Script Joins DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts’ 2nd Annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference
We’re excited to take part in DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts’ 2nd annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference, Saturday, May 21, 1:00-7:30 PM! The event takes place at 247 S. State, lower level. Free admission but seats are limited.
We're excited to take part in DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts’ 2nd annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference, Saturday, May 21, 1:00-7:30 PM! The event takes place at 247 S. State, lower level. Free admission but seats are limited.
WATCH THE LIVE STREAM!
1:00-1:45 PM: Panelists Dina Hiller, former VP/ Comedy Development at Paramount Television (Community) Adam Peck, owner/president of Synchronicity Management, screenwriter Steve Pink (High Fidelity) listen to DePaul students pitch their projects. DePaul faculty member, Chris Parrish, moderates.
2:15-3 PM: Script Magazine’s editor, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, talks to a panel of screenwriters and fellow Script contributors on ideation and living the creative life in a money-driven business. Hear insights from screenwriters Doug Richardson (Die Hard 2, Bad Boys, Hostage), Tawnya Bhattacharya (Perception, Night Shift) and Rebecca Norris Resnick (Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine).
3:30-4:30 PM: Howard Rodman, Writer’s Guild of America president discusses the issues facing writers today with Brad Riddell, DePaul screenwriting professor.
5:00-6:00 PM: Don't miss the chance to peek into the mind of Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom Schulman (Dead Poets Society, What About Bob?) as he talks about his writing process with DePaul screenwriting professor, Matt Quinn.
6:30-7:30 PM: What is it like to be a top female writer in Hollywood? Oscar-nominated writer Meg LeFauve, talks about writing for Pixar, Marvel and the challenges facing female writers with DePaul Professor, Jessica King.
Don't miss the chance to learn more about writing and Hollywood right in Chi-town! More details are here.
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is a Senior Executive at Pipeline Media Group and Book Pipeline, Editor-in-Chief of Pipeline Artists, Director of Symposium—a year-round conference in the arts, co-host "Reckless Creatives" podcast, partner at Fringe Press, former Editor-in-Chief of Script magazine and a former Senior Editor at Writer's Digest. Recognized as one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Screenwriting Bloggers," her "Balls of Steel" column was selected as recommended reading by Universal Writers Program. A compilation of her articles is now available at The Writers Store—Balls of Steel: The Screenwriter's Mindset. She is also Co-Founder and moderator of X's weekly screenwriters’ chat, #Scriptchat, and wrote the narrative adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, with its author, Douglas A. Blackmon, former senior national correspondent of The Wall Street Journal. More information can be found on her website. X: @jeannevb | IG/Threads: @jeannevb_ | BlueSky: @jeannevb.bsky.social
