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SUMMARY:The Good Word Writers Retreat - Patmos\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:MEET THE MENTORS WEBINAR – THE GOOD WORD WRITERS RETREAT\nMEET THE MENTORS \n 
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SUMMARY:Rocaberti Retreat in France (June/July)
DESCRIPTION:LEARN MORE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune 30th – July 5th\, 2023 Marouatte Castle\, The Dordogne\, France\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Dever\n\n\n\n\n\nJen Grisanti\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Edwards\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard “RB” Botto\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you dreamed of writing a screenplay and seeing it come to life on the silver screen? Or maybe you’ve published a book and are wondering about how to turn it into a film script? Seems impossible\, right? Well\, the answer\, is\, NO! Nothing is impossible\, and on this one-of-a-kind writers’ retreat\, at the beautiful 16th century Aragonese Castle set on a rock off the coast of the island of Ischia (where The Talented Mr Ripley was shot)\, we’ll show you just how your words\, your vision—let’s face it\, your baby—can make it all the way to the big screen!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease reserve my place\, and the mentor of my choice\, now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the retreat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMentors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Dever\nTom Dever was born and raised in Ohio and has worked in every conceivable facet of the film industry for the past decade; most notably in feature film production at Fox Searchlight Pictures and most regrettably in reality television casting. He is currently the VP of Development for Coverfly\, a talent discovery platform and screenplay aggregation software company\, where he recently packaged a feature film at Netflix\, with Imagine set to produce. His debut feature FOR THE WEEKEND is currently available on streaming platforms worldwide.\n\n\n\n\n\nJen Grisanti\n  International speaker Jen Grisanti is an acclaimed Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc.\, Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC\, former 12-year studio executive\, including VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount\, blogger for The Huffington Post and author of the books\, Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story and TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells and her new book\, Change Your Story\, Change Your Life: A Path To Your Success.     Grisanti started her career in 1992 as an assistant to Aaron Spelling\, who served as her mentor for 12 years\, and she quickly climbed the ranks and eventually ran Current Programs at Spelling Television Inc.\, covering all of Spelling’s shows including Beverly Hills\, 90210\, Melrose Place and Charmed. In 2004\, Grisanti was promoted to Vice President of Current Programs at CBS/Paramount where she covered numerous shows\, including Medium\, Numbers\, NCIS\, 4400 and Girlfriends.     In January 2008\, Grisanti launched Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc.\, a highly successful consulting firm dedicated to helping talented writers break into the industry. Drawing on her experience as a studio executive where she gave daily notes to executive producers/showrunners\, Grisanti personally guides writers to shape their material\, hone their pitches and focus their careers. Since launching the consulting firm\, Grisanti has worked with over 800 writers specializing in television\, features and novels. Due to her expertise and mentorship\, seventy-five of her writers have staffed on television shows and forty have sold pilots\, five that that went to series.\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Edwards\n  As the Senior VP of Talent Development for WarnerMedia Entertainment\, Kelly Edwards oversees all emerging artist programs for HBO\, HBOMax\, and Turner.     Edwards brought an innovative new approach to developing the company’s writing and directing fellowships which have become an industry best practice. By marrying the two programs\, material created by the writers is shot by the directors with a fully inclusive crew for air on WarnerMedia’s digital platforms. The content has garnered festival awards at SXSW\, Tribeca\, Seriesfest to name a few.     Prior to HBO\, Edwards was a key corporate diversity executive at Comcast/NBCUniversal for over five years where she oversaw over 20 divisions\, launched employee resource groups\, and introduced diverse creative talent to NBC\, USA\, Syfy\, Bravo\, and Telemundo.     Edwards’ career has spanned both television and film having produced the movie of the week A CHRISTMAS DETOURfor Hallmark\, the one hour series SEX\, LOVE\, AND SECRETSfor UPN\, serving as a network executive for UPN and Fox\, and as a creative executive in features. As an executive she helped to develop series such as GIRLFRIENDS\, THE PARKERS\, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE\, CLUELESS\,and THE WILD THORNBERRYS.     In 2000\, Edwards co-founded the non-profit organization Colour Entertainment\, a networking group for diverse creative executives and assistants in TV\, Film\, and Digital\, all designed to connect current and future industry executives with one another.     Edwards graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and holds an MFA in Writing for Film and Television from Emerson College. She currently serves on the Annenberg Inclusion Board and is a 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab fellow.\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard “RB” Botto\n  Richard “RB” Botto is the Founder and CEO of Stage 32\, the official film education & networking platform of AFM and the Marche du Film at Cannes Film Festival. Stage32.com is the world’s largest online platform connecting and educating film\, TV & digital creatives and executives worldwide. Since 2011\, Stage 32 has emerged as an online community of over 500\,000 creatives with over 1\,000 hours of online education taught by over 500 industry executives.     RB is also a working actor\, producer and screenwriter. As a producer\, his films have played at dozens of festivals including the Sundance award winning feature\, Another Happy Day\, written & directed by Sam Levinson (starring Kate Bosworth\, Demi Moore\, Ellen Barkin)\, the documentary Crutch\, the feature What Lies Ahead (starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumon) releasing in 2019 and the upcoming Rain- Beau’s End (starring Ed Asner\, Sean Young and Kate Arrington). As a writer\, his latest screenplay\, The End Game\, is currently set up at Covert Media. As an actor\, his latest film On the Corner of Ego and Desire premiered at the 2018 Raindance Film Festvial.     Botto is a best-selling author with his book Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers\, published by Routledge Press under the American Film Market Presents banner. The book can be found at the Routledge Press booth by AFM badge registration and on Amazon\, where it has over 50 5-star reviews.     A sought-after speaker and mentor\, RB has been a keynote speaker and panelist at such festivals and conferences as Cannes\, AFM\, Tribeca\, Sundance\, Raindance\, SXSW\, Portugal FEST and Winston Baker. He has also taught at institutions such as Harvard and Columbia University on the subjects of filmmaking\, producing\, film finance\, screenwriting\, social media\, crowdfunding\, crowdsourcing\, entrepreneurship and business.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Retreat includes…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSMALL GROUP MENTORING SESSIONS\n\n\nEXPERT TUITION\n\n\nALL MEALS AND DRINKS\n\n\nFIVE NIGHTS’ LODGING\n\n\nROUND-TRIP TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE AIRPORT/LOCAL TRAIN STATION AND THE CASTLE\n\n\nEXCLUSIVE ACCESS\n\n\nPROGRAM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease reserve my place\, and the mentor of my choice\, now
