ScreenCraft Writers Summit 2021

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ScreenCraft Writers Summit 2021

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Pitch Prelims and Mentor AMA’s require separate registration. Simple instructions will be delivered to registered attendees via email four weeks prior to the event
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Brandon Stark

Chicago, Illinois

Brandon recently received his Master’s Degree in Screenwriting from Boston University. He was one of eleven candidates chosen for the University’s two year program. During his time at BU, Brandon wrote a short script entitled “The Lost Track”. The script later received high recognition and placed in multiple screenwriting competitions. The Lost Track was winner of the August 2019 Festigious Los Angeles Monthly Film Competition and Honorable Mention Short Script for the August 2019 Florence Film Awards.
Brandon also wrote a pilot entitled “Legal Implications” that was a Semi-Finalist for the 2019 ScreenCraft Pilot Launch TV Script Competition. He is currently employed with Marriott International as a Sales Manager representing 15 hotels in the St. Louis and Kansas City.

4:00pm MDT

Box Office Open Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro

6:30pm MDT

Pre-Summit Social Event (details to follow) TBA

9:00am MDT

Box Office Open Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro

1:45pm MDT

Craft Intensive | WTF is the Difference Between a Character's WANTS and NEEDS? Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroShannan E. Johnson Panel | Pitch, Please! Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJorge Gonzalez • Panelists TBA • Joey Tuccio • Tony Gil • Roadmap Writers

2:20pm MDT

AMA Session 2 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

3:10pm MDT

AMA Session 3 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

3:15pm MDT

Pitch Prelims Block A Aragon Room, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff Pitch Prelims Block A Tivoli Room, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff Pitch Prelims Block A Rialto Room I, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff

3:20pm MDT

Craft Intensive | How to Get Your First Job in Hollywood Savoy Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Panel | How to Summit with Success Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroBill True • Panelists TBA • Kendra Chanae Chapman • David Rabinowitz

4:00pm MDT

AMA Session 4 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

5:00pm MDT

Writers Summit Opening Reception Walnut Ballroom, Hotel Allegro

7:00pm MDT

Writers Summit Open Social Hotel Allegro Lobby Bar

9:00am MDT

Box Office Open Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro

9:30am MDT

AMA Session 5 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 6 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA All-Attendee Keynote | The Hollywood TED’s, “The Best Lesson I Ever Learned” Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroEmily Dell • Panelists TBA • Adam Kolbrenner • Meg LeFauve • Wendy Calhoun Pitch Prelims Block B Aragon Room, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff Pitch Prelims Block B Rialto Room I, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff

10:20am MDT

AMA Session 7 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 8 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

11:05am MDT

Panel | Getting In: An Inside Look at Screenwriting Competitions & Fellowships Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroTom Dever • Spencer Janes • Coverfly Panel | Writing is Rewriting: The Importance of Notes, Feedback & Development Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroShannan E. Johnson • Amy Retzinger • Panelists TBA • WeScreenplay

11:10am MDT

AMA Session 10 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 9 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

12:00pm MDT

AMA Session 11 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 12 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

12:30pm MDT

Pitch Prelims Block C Rialto Room I, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff

1:45pm MDT

Craft Intensive | GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT! Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroBill True Panel | Lit Entertainment: The Manager + Writer Relationship Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroTom Dever • Panelists TBA • Adam Kolbrenner • Lit Entertainment Panel | WGF Presents: Writers on Writing Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroEnid Portuguez • Panelists TBA • The Writers Guild Foundation

1:50pm MDT

AMA Session 13 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 14 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

2:40pm MDT

AMA Session 15 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 16 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

3:20pm MDT

Craft Intensive | "It All Starts with a Script" with Final Draft Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroAndrew Schwartz • Final Draft Panel | Making Good Characters Great (and Bad Ones Truly Evil) Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroMax Borenstein • David Rabinowitz • Wendy Calhoun Panel | The Creative Producer Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroPanelists TBA • Gigi Pritzker

3:30pm MDT

AMA Session 17 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 18 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

5:00pm MDT

Elite Badge VIP Reception Presented by Final Draft Savoy Ballroom & Lounge, Hotel AllegroFinal Draft

8:00pm MDT

Summit Saturday Night Party Randolph Tavern

9:00am MDT

Box Office Open Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro

9:30am MDT

Craft Intensive | Creating Emotional Characters that Audiences will Care About Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroMeg LeFauve AMA Session 19 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 20 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA Panel | The Tipping Point: How to Make the Jump to Working Writer Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroAdam Kolbrenner • David Rabinowitz • Sylvia L. Jones • Launch Pad Pitch Prelims Block E Aragon Room, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff Pitch Prelims Block E Tivoli Room, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff

10:20am MDT

AMA Session 21 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 22 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

11:05am MDT

Craft Intensive | "The Protagonist’s Journey" with Scott Myers Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroScott Myers Panel | Say it Loud: Voice and Authenticity in Writing Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroPanelists TBA Panel | You’ve got a Movie Idea, Now Make It! Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroPanelists TBA

11:10am MDT

AMA Session 23 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 24 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

12:00pm MDT

AMA Session 25 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 26 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

12:30pm MDT

Pitch Prelims Block F Aragon Room, Hotel AllegroPitch Competition Staff

12:45pm MDT

Panel | THE SECRET PANEL Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroPanelists TBA

1:45pm MDT

Craft Intensive | The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret to Surprising and Satisfying Stories Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJill Chamberlain Panel | Breaking Story 101 Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroMeg LeFauve • Panelists TBA • Max Borenstein Panel | The TV Writers Room: How it Works and How to Run One Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroSylvia L. Jones • Wendy Calhoun

1:50pm MDT

AMA Session 27 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 28 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

2:40pm MDT

AMA Session 29 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 30 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

3:20pm MDT

Panel | The Failure Panel: Imposter Syndrome is My Best Friend Imperial Ballroom, Hotel AllegroEmily Dell • Adam Kolbrenner • Tony Gil Pitch Competition - Top 40 Palladium Ballroom, Hotel Allegro

3:30pm MDT

AMA Session 31 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room I, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA AMA Session 32 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Orpheum Room II, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

5:00pm MDT

Pre-pitch "Wine Down" Presented by Roadmap Writers Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroRoadmap Writers

6:30pm MDT

Summit Family-Style Dinner TBA

8:00pm MDT

Pitch Competition Finals & Writers Summit Awards Ceremony TBAJoey Tuccio • Tony Gil

9:00am MDT

Box Office Open Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro

9:30am MDT

Craft Intensive | TV Writing: Keys To A Successful Pilot Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJacob Krueger

10:00am MDT

AMA Session 33 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

10:50am MDT

AMA Session 34 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

11:05am MDT

Craft Intensive | The Heart of Screenwriting: Writing Great SCENES Savoy Ballroom, Hotel AllegroMatthew Bird Panel | Re-writing Chicago: The Power of Local Community in a Worldwide Industry Walnut Ballroom, Hotel AllegroAngie Gaffney • Panelists TBA • Independent Film Alliance

11:40am MDT

AMA Session 35 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA

12:30pm MDT

AMA Session 36 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY Palladium Ballroom, Hotel AllegroJen Rothenwander • Panelists TBA