Monday October 2nd (12am -­ 8pm)
• Welcome & introduction
• Writing Class I – Plot & Premise question
• Scenes performed with Zanyar Adami and actors
• Berlin Filmindustry I (external visit)

Tuesday October 3rd (9am-­6pm)
• Writing Class II – Scenes & Turning points
• Scenes performed with Zanyar Adami and actors
• Prof. Marilyn Horowitz, New York: make your longline sell your script (SKYPE)
• Joint dinner @ Lori (own expense)

Wednesday October 4th (9am-­4pm)
• Writing Class III – Character
• Scenes performed with Zanyar Adami and actors
• What a producer wants (and don’t want) in a screenplay and why diversity matters
• Berlin film industry II

Cost: 300 EURO

Aspö Writing Lab London is produced in collaboration with Women in Film and Television (WIFT).

How to apply - CLOSED

Your application should include:

• A key scene from your screenplay (3-4 minutes). Max 5 actors (the screenplay doesn't need to be finished, only the scene).
• A few words about yourself and why you'd like to join Aspö WritingLab in Berlin

Send your key scene as a pdf to: liljedahl.birgitta@gmail.com

Note! 
Limited number of places. If your application has been accepted you will be given information by September 15.