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SUMMARY:Rocaberti Retreat in France (July)
DESCRIPTION:  July 7th -12th\, 2023 at Marouatte Castle in The Dordogne\, France. LEARN MORE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJen Grisanti\n\n\n\n\n\nJoan Lane\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Olson\n\n\n\n\n\nNiall Johnson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you dreamed of writing a screenplay and seeing it come to life on the silver screen? Or maybe you’ve published a book and are wondering about how to turn it into a film script? Seems impossible\, right? Well\, the answer\, is\, NO! Nothing is impossible\, and on this one-of-a-kind writers’ retreat\, at the beautiful 16th century Aragonese Castle set on a rock off the coast of the island of Ischia (where The Talented Mr Ripley was shot)\, we’ll show you just how your words\, your vision—let’s face it\, your baby—can make it all the way to the big screen!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease reserve my place\, and the mentor of my choice\, now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the retreat
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SUMMARY:Creating A Concept That Sells Workshop
DESCRIPTION:I created this Creating A Concept That Sells Workshop as an action step to help you move forward with writing concepts that sell. If you missed the FREE WEBINAR\, it is included in the course’s first module. \nThe workshop begins on Tuesday\, October 3\, at 7:00 p.m. PDT and goes through Tuesday\, October 24\, 2023: \n\nClass #1 – Tuesday\, October 3rd at 7:00 pm PDT\nClass #2 – Tuesday\, October 10th at 7:00 pm PDT\nClass #3 – Tuesday\, October 17th at 7:00 pm PDT\nClass #4 – Tuesday\, October 24th at 7:00 pm PDT\n\nWhen you sign up\, you will receive story instruction modules. I recommend that you go through these modules before the course starts. \nMODULE #1: ENGAGING YOUR AUDIENCE – THREE QUESTIONS\nWHAT IS YOUR STORY ABOUT?\nHOW DO YOU SHOW THE MAIN CONFLICT?\nDO WE FEEL THE CONCEPT THROUGHOUT? \nMODULE #2: CREATING A SELLING CONCEPT\nDEVELOP YOUR CONCEPT\nBRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR A SELLING CONCEPT\nDEFINING YOUR STRUCTURE \nMODULE #3: MARKETING A SELLING CONCEPT\nPITCHING\nMARKETING YOURSELF\nMEETINGS \nOnline classes begin on Tuesday\, 10/3/23\, at 7:00 p.m. PDT. \nLEVEL 1 \nREGULAR RATE – $397.00 \n \n\n\n15-MINUTE CONCEPT SESSIONDigital Story Instruction\n15-Minute One-On-One Concept Call with Jen\nBreakdowns & Formulas\nFour Live Online Classes w/ recordings\nPrivate Facebook Community\n\nLEVEL 2 – SOLD OUT \n\n\nSCRIPT CONSULT INCLUDED – ONLY 15 SPOTS AVAILABLE\nPitch Your Concept During Live Online Class\nDigital Story Instruction\n1-Hour Script Consult with Jen Grisanti\nBreakdowns & Formulas\nFour Live Online Classes w/ recordings\nPrivate Facebook Community\n\nLEVEL 3 – SOLD OUT \n\n\n\n3 COACHING CONSULTS INCLUDED – ONLY 5 SPOTS AVAILABLE\nPitch Your Concept During Live Online Class\nDigital Story Instruction\nThree 1-Hour One-On-One Coaching Consults with Jen\nBreakdowns & Formulas\nFour Live Online Classes w/recordings\nPrivate Facebook Community\n\n\n\n  \nWHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE LIVE ONLINE PORTION \nFive participants per week will get to rotate in from the different levels. You will get 10 minutes to discuss your concept when you rotate in. You can start with where you are struggling. You can discuss it in the components from my Story Worksheet. You can also pitch it if this is your preference. I have a pitch formula for the story modules. \n  \nINTERVIEWS ABOUT THE COURSE \n\n 
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/creating-a-concept-that-sells/
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SUMMARY:Story Therapy: From Resistance to Freedom *FREE* Webinar
DESCRIPTION:⇓ REPLAY: FREE WEBINAR ⇓\n\n⇑ REPLAY: FREE WEBINAR ⇑\nSIX-WEEK TELESEMINAR COURSE\nStory Therapy: From Resistance to Freedom FREE WEBINAR\nStory Therapy: From Resistance to Freedom includes the digital course and the live online teleseminar. The course consists of story instruction videos with story tools\, complete breakdowns for eight shows\, handouts\, and video clips where I illustrate the story tools. I will also include a breakdown of one feature film. This digital course leads into my live online six-week Story Therapy Teleseminar\, which starts March 5\, 2024\, at 7:00 p.m. PT online. It goes through April 16\, 2024. We will be off on Tuesday\, which falls on Easter\, April 2\, 2024. \nLIST OF THE EIGHT SHOWS \n\nTHE DIPLOMAT\nBEEF\nWEDNESDAY\nBAD SISTERS\nDAISY JONES & THE SIX\nTINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS\nSHRINKING\nSLOW HORSES\n\nFEATURE \n\nPAST LIVES\n\nThe Story Therapy Teleseminar starts on Tuesday\, March 5\, 2024\, and goes through April 16\, 2024 (There is a break during the week of Easter). This seminar is a live and interactive event that includes story instruction\, script notes for Level 3\, pitching\, and an opportunity to get feedback from top working TV writers. \nClasses begin on Tuesday\, March 5 at 7:00 pm PST ONLINE.  \nEach call is approximately 2 – 2 ½ hours in length. On each call\, we will review the notes for the four writers. You will be able to read their scripts and make notes each week. You will also get to share your notes with those writers directly. It is a way to prepare you for the writers’ room. Five people will sign up each week and get an opportunity to pitch to a guest speaker. All levels are eligible. This part of the program will help you learn from others’ pitching styles and allow you the opportunity to pitch yourself. It’s an invaluable tool.  With the 150 writers who participated last year\, there was a tremendous opportunity to connect with a writers’ community. You will learn all the story tools you need to succeed\, but you will also gain the opportunity to be in this private community of writers. This community is a precious resource. In it\, you can exchange scripts\, find accountability partners\, form writer groups\, and create friendships with writers worldwide. I’ve seen the success of this course first-hand. Many writers who have taken this course have gone on to sell pilots and features\, get staffed on TV shows\, and get into several prestigious writing programs. To date\, 107 have been sold by the writers I’ve worked with. Below are the levels available for this event’s six-week live online portion. Each level adds more to the experience. \nThe opportunity to participate in this experience will be available during my launch. \nLEVEL 1\nThis includes story instruction modules\, six online classes\, and the opportunity to pitch to my guest speakers and turn in a 3–5-page pitch document for feedback. \n\nYou get the story instruction modules for Story Therapy. You will have access to these modules for one year from the date of purchase.\nYou can participate in all six online classes starting 3/5/24 at 7:00 pm PT.\nYou will receive a recording of the classes.\nYou can sign up to pitch to my weekly guest speakers.\nYou will also get to turn in a 3–5-page pitch document on your TV spec\, TV pilot\, or feature and receive written feedback. After the course ends\, you must turn this in for up to a year. This includes a 20-minute meeting to go over the notes.\n\nLEVEL 2\nIncludes story instruction modules\, six online classes\, the opportunity to pitch\, a one-on-one Concept Brainstorming Session\, TV Pilot Consult\, and LIVE FEEDBACK for ONE of the six classes. \n(ONLY 10 SLOTS) \n\nYou will also rotate for one of the six weeks to receive feedback on your TV pilot. This level includes a one-on-one consult\, a 30-minute Concept Session\, receiving written and verbal feedback\, and a call recording.\nYou get the story instruction modules for Story Therapy. You will have access to these modules for one year from the date of purchase.\nYou can participate in all six online classes starting 3/5/24 at 7:00 pm PT.\nYou will receive a recording of the classes.\nYou will also get to choose which guest speaker they want to pitch.