The Business of Adaptations for Film & TV
The Business of Adaptations for Film & TV Agents, Hollywood producers and publishers are always searching for the next great story, but not all writers start from scratch. Oftentimes, ideas come from the things we see, read, write and hear. The challenge for many is how to translate these materials from their original form of...
READ MOREMedia Traning Workshop Series: Speech Writing 101
The second installment of the Media Training Workshop Series is Speech Writing 101. Want to learn how to write and deliver an effective speech, whether for yourself or others? Looking to craft remarks that engage your audience and leave them wanting more, instead of less? Join playwright and screenwriter Mario Correa, who frequently ghostwrites speeches...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop – Owning Your Power, Communicating with Conviction and Building Your Self-Confidence – Sold Out!
Tired of pleasing everyone else and saying “yes” to just about anything? Think everyone else on the production has all the right answers? Fearful of speaking your true voice? This powerful interactive workshop will give you the tools to take back that control: how to say no, how to set boundaries, how to stand up...
READ MOREMedia Training Workshop Series: Building Your Brand Through Social Media – Sold Out!
A big part of a career in the entertainment business involves talking about ourselves and our work, whether its for a job interview, fundraising for a film, or promoting a project through various presentations and media outlets. NYWIFT is pleased to announce a new fall series, the Media Training Workshop Series, designed to train women to...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop – Power Networking, Power Pitching: The Dynamic Duo – Sold Out!
Join Television/Digital Packaging Agent and Certified Life/Career Coach Jim Arnoff in a highly interactive workshop that will give you the insider’s secrets to networking and pitching with powerful results. Learn the tools to make the strongest connection quickly, pitch with conviction and create the most memorable interaction. Build your own brand of networking/pitching that will set you...
READ MOREIntroduction to How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks with Marilyn Horowitz
Are you dreaming of writing a screenplay? Now you can join the hundreds of writers who have used award-winning New York University professor and writing coach Marilyn Horowitz’s trademarked writing system to complete a screenplay in 10 weeks or less. Based on her renowned book How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks, this seminar will give...
READ MOREFrom Idea to High Concept Screenplay with Marilyn Horowitz
You’re sitting across from a top producer and have five minutes to make your pitch—but is it commercial enough? In this informative and interactive two-hour workshop, New York University professor Marilyn Horowitz will show you how to take a good story idea and make it great. Using the movie concepts and log lines that you bring to...
READ MORELunchtime Skills Workshop – The Business of Being an Indie: How to Make It Work … Your Way
Thinking of going out on your own or already there? Not quite sure how to navigate the world of being independent? Whether you’re doing it freelance or through your own production company, this interactive workshop will give you the tools to embrace your independence: powerful networking, effective collaborating, putting together the best support team, and...
READ MORECan I Deduct My Taxes?
Join CPA Nancy L. Adams for a discussion on the rules for tax deductions, including deductions specific to the film and television industry. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of limitations on your deductions, why certain expenses are deductible, and how to protect yourself in the event of an audit. Nancy L. Adams is a...
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