Women Make Movies is pleased to announce their Spring 2016 workshops and webinars. To learn more, please visit the Women Make Movies website.
Webinar: Navigating the Academy Awards: Understanding the Qualifying Process for Feature online Cheap order desyrel 100 Documentaries with Tom Oyer Purchase
Cheap Thursday, April 14, 1 – 3pm, EST
Winning the Oscar is the Holy Grail for most filmmakers yet understanding Oscar-qualifying process can
be a mystifying and mysterious process. WMM is extremely fortunate to be joined by Tom Oyer, Awards
Manager at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who will provide a detailed explanation of
the qualifying requirements for Oscar consideration for the Documentary Feature and Short Subject
categories. Tom is an expert on all aspects of the documentary and short film categories, including rules,
submissions, voting and member engagement and outreach. Find out what you need to do for your film
to qualify for Oscar consideration and how to best navigate the process. Join in the conversation and
bring your questions.
Webinar: Making Your Screenplay a Success with Susan Kouguell
Monday, Monday, April 25, 1 – 3pm, EST
Whether you are working on your first screenplay or you’ve got several under your belt, this workshop
will help you hone your craft and better understand the business of screenwriting. Award-winning
screenwriter and filmmaker Susan Kouguell will cover key elements of screenwriting including analysis
of structure, plot, characters, story ideas, dialogue genre, and underlying themes. This webinar promises
to be a great primer for anyone wanting to learn about the craft of dramatic writing, how to write for
the screen, and how to market your work. Leading this webinar is Susan Kouguell, author of THE SAVVY
SCREENWRITER: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) Without Selling Out! Susan is a leading
authority on screenwriting. Her writing has appeared in Indiewire/SydneysBuzz, The Script
Lab, Screenwriters Utopia, Script Magazine, among others. It has also been featured in NOW WRITE!
Screenwriting: Exercises by Today’s Best Screenwriters, Teachers and Consultants and MovieMaker
Magazine’s Complete Guide to Making Movies.
Workshop: Meet the Broadcaster: HBO with Jacqueline Glover, Senior V-P
Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 -8:30pm
HBO is at the forefront of documentary programming, consistently developing and producing many of
the most provocative, ground-breaking and often contentious social issue films of our times. Esquire
magazine recently described HBO as at “the epicenter of great documentary cinema.” This is a unique
opportunity to meet Jacqueline Glover, Senior Vice President, who oversees the development and
production of a wide array of films for the network. Join us for this intimate conversation and hear an
insider’s perspective about working with HBO and have your questions answered about what they are
seeking and how best to get on their radar screen. Among HBO’s recent high profile, award-winning
films are Citizen Four, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Going Clear, The Jinx, 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets and
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Workshop: Meet the Industry: Vimeo and the Share the Screen Initiative
Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Have you heard the news? Vimeo is taking the lead in supporting female-led projects with its Share the
Screen initiative. Hoping to help close the continuing gender gap in our industry, Vimeo has launched
this new effort whose goals are to foster equality by investing in female-led programming, educational
workshops, meetups, interviews, and more that spotlight and support female voices in the Vimeo
community. Join us to hear more about this exciting new opportunity for women from Vimeo’s top
leadership. Bring your questions and find out how you can become part of the Share the Screen
initiative.
