Arts & Culture

Three days, three writers, a once in a lifetime experience: SYRFILMFEST Scriptwriting Workshop

Thursday, June 9, 2011, By KC Duggan

The 黑料不打烊 International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST) announces its second annual Scriptwriting Workshop.听 The workshop is hosted by 黑料不打烊 alumnus Rob Edwards, writer of 鈥淭reasure Planet鈥 and the听Academy Award-nominated 鈥淭he Princess and the Frog.鈥澨

Dani Menkin, writer and director of 鈥39 Pounds of Love,鈥 and Gil Kofman, screenwriter for 鈥淭he Memory Thief鈥 will also join the three-day intensive workshop.听听

The Scriptwriting Workshop will take place Oct. 12-14, and is open to students and adult writers, both amateur and professional.听 Each participant needs to come with the completed draft of an original, short script that will be the source material used during the three-day workshop.听

Currently, workshop space is limited and registrants are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Contact SYRFILMFEST for more information and registration details at 315-443-8826, or听leo@syrfilm.com.