Tennessee Screenwriting Association’s Script-Com is coming – and so are some stellar guest speakers to help you on your screenwriting journey, TSA President Jeffrey Chase has announced.

Registration for Script-Com 2020 has closed.

Schedule

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020
All times in Central time zone

11:00 – BRIAN HERSKOWITZ – production and finance executive, producer and writer (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Blossom, and more) – in discussion with Alan Brewer

12:00 – BOB GIORDANO – director, producer, writer (The Odds), will present a program on screenplay structure and independent film production.

1:00 – MATT NORDSTEN – Buchwald Agency (Talent Agent/Intellectual Property/TV Packaging)- in discussion with Alan Brewer

2:00 – AARON MENDELSOHN – writer (Air Bud movies), producer (Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader), director. Aaron will share “The 11 Fundamental Questions” of screenwriting from his book.

3:00 – GILBERT ADLER – producer, writer, director (Tales from the Crypt, Superman Returns, Constantine and more) – in discussion with George Sirois

4:00 – KAREN MCDERMOTT, 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting recipient – in discussion with Allen Carver

5:00 – As an added bonus at the end of Script-Com, we will broadcast a recorded webinar by ERIC BRASSARD, vice president of television development for Legendary Entertainment.

Typically held in June, this year’s one-day symposium has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 and will be held entirely online.

Participation is free although donations to the TSA to be used for ongoing educational programs are encouraged.

Space is limited, so be sure to register in advance.

Speakers confirmed for the event include:

GIL ADLER – producer, writer, director (Tales from the Crypt, Superman Returns, Constantine and more);

AARON MENDELSOHN – writer (Air Bud movies), producer (Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader), director. He will share “The 11 Fundamental Questions” of screenwriting from his book.

BRIAN HERSKOWITZ – production and finance executive, producer and writer (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Blossom, and more);

MATT NORDSTEN – Buchwald Agency (Talent Agent/Intellectual Property/TV Packaging);

KAREN MCDERMOTT, 2019  Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting recipient;

BOB GIORDANO –  director, producer, writer (The Odds), who will present a program on screenplay structure and independent film production.

As an added bonus at the end of Script-Com, we will broadcast a recorded presentation by ERIC BRASSARD, vice president of television development for Legendary Entertainment.

Events will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 4 or 5 p.m.

The Tennessee Screenwriting Association is a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the art and craft of screenwriting. Participation is free although paid membership allows writers to receive feedback on their scripts. Click here for more information or to join.