Vancouver Film School Hosts Writing Workshops in Mexico
Vancouver Film School (VFS), one of the most distinguished entertainment arts institutions in the world, will be offering a short film writing workshop in association with this year’s Guanajuato International Film Festival.
Festival participants are invited to submit short scripts that conform to the following guidelines:
- No more than eight pages in length
- Written in English
- Limited to three locations or fewer
- No more than seven speaking characters
- Character-driven storyline (please avoid special effects, stunts, and explosions)
From the submitted scripts, 12 applicants will be selected to participate in workshops led by VFS’s Head of Writing for Film & Television, Michael Baser (Three’s Company, Full House), and a VFS Senior Writing Instructor. Participants will be guided through a rigorous and enlightening workshop, similar to those taking place throughout a year at VFS. In addition to these workshops held during the Guanajuato International Film Festival (July 30-Aug 3), VFS will also be offering festival participants a chance to win one of two partial scholarships to attend the one-year Writing for Film & Television program.
About Writing for Film & Television at Vancouver Film School
Founded in 1987, Vancouver Film School is Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most distinguished in the world. With 13 production-oriented programs and a world-leading one-year education model, VFS prepares students to join the creative economy. In the renowned Writing for Film & Television program, students learn the screenwriter’s role in the film industry by writing, workshopping, and collaborating on a variety of storytelling forms, including feature and short film screenplays, episodic TV scripts and pilots, sketch comedy, and documentaries. Graduates include the Academy Award-nominated co-writer of District 9, Terri Tatchell, and the screenwriter behind Hanna, Seth Lochhead.
Registration opens Wednesday, June 17nd, 2015 and closes July 10st, 2015 at 11:59 pm. Applicants are required to submit their scripts via email to eventsmx@vfs.com with a copy to industria@guanajuatofilmfestival.com. Selected participants are responsible for the costs of attending the workshop, including transportation, lodging, and food expenses.
For more information on this and other initiatives from the film festival, please email industria@guanajuatofilmfestival.com or visit www.vfs.com.mx / www.giff.mx.
Contact in Mexico City
Barbara Martinez Ruiz | International Admissions Advisor
Vancouver Film School
(5255) 55 47.37.73.40
