SCREENING OSCAR winning short
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Screening: (announced Sept 1)
AC breaks down screener beats, identifying structure.
Exercise: (announced Sept 1)
speed table readS!
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
TABLE READS: Casting among the cohort, we’ll read through as many scripts as possible, then get speed notes from team and cohort!
MENTOR DISCUSSION/ Q&A
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
World-renowned screenwriter, Sabrina Dhawan (NYU Screenwriting Professor, MONSOON WEDDING writer, WGAE Women’s Salon) will discuss how her 2000 short, AS NIGHT FALLS, led to 2001 feature script, MONSOON WEDDING, directed by Mira Nair.
Moderated by a Screenwriting Sprint Team member, followed by a brief Q&A.
INDUSTRY BLAST
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ShotDeck info panel with ShotDeck staffer and screenwriter, Cassandra Nicholson, in conversation with DP, Mia Cioffi Henry (SORRY BABY).
Cinematographer (SORRY BABY, SUPERIOR)
Mia Cioffi Henry is a cinematographer based between New York and Italy, whose work spans feature films, television, commercials, and music videos premiering at major festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, and Sundance. With a background in dance, production design, and still photography, she brings a character-driven, naturally heightened visual style to projects such as SORRY, BABY (A24) and COVER-UP (Netflix), and currently serves as Head of Graduate Cinematography at NYU Tisch, where she earned her MFA.
Cassandra Nicholson is a Phoenix-based writer, director and producer, with more than 15 years of experience supporting, organizing and promoting film festivals and filmmaker events. As the director of partnerships and outreach at ShotDeck, she leads initiatives geared toward emerging filmmakers, while joining forces with some of the industry's top educators, fellowships, labs and brands. With a background in journalism and public media, her goal is to encourage and empower filmmakers at every stage of their career, with a focus on uplifting voices and stories around the world.
Working PARTY - Beats review - deadline
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
While we party, we’ll review your latest beats! With only one week from today to submit your re-write, we take this day very seriously, though BYOB and snacks.
One winner will receive a $10K production grant with crewing support from Stockade Works. Two runners-up will receive a $500 cash prize.