\n\nLEVEL 3\n Includes story instruction modules\, six online classes\, the opportunity to pitch\, rotating in for LIVE FEEDBACK during three of the six weeks\, and FOUR coaching consults.\n(ONLY 4 SLOTS) \n\nWith Level 3\, you will get feedback on your TV pilot script during three of the six classes. This level includes written and verbal feedback. At this level\, you are participating like you are in a writing program.\nThis level includes four one-on-one coaching consults and rotating in for the six-week teleseminar.\nYou get the story instruction modules for Story Therapy. You will have access to these modules for one year from the date of purchase.\nYou can participate in all six online classes starting 3/5/24 at 7:00 pm PT.\nYou will receive a recording of the classes.\nLevel 3 will get to choose which guest speaker they want to pitch.\n\nGUEST SPEAKERS \n\n\n\n\nMARK GOFFMAN \nMark Goffman is currently executive producer and writer for the NBC series\, THE IRRATIONAL. Before this\, he was an executive producer and writer on the Netflix series THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. Goffman also executive produced and was a showrunner on the hit series BULL on CBS and SLEEPY HOLLOW on Fox. He served as an executive producer and writer for LIMITLESS on CBS and USA’s WHITE COLLAR. Goffman first started on THE WEST WING\, where he wrote for several seasons. Afterward\, Goffman ran the writers’ room for Aaron Sorkin’s STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP\, also on NBC. Goffman has worked on over 200 hours of scripted television\, been nominated for two Writers Guild Awards\, and won the Entertainment Industries Council SET Award. An episode he wrote of LAW & ORDER: SVU garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mariska Hargitay. Goffman’s feature directorial debut is DUMBSTRUCK\, a documentary about ventriloquists\, theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures.   Goffman began his career as a writer in Brussels for the magazine Commerce in Belgium. He has a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School\, wrote speeches for state and federally elected officials\, consulted to the U.S. military\, Intelligence\, Department of State and White House. Goffman has a B.A. from Emory University in Economics and Philosophy and served as a Masters Thesis Adviser\, Fiction Writing Program\, at Johns Hopkins University.  His first play\, ME TOO\, has run in Los Angeles and Indianapolis.\n\n\nLINDSAY GOFFMAN\nLindsay is the founder of Gratitude Production\, with projects in collaboration with major companies such as Apple\, FX\, Amazon Freevee\, Perfect Storm\, The Roots\, Day Zero\, Get Lifted\, Jon M. Chu\, MGM\, and Universal Television. Her recent accomplishments include producing “THE COMPANY YOU KEEP\,” a series based on a Korean format\, which premiered to rave reviews and is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Previously\, Lindsay championed the hit series THE GOOD DOCTOR after discovering the Korean format early on. The show became ABC’s #1 new series and was awarded the Humanitas Prize. Lindsay actively contributes to various arts and entertainment organizations\, mentors the Hollywood Radio and Television Society\, serves on the board of the Creative Coalition\, and participates in the Media Xchange. Lindsay’s advisory roles include Girls Inc. and One Hope Wine\, a purpose-driven community\, and she judges at renowned events like the Austin Film Festival and the UCLA Screenwriter Showcase. Her work has been recognized with awards\, including the 2022 Anthem Award\, and she was nominated for the LA Business Journal’s Women Leadership Award in 2023.\n\n\nJAVIER GRILLO MARXUACH\nJavier “Javi” Grillo-Marxuach is one of the Emmy Award-winning producers of Lost and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and is currently Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series The Witcher. His work includes stints as writer/producer on From\, Cowboy Bebop\, Blood and Treasure\, Raising Dion\, The 100\, Medium\, Boomtown\, and the original Charmed. An advocate of mentorship and education\, Grillo-Marxuach and his family have granted scholarships for writers at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and the Creative Writing program at Carnegie Mellon University\, and he is co-host and co-creator of the Children of Tendu podcast\, an educational series for aspiring television writers. Javi is Puerto Rican; his name is pronounced: “HA-VEE-AIR GREE-JOE MARKS-WATCH.”\n\n\nBRANDON MARGOLIS AND BRANDON SONNIER\nBrandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier are a writing/producing team who served as Creators/ Showrunners of the BAD BOYS spinoff series L.A.’S FINEST starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. The Brandons started in the prestigious NBC/Universal Writers On The Verge program. They went on to rise through the ranks for five seasons on Sony/NBC’s hit drama series THE BLACKLIST while developing multiple Cable and Network TV pilots. Most recently\, the Brandons served as Co-Executive Producers on season 6 of CBS’s SWAT and Executive Producers on season 2 of ALERT on FOX.\n\n\nAUDREY KNOX\nAudrey Knox is a Literary Manager at Cartel Entertainment. I have clients in film and television\, among whom are writers staffed on SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE\, GINNY & GEORGIA\, and P-VALLEY and are writing for Disney\, Netflix\, Nickelodeon\, and Hallmark. I am an Associate Producer of the Tubi feature film CRUSHED\, written by my client Heidi Lux. My client Alanna Francis’ feature ALICE\, DARLING\, recently premiered at TIFF to rave reviews. I have experience in scripted and unscripted television\, on-set\, production\, and writers’ rooms.\n\n\nMATTHEW SALSBERG\nMatthew Salsberg is a television writer and producer from Montreal\, Canada\, who resides in Los Angeles. His writing career began in 1998 with “The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.” From 1999-2001\, he was an Executive Story Editor on “Big Wolf On Campus\,” for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy) for Best Writing in a Youth Series. He then went on to staff in 2002 to the NBC series “The Jake Effect” and the 2003 CBS Comedy “The Stones.” In 2003\, he sold three stories to season 3 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Pilot “Doorman” to NBC with Broadway Video. In 2004\, he was a co-producer on “Entourage”. From 2005-2012\, he was a producer\, supervising producer\, co-executive producer\, and Executive Producer on “Weeds”. In 2007\, he wrote\, and EP’d the pilot “Me and Lee” for Fox. He was under an overall deal at Lionsgate Television from 2009-2012. In 2011\, he wrote the pilot “Whales” for Showtime. In 2014\, he wrote the pilot “Fantasyland” for Amazon Studios. In 2015\, he was the EP and pilot writer for HBO’s “Wilderness\,” co-created with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In 2017\, he was a co-ep on “The Untitled Josh Brolin Project” for WHIP studios. In 2019\, he was a Consulting Producer on Showtimes “Kidding”. In 2021/2022\, he was a co-executive producer on Matthew Weiner’s Untitled Project for FX and sold the pilot “Almost Friends” to Netflix. Additionally\, in 2012/2013\, he won the World Poker Tour Season 11’s Player of the Year.\n\n\nJIM ADLER\nJim Adler was born in Miami to a family of Cuban/Honduran immigrants on one side and Mid-Western transplants on the other. He was raised in a bilingual household and spent his childhood summers with family in Honduras. When Jim was 7\, his mother moved them to California to live in a new age ashram\, part of a religious cult. Having begun college as an electrical engineer\, he has a deep interest in science and technology. Jim curates a web group devoted to unusual crime stories\, has a passion for espionage\, and worries a lot about climate change. He was most recently a Co-EP on THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC/Sony Pictures TV) and worked prior to that on MACGYVER\, CASTLE\, and also developed a horror pilot for Starz. He is an active member of the WGA’s Latinx Writers Committee and is fluent in Spanish.
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SUMMARY:Story Therapy: From Resistance to Freedom Course
DESCRIPTION:Story Therapy: From Resistance to Freedom includes the digital course and the live online teleseminar. The course consists of story instruction videos with story tools\, complete breakdowns for eight shows\, handouts\, and video clips where I illustrate the story tools. I will also include a breakdown of one feature film. This digital course leads into my live online six-week Story Therapy Teleseminar\, which starts March 5\, 2024\, at 7:00 pm P.T. online. It goes through April 16\, 2024. We will be off on Tuesday\, which falls on Easter\, April 2\, 2024. \nLIST OF THE EIGHT SHOWS \n\nTHE DIPLOMAT\nBEEF\nWEDNESDAY\nBAD SISTERS\nDAISY JONES AND THE SIX\nTINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS\nSHRINKING\nSLOW HORSES\n\nFEATURE \n\nPAST LIVES\n\nThe Story Therapy Teleseminar starts on Tuesday\, March 5\, 2024\, and goes through April 16\, 2024 (There is a break during the week of Easter). This seminar is a live and interactive event that includes story instruction\, script notes for Level 3\, pitching\, and an opportunity to get feedback from top working T.V. writers. \nClasses begin on Tuesday\, March 5 at 7:00 pm PST ONLINE.  \nEach call is approximately 2 – 2 ½ hours in length. On each call\, we will review the notes for two to four writers. You will be able to read their scripts and make notes each week. You will also get to share your notes with those writers directly. It is a way to prepare you for the writers’ room. Five people will sign up each week and get an opportunity to pitch to a guest speaker. All levels are eligible. This part of the program will help you learn from others’ pitching styles and allow you the opportunity to pitch yourself. It’s an invaluable tool. You will learn all the story tools you need to succeed\, but you will also gain the opportunity to be in this private community of writers. This community is a precious resource. In it\, you can exchange scripts\, find accountability partners\, form writer groups\, and create friendships with writers worldwide. I’ve seen the success of this course first-hand. Many writers who have taken this course have gone on to sell pilots and features\, get staffed on TV shows\, and get into several prestigious writing programs. To date\, 112 pilots have been sold by the writers I’ve worked with. Below are the levels available for this event’s six-week live online portion. Each level adds more to the experience. \nLEVEL 1\nThis includes story instruction modules\, six online classes\, and the opportunity to pitch to my guest speakers and turn in a 3–5-page pitch document for feedback. \n\nYou get the story instruction modules for Story Therapy. You will have access to these modules for one year from the date of purchase.\nYou can participate in all six online classes starting 3/5/24 at 7:00 pm P.T.\nYou will receive a recording of the classes.\nYou can sign up to pitch to my weekly guest speakers.\nYou will also get to turn in a 3–5-page pitch document on your T.V. spec\, T.V. pilot\, or feature and receive written feedback. After the course ends\, you must turn this in for up to a year. This includes a 20-minute meeting to go over the notes.\n\nRATES – LEVEL 1 \n$597.00 (REGULAR RATE)\n \n$397.00 (ALUMS RATE)\n \nLEVEL 2\nIncludes story instruction modules\, six online classes\, the opportunity to pitch\, a one-on-one half-hour Concept Brainstorming Session\, TV Pilot Consult (with me)\, and LIVE FEEDBACK for ONE of the six classes. \n* If you want to do Level 2 with a feature script\, please email me at jen@jengrisanti.com\, and I will send you a link with the additional fee.\n(ONLY 10 SLOTS) \n\nYou will also rotate for one of the six weeks to receive feedback on your T.V. pilot. This level includes a one-on-one script consult\, a half-hour brainstorming concept session\, receiving written and verbal feedback\, and a call recording.\nYou get the story instruction modules for Story Therapy. You will have access to these modules for one year from the date of purchase.\nYou can participate in all six online classes starting 3/5/24 at 7:00 pm P.T.\nYou will receive a recording of the classes.\nYou will also get to choose which guest speaker they want to pitch.\n\nRATES – LEVEL 2 \n$1\,675.00 (REGULAR RATE)\n \n$997.00 (ALUMS RATE)\n \nLEVEL 3\nIncludes story instruction modules\, six online classes\, the opportunity to pitch\, rotating in for LIVE FEEDBACK during three of the six weeks\, and FOUR coaching consults.\n(ONLY 4 SLOTS) \n\nWith Level 3\, you will get feedback on your T.V. pilot script during three of the six classes. This level includes written and verbal feedback. At this level\, you are participating like you are in a writing program.\nThis level includes four one-on-one coaching consults with me.\nYou get the story instruction modules for Story Therapy. You will have access to these modules for one year from the date of purchase.\nYou can participate in all six online classes starting 3/5/24 at 7:00 pm P.T.\nYou will receive a recording of the classes.\nLevel 3 will get to choose which guest speaker they want to pitch.\n\nRATES – LEVEL 3\n$3\,997.00 (REGULAR RATE) \n \n$3\,397.00 (ALUMS RATE)\n \n  \n\n\n\n\nGUEST SPEAKERS\n\n\nMARK GOFFMAN \nMark Goffman is currently executive producer and writer for the NBC series THE IRRATIONAL. Before this\, he was an executive producer and writer on the Netflix series THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. Goffman also executive produced and was a showrunner on the hit series BULL on CBS and SLEEPY HOLLOW on Fox. He served as an executive producer and writer for LIMITLESS on CBS and USA’s WHITE COLLAR. Goffman first started on THE WEST WING\, where he wrote for several seasons. Afterward\, Goffman ran the writers’ room for Aaron Sorkin’s STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP\, also on NBC. Goffman has worked on over 200 hours of scripted television\, been nominated for two Writers Guild Awards\, and won the Entertainment Industries Council SET Award. An episode he wrote of LAW & ORDER: SVU garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mariska Hargitay. Goffman’s feature directorial debut is DUMBSTRUCK\, a documentary about ventriloquists\, theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures.   Goffman began his career as a writer in Brussels for the magazine Commerce in Belgium. He has a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School\, wrote speeches for state and federally elected officials\, consulted to the U.S. military\, Intelligence\, Department of State and White House. Goffman has a B.A. from Emory University in Economics and Philosophy and served as a Masters Thesis Adviser\, Fiction Writing Program\, at Johns Hopkins University. His first play\, ME TOO\, has run in Los Angeles and Indianapolis.\n\n\nLINDSAY GOFFMAN\nLindsay is the founder of Gratitude Production\, with projects in collaboration with major companies such as Apple\, F.X.\, Amazon Freevee\, Perfect Storm\, The Roots\, Day Zero\, Get Lifted\, Jon M. Chu\, MGM\, and Universal Television. Her recent accomplishments include producing “THE COMPANY YOU KEEP\,” a series based on a Korean format\, which premiered to rave reviews and is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Previously\, Lindsay championed the hit series THE GOOD DOCTOR after discovering the Korean format early on. The show became ABC’s #1 new series and was awarded the Humanitas Prize. Lindsay actively contributes to various arts and entertainment organizations\, mentors the Hollywood Radio and Television Society\, serves on the board of the Creative Coalition\, and participates in the Media Xchange. Lindsay’s advisory roles include Girls Inc. and One Hope Wine\, a purpose-driven community\, and she judges at renowned events like the Austin Film Festival and the UCLA Screenwriter Showcase. Her work has been recognized with awards\, including the 2022 Anthem Award\, and she was nominated for the L.A. Business Journal’s Women Leadership Award in 2023.\n\n\nJAVIER GRILLO MARXUACH\nJavier “Javi” Grillo-Marxuach is one of the Emmy Award-winning producers of Lost and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and is currently Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series The Witcher. His work includes stints as writer/producer on From\, Cowboy Bebop\, Blood and Treasure\, Raising Dion\, The 100\, Medium\, Boomtown\, and the original Charmed. An advocate of mentorship and education\, Grillo-Marxuach and his family have granted scholarships for writers at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and the Creative Writing program at Carnegie Mellon University\, and he is co-host and co-creator of the Children of Tendu podcast\, an educational series for aspiring television writers. Javi is Puerto Rican; his name is pronounced: “HA-VEE-AIR GREE-JOE MARKS-WATCH.”\n\n\nBRANDON MARGOLIS AND BRANDON SONNIER\nBrandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier are a writing/producing team who served as Creators/ Showrunners of the BAD BOYS spinoff series L.A.’S FINEST starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. The Brandons started in the prestigious NBC/Universal Writers On The Verge program. They went on to rise through the ranks for five seasons on Sony/NBC’s hit drama series THE BLACKLIST while developing multiple Cable and Network T.V. pilots. Most recently\, the Brandons served as Co-Executive Producers on season 6 of CBS’s SWAT and Executive Producers on season 2 of ALERT on FOX.\n\n\nAUDREY KNOX\nAudrey Knox is a Literary Manager at Cartel Entertainment. I have clients in film and television\, among whom are writers staffed on SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE\, GINNY & GEORGIA\, and P-VALLEY and are writing for Disney\, Netflix\, Nickelodeon\, and Hallmark. I am an Associate Producer of the Tubi feature film CRUSHED\, written by my client Heidi Lux. My client Alanna Francis’ feature ALICE\, DARLING\, recently premiered at TIFF to rave reviews. I have experience in scripted and unscripted television\, on-set\, production\, and writers’ rooms.\n\n\nMATTHEW SALSBERG\nMatthew Salsberg is a television writer and producer from Montreal\, Canada\, who resides in Los Angeles. His writing career began in 1998 with “The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.” From 1999-2001\, he was an Executive Story Editor on “Big Wolf On Campus\,” for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy) for Best Writing in a Youth Series. He then went on to staff in 2002 to the NBC series “The Jake Effect” and the 2003 CBS Comedy “The Stones.” In 2003\, he sold three stories to season 3 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Pilot “Doorman” to NBC with Broadway Video. In 2004\, he was a co-producer on “Entourage”. From 2005-2012\, he was a producer\, supervising producer\, co-executive producer\, and Executive Producer on “Weeds”. In 2007\, he wrote and E.P.’d the pilot “Me and Lee” for Fox. He was under an overall deal at Lionsgate Television from 2009-2012. In 2011\, he wrote the pilot “Whales” for Showtime. In 2014\, he wrote the pilot “Fantasyland” for Amazon Studios. In 2015\, he was the E.P. and pilot writer for HBO’s “Wilderness\,” co-created with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In 2017\, he was a co-ep on “The Untitled Josh Brolin Project” for WHIP studios. In 2019\, he was a Consulting Producer on Showtimes “Kidding”. In 2021/2022\, he was a co-executive producer on Matthew Weiner’s Untitled Project for F.X. and sold the pilot “Almost Friends” to Netflix. Additionally\, in 2012/2013\, he won the World Poker Tour Season 11’s Player of the Year.\n\n\nJIM ADLER\nJim Adler was born in Miami to a family of Cuban/Honduran immigrants on one side and Mid-Western transplants on the other. He was raised in a bilingual household and spent his childhood summers with family in Honduras. When Jim was 7\, his mother moved them to California to live in a new age ashram\, part of a religious cult. Having begun college as an electrical engineer\, he has a deep interest in science and technology. Jim curates a web group devoted to unusual crime stories\, has a passion for espionage\, and worries a lot about climate change. He was most recently a Co-EP on THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC/Sony Pictures T.V.) and worked prior to that on MACGYVER and CASTLE\, and he also developed a horror pilot for Starz. He is an active member of the WGA’s Latinx Writers Committee and is fluent in Spanish.
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/story-therapy-from-resistance-to-freedom-course/
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SUMMARY:The Good Word Writer's Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A RETREAT CREATED BY A WRITER FOR WRITERS\n\nMay 28 – June 3\, 2024\nPATMOS\n\n\nA retreat that schedules time for you to write! A minimum of 3 consecutive hours a day dedicated to your writing\, with no scheduled activities. \n\nSIX NIGHTS SURROUNDED BY LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS IN THE SEASIDE OASIS\, THAT IS PATMOS\, GREECE \n*** \nTWO AND A HALF HOURS OF PRIVATE ONE ON ONE TIME WITH YOUR MENTOR IN ADDITION TO DAILY GROUP SESSIONS PLUS NOTES \n*** \nA CHOICE TO STUDY WITH A MENTOR AND POLISH AND REWRITE  \nOR \nA CHOICE TO FILM A SCENE FROM YOUR PROJECT WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS  \n*** \nAN ON-SITE FILM FESTIVAL TO SHARE YOUR PREVIOUS WORK WITH YOUR PEERS \n*** \nA COLD READING OF YOUR PILOT OR FEATURE IN GREECE * \n*** \nA FOLLOW UP READING OF YOUR PILOT OR FEATURE IN HOLLYWOOD\, CA. * \n*** \nA FOLLOW UP CHECK-IN\, POST RETREAT WITH YOUR MENTOR \nAND \nBREAKFAST BUFFET AND DINNER DAILY \nA WELCOME PARTY \nA FAREWELL GALA \nA SUNSET SAIL \nA PRIVATE ON-LINE GROUP TO CONNECT \nAND MUCH\, MUCH MORE! \n*may be limited to the first ten pages
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/the-good-word-writers-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Greece
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SUMMARY:Screenwriters Safari in South Africa
DESCRIPTION:INSPIRED UNDER AFRICAN SKIES\n\n\nHave you got something really fabulous to look forward to? 5 nights in luxury with Hollywood mentors on this Screenwriters Safari in South Africa. Breathe new life into your script. Book your spot with one of the 4 exceptional mentors. Only 16 spots available in total (4 per mentor). \n\nHave a safari vacation of a lifetime while you network and learn from some of the most connected film and screenwriting professionals in Hollywood. Take your screenwriting career to the next level\, and who knows where that next level may be! Learn more here! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJen Grisanti\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Tuccio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeg LeFauve\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJavier Grillo-Marxuach
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/screenwriters-safari-september-24-28-2024/
CATEGORIES:Home Feature (second)
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SUMMARY:Writing with Intention: Mining Emotional Truth (free webinar)
DESCRIPTION:In this all-new 2025 course\, Writing with Intention: Mining Emotional Truth in TV\, Film\, & Novels\, you will receive the same information\, education\, and access that is offered in network writing fellowships. Pricing will be posted after the FREE WEBINAR on January 14\, 2025. \nhttps://youtu.be/7vAUInbj4os?si=USy9fvKcXz5Wfhu5 \nLevels 4 and 5 are by submission only.\nSubmissions will be accepted from January 7 through January 25\, 2025. Submit the first ten pages of one of your scripts. (It doesn’t have to be the script you want to work on.) \nCOURSE STRUCTURE \nPHASE 1\nUpon purchase of the 6-Week Teleseminar\, you will receive story modules. They are your story instructions for the course. You will have access to these modules for one year from date-of-purchase. \nPHASE 2\nThe live online component starts on Tuesday\, February 4\, at 7:00 pm PST. Each class is approximately two and a half hours in length. During the first part of each class\, I will give a short presentation on Writing with Intention. Next\, there will be five writers rotating in who will receive feedback. Following that\, we will have a working writer as a guest speaker for the last hour of each class. Five writers will have an opportunity to pitch their concept or discuss three problems that they are having with their story and ask for advice. \nAll live online classes will be recorded. You will receive the recordings the day\nafter the class. \nPHASE 3\nYou will book a one-on-one session with me to receive direct feedback on your project. The number of sessions you receive will depend on your level. \nPARTICIPATION OPTIONS \nLEVEL 1 \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to turn in a logline and a 2–3 page document that gives a synopsis of your story and includes a half-hour one-on-one consult that you can book up to a year after the class\n\nTHERE WILL BE MULTIPLE RATES: \n\nLAUNCH WEEK RATE (1/14 – 1/21/25)\nREGULAR RATE (For new participants who sign up after 1/22/25)\nAlum RATE (if you’ve taken any of my previous courses or had any one-on-one consults)\n\nLEVEL 2 – ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in one time to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have an opportunity to pitch to or get advice from one of the guest speakers\nThis level includes a half-hour one-on-one consult to review your concept and a one-hour coaching session to review your script (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nTHERE WILL BE MULTIPLE RATES: \n\nLAUNCH WEEK RATE (1/14 – 1/21/25)\nREGULAR RATE (For new participants who sign up after 1/22/25)\nAlum RATE (if you’ve taken any of my previous courses or had any one-on-one consults)\n\nLEVEL 3 – ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in one time to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have an opportunity to pitch a guest speaker\nThis level includes two one-on-one meetings to go over your script. They can be booked up to a year after purchase (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nTHERE WILL BE MULTIPLE RATES: \n\nLAUNCH WEEK RATE (1/14 – 1/21/25)\nREGULAR RATE (For new participants who sign up after 1/22/25)\nAlum RATE (if you’ve taken any of my previous courses or had any one-on-one consults)\n\nLEVEL 4 – ONLY 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE – BY SUBMISSION ONLY\nSubmissions will be accepted from January 7 through January 25\, 2025. Submit the first ten pages. \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in two times to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have two opportunities to pitch a guest speaker\nThis level includes three one-on-one meetings to go over your script. They can be booked up to a year after purchase (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nIF YOU ARE SELECTED\, THE RATE WILL POST ON 1/22/25 \nLEVEL 5 – ONLY 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE – SUBMISSION ONLY\nSubmissions will be accepted from January 7 through January 25\, 2025. Submit the first ten pages. \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in three times to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have two opportunities to pitch a guest speaker\nThis level includes four one-on-one meetings to discuss your script. You can book them up to a year after purchase (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nIF YOU ARE SELECTED\, THE RATE WILL POST ON 1/22/25 \n\n\n\n\n\n2025 GUEST SPEAKERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY.\nBELOW ARE LAST YEAR’S 2024 GUEST SPEAKERS.\n\n\n2024 GUEST SPEAKERS\n\n\nMARK GOFFMAN \nMark Goffman is currently executive producer and writer for the NBC series THE IRRATIONAL. Before this\, he was an executive producer and writer on the Netflix series THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. Goffman also executive produced and was a showrunner on the hit series BULL on CBS and SLEEPY HOLLOW on Fox. He served as an executive producer and writer for LIMITLESS on CBS and USA’s WHITE COLLAR. Goffman first started on THE WEST WING\, where he wrote for several seasons. Afterward\, Goffman ran the writers’ room for Aaron Sorkin’s STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP\, also on NBC. Goffman has worked on over 200 hours of scripted television\, been nominated for two Writers Guild Awards\, and won the Entertainment Industries Council SET Award. An episode he wrote of LAW & ORDER: SVU garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mariska Hargitay. Goffman’s feature directorial debut is DUMBSTRUCK\, a documentary about ventriloquists\, theatrically released by Magnolia Pictures.   Goffman began his career as a writer in Brussels for the magazine Commerce in Belgium. He has a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School\, wrote speeches for state and federally elected officials\, consulted to the U.S. military\, Intelligence\, Department of State and White House. Goffman has a B.A. from Emory University in Economics and Philosophy and served as a Masters Thesis Adviser\, Fiction Writing Program\, at Johns Hopkins University. His first play\, ME TOO\, has run in Los Angeles and Indianapolis.\n\n\nLINDSAY GOFFMAN\nLindsay is the founder of Gratitude Production\, with projects in collaboration with major companies such as Apple\, F.X.\, Amazon Freevee\, Perfect Storm\, The Roots\, Day Zero\, Get Lifted\, Jon M. Chu\, MGM\, and Universal Television. Her recent accomplishments include producing “THE COMPANY YOU KEEP\,” a series based on a Korean format\, which premiered to rave reviews and is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Previously\, Lindsay championed the hit series THE GOOD DOCTOR after discovering the Korean format early on. The show became ABC’s #1 new series and was awarded the Humanitas Prize. Lindsay actively contributes to various arts and entertainment organizations\, mentors the Hollywood Radio and Television Society\, serves on the board of the Creative Coalition\, and participates in the Media Xchange. Lindsay’s advisory roles include Girls Inc. and One Hope Wine\, a purpose-driven community\, and she judges at renowned events like the Austin Film Festival and the UCLA Screenwriter Showcase. Her work has been recognized with awards\, including the 2022 Anthem Award\, and she was nominated for the L.A. Business Journal’s Women Leadership Award in 2023.\n\n\nJAVIER GRILLO MARXUACH\nJavier “Javi” Grillo-Marxuach is one of the Emmy Award-winning producers of Lost and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and is currently Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series The Witcher. His work includes stints as writer/producer on From\, Cowboy Bebop\, Blood and Treasure\, Raising Dion\, The 100\, Medium\, Boomtown\, and the original Charmed. An advocate of mentorship and education\, Grillo-Marxuach and his family have granted scholarships for writers at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and the Creative Writing program at Carnegie Mellon University\, and he is co-host and co-creator of the Children of Tendu podcast\, an educational series for aspiring television writers. Javi is Puerto Rican; his name is pronounced: “HA-VEE-AIR GREE-JOE MARKS-WATCH.”\n\n\nBRANDON MARGOLIS AND BRANDON SONNIER\nBrandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier are a writing/producing team who served as Creators/ Showrunners of the BAD BOYS spinoff series L.A.’S FINEST starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. The Brandons started in the prestigious NBC/Universal Writers On The Verge program. They went on to rise through the ranks for five seasons on Sony/NBC’s hit drama series THE BLACKLIST while developing multiple Cable and Network T.V. pilots. Most recently\, the Brandons served as Co-Executive Producers on season 6 of CBS’s SWAT and Executive Producers on season 2 of ALERT on FOX.\n\n\nAUDREY KNOX\nAudrey Knox is a Literary Manager at Cartel Entertainment. I have clients in film and television\, among whom are writers staffed on SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE\, GINNY & GEORGIA\, and P-VALLEY and are writing for Disney\, Netflix\, Nickelodeon\, and Hallmark. I am an Associate Producer of the Tubi feature film CRUSHED\, written by my client Heidi Lux. My client Alanna Francis’ feature ALICE\, DARLING\, recently premiered at TIFF to rave reviews. I have experience in scripted and unscripted television\, on-set\, production\, and writers’ rooms.\n\n\nMATTHEW SALSBERG\nMatthew Salsberg is a television writer and producer from Montreal\, Canada\, who resides in Los Angeles. His writing career began in 1998 with “The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.” From 1999-2001\, he was an Executive Story Editor on “Big Wolf On Campus\,” for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy) for Best Writing in a Youth Series. He then went on to staff in 2002 to the NBC series “The Jake Effect” and the 2003 CBS Comedy “The Stones.” In 2003\, he sold three stories to season 3 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Pilot “Doorman” to NBC with Broadway Video. In 2004\, he was a co-producer on “Entourage”. From 2005-2012\, he was a producer\, supervising producer\, co-executive producer\, and Executive Producer on “Weeds”. In 2007\, he wrote and E.P.’d the pilot “Me and Lee” for Fox. He was under an overall deal at Lionsgate Television from 2009-2012. In 2011\, he wrote the pilot “Whales” for Showtime. In 2014\, he wrote the pilot “Fantasyland” for Amazon Studios. In 2015\, he was the E.P. and pilot writer for HBO’s “Wilderness\,” co-created with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In 2017\, he was a co-ep on “The Untitled Josh Brolin Project” for WHIP studios. In 2019\, he was a Consulting Producer on Showtimes “Kidding”. In 2021/2022\, he was a co-executive producer on Matthew Weiner’s Untitled Project for F.X. and sold the pilot “Almost Friends” to Netflix. Additionally\, in 2012/2013\, he won the World Poker Tour Season 11’s Player of the Year.\n\n\nJIM ADLER\nJim Adler was born in Miami to a family of Cuban/Honduran immigrants on one side and Mid-Western transplants on the other. He was raised in a bilingual household and spent his childhood summers with family in Honduras. When Jim was 7\, his mother moved them to California to live in a new age ashram\, part of a religious cult. Having begun college as an electrical engineer\, he has a deep interest in science and technology. Jim curates a web group devoted to unusual crime stories\, has a passion for espionage\, and worries a lot about climate change. He was most recently a Co-EP on THE GOOD DOCTOR (ABC/Sony Pictures T.V.) and worked prior to that on MACGYVER and CASTLE\, and he also developed a horror pilot for Starz. He is an active member of the WGA’s Latinx Writers Committee and is fluent in Spanish.
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/writing-with-intention-free-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Writing With Intention Course
DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning about this course? Watch the 1/14/2025 recording of the Writing with Intention FREE WEBINAR (passcode: mO*xgz1H). \nIn this all-new 2025 course\, Writing with Intention: Mining Emotional Truth in TV\, Film\, & Novels\, you will receive the same information\, education\, and access that is offered in network writing fellowships. \n\n\n\nCOURSE STRUCTURE \nPHASE 1\nUpon purchase of the 6-Week Teleseminar\, you will receive story modules. They are your story instructions for the course. You will have access to these modules for one year from date-of-purchase. \nPHASE 2\nThe live online component starts on Tuesday\, February 4\, at 7:00 pm PST. Each class is approximately two and a half hours in length. During the first part of each class\, I will give a short presentation on Writing with Intention. Next\, there will be five writers rotating in who will receive feedback. Following that\, we will have a working writer as a guest speaker for the last hour of each class. Five writers will have an opportunity to pitch their concept or discuss three problems that they are having with their story and ask for advice. \nAll live online classes will be recorded. You will receive the recordings the day after the class. \nPHASE 3\nYou will book a one-on-one session with me to receive direct feedback on your project. The number of sessions you receive will depend on your level. \nPARTICIPATION OPTIONS \nLEVEL 1 \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to turn in a logline and a 2–3 page document that gives a synopsis of your story and includes a half-hour one-on-one consult that you can book up to a year after the class\n\nLEVEL 2 \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in one time to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have an opportunity to pitch to or get advice from one of the guest speakers\nThis level includes a half-hour one-on-one consult to review your concept and a one-hour coaching session to review your script (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nLEVEL 3 \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in one time to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have an opportunity to pitch a guest speaker\nThis level includes two one-on-one meetings to go over your script. They can be booked up to a year after purchase (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nLEVEL 4 (BY SUBMISSION ONLY)  \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in two times to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have two opportunities to pitch a guest speaker\nThis level includes three one-on-one meetings to go over your script. They can be booked up to a year after purchase (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\nLEVEL 5 (BY SUBMISSION ONLY) \n \n\nYou will receive the story modules\nYou will participate in the six live online classes and receive all recordings\nYou will get to rotate in three times to receive feedback on your concept during the live class\nYou will have two opportunities to pitch a guest speaker\nThis level includes four one-on-one meetings to discuss your script. You can book them up to a year after purchase (there will be a different TV or Feature rate)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 GUEST SPEAKERS\n\n\nJAVIER GRILLO-MARXUACH\nJavier “Javi” Grillo-Marxuach is one of the Emmy Award-winning producers of Lost and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and is currently Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series The Witcher. His work includes stints as writer/producer on From\, Cowboy Bebop\, Blood and Treasure\, Raising Dion\, The 100\, Medium\, Boomtown\, and the original Charmed. An advocate of mentorship and education\, Grillo-Marxuach and his family have granted scholarships for writers at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and the Creative Writing program at Carnegie Mellon University\, and he is co-host and co-creator of the Children of Tendu podcast\, an educational series for aspiring television writers. Javi is Puerto Rican; his name is pronounced: “HA-VEE-AIR GREE-JOE MARKS-WATCH.”\n\n\nTED HUMPHREY\nTed Humphrey is a writer\, producer\, director and showrunner and the founder and principal of Algorithm Entertainment\, a film and television production company based at CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles. Currently\, he is the Executive Producer\, co-creator/developer and showrunner of the upcoming Netflix series “THE LINCOLN LAWYER\,” based on the Michael Connelly novels. He was previously the creator\, showrunner and Executive Producer of the CBS drama series “WISDOM OF THE CROWD\,” and is perhaps best known as a writer\, director and Executive Producer of the acclaimed CBS series “THE GOOD WIFE\,” as well as the showrunner/Executive Producer of the Syfy series “INCORPORATED.” He has written and produced series for many networks in both broadcast and cable\, as well as several feature films.For his work on “THE GOOD WIFE\,” he was honored with multiple Emmy\, Golden Globe and Writer’s Guild nominations for Best Drama Series\, as well as a Writer’s Guild nomination for Best Episodic Drama Script and the Voices of Courage and Conscience Award from the Muslim Public Affairs Council for his first season episode\, “Boom.” “THE GOOD WIFE” also earned a Peabody Award and was twice honored with the American Film Institute’s Award for Excellence in Film and Television.Ted is a graduate of Georgetown University\, and holds law and graduate degrees from the University of Virginia. He began his career as an attorney in Washington D.C.\, before coming to his senses.\n\n\nCARLA KETTNER\nCarla Kettner was born in Calgary\, Canada. After graduating USC she moved to Australia and became a journalist and award-winning short story author. Kettner quickly transitioned into writing and producing Australian television and a few years later moved back to Los Angeles. Since then she has written and produced hundreds of hours of television\, primarily dramas. She was Executive Producer of “The Blacklist”\, “Bones”\, “Vanished” and “Mob Doctor”. Other credits include “Zoo”\, “Night Shift”\, “Early Edition” and “Judging Amy”.Kettner has written pilots for Fox\, ABC\, NBC and CBS. She co-created and was showrunner on the Spectrum Originals/Roku Originals crimedy “Panhandle” and is currently showrunner on “ALERT: Missing Persons Unit” for Fox. Kettner has multiple projects in development with Sony.In the spirit of fostering the next generation of TV talent\, Kettner has lectured and sat on panels for USC School of Cinema-Television\, NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, Johns Hopkins University\, Boston University\, and has done multiple screenwriting seminars and podcasts.\n\n\nBRANDON MARGOLIS\nBrandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier are a writing/producing team who served as Creators/ Showrunners of the BAD BOYS spinoff series L.A.’S FINEST starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. The Brandons started in the prestigious NBC/Universal Writers On The Verge program. They went on to rise through the ranks for five seasons on Sony/NBC’s hit drama series THE BLACKLIST while developing multiple Cable and Network T.V. pilots. Most recently\, the Brandons served as Co-Executive Producers on season 6 of CBS’s SWAT and Executive Producers on season 2 of ALERT on FOX.\n\n\nMATTHEW NIX\nMatthew Nix is an American writer\, producer\, and director. He is best known for creating the television series Burn Notice\, The Good Guys\, and The Gifted.\n\n\nVANESSA TAYLOR\nVanessa Taylor has worked widely in television\, most recently as Co-Executive Producer on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Her feature films include “Hope Springs\,” “Divergent\,” “Hillbilly Elegy\,” and “The Shape of Water\,” for which she received an Oscar nomination.
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/writing-with-intention-course/
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SUMMARY:ACTIVATING THE PURPOSE IN STORY\, CHARACTER\, & PLOT (Part l)
DESCRIPTION:PART ONE: SEPTEMBER 2025 EVENT \n \nSign up today! \nREGULAR OFFER RATE – $497 \nALUM RATE – $297 \nSTARTS \nSeptember 24\, 2025\, at 6:00 pm PT with a 2-hour webinar \nSTORY TRAINING SESSIONS\nSeptember 29th at 6:00 pm and October 6\, 2025\, at 6:00 pm\n(Every participant will have the opportunity to pitch\, answer story questions\, or share where they are struggling with their writing.) \nSTORY MODULES\nThey will come out on October 13\, 2025. \nWrite the stories that are flowing through you. They come with a purpose. If you learn to add meaning to your story\, characters\, and plot\, opportunities will follow. \nWHAT YOU WILL MASTER IN THIS COURSE \n\nInformation\nActivation\nApplication\n\nINFORMATION\nThe course begins with a 2-hour Webinar on September 24th at 6:00 pm PT\, where I will share how to delve into the purpose of your story\, character\, and plot. \nACTIVATION\nWe will have two nights of Story Training for you to practice your pitch\, talk about your story\, and share the