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February 18, 2008
PEI Screenwriter's Bootcamp
Are you the next Great Canadian Screenwriter?
2nd PEI Screenwriters' Bootcamp builds on 1st-year participants' deals.
After the rousing success of last year's inaugural PEI Screenwriters' Bootcamp, the Island Media Arts Co-op is gearing up for an exciting 2008 event that will shake the rafters.
PEI is the right place and now is the right time for developing screenwriters,Ósaid Louise Lalonde, Project Manager of Island Media Arts Co-op, the group that conceived of and launched the innovative writer training camp. It's early yet, but already two Bootcamp graduates have development options or deals - those are real results for both the writers and the Bootcamp.
This year, screenwriting mentors Alex Epstein (Montreal screenwriter and author of Crafty Screenwriting) and Tom Shoebridge (founding member of Ottawa's Canadian Screen Training Centre) will once again be working with 12 up-and-coming screenwriters whose stories will have been selected to develop and pitch to broadcasters and producers.
Of the 12 projects developed during last year's Bootcamp, so far PEI's own Peter Murphy received an option from Montreal producers for his feature screenplay, This Old Haunt, and Nova Scotia writer Mary Pedersen has now signed a TV series development deal with CBC for her project, Ice Queens.
The 2nd Annual PEI Screenwriters' Bootcamp is presented in collaboration with Telefilm Canada and the Island Media Arts Co-op.
The Bootcamp is restricted to emerging or mid-career writers who are also residents of one of the four Atlantic provinces. Selection is based on the merit of their ideas and the quality of their writing.
This retreat-style workshop is being held from June 2-6, 2008 in Mount Stewart, PEI
For applications and more information go to www.islandmedia.pe.ca or contact Louise Lalonde at 902.566.1353. Deadline for application is March 21st 2008!
Broadcasters CBC, CTV, and the SuperChannel will join regional producers on the last day of Bootcamp to hear participants make their pitches. This retreat-style professional development week is an opportunity for emerging and mid-career creators to learn how to work with the abig boys.
The Island Media Arts Coop has existed for thirty years and has been a trainer and innovator in the development of film and video production. IMAC, a not-for-profit organization, welcomes artists of different backgrounds to stimulate and promote film and video production in the community.
This initiative is in partnership with Telefilm Canada. Other supporters are TechPEI and The Superchannel.
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Mille Clarkes
IMAC Executive Director
Island Media Arts Co-operative
Box 2726
115 Richmond St. 3rd Flr.
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 8C3
Ph/Fx: (902) 892-3131
imac@pei.aibn.com
www.islandmedia.pe.ca
Posted by kier at February 18, 2008 10:51 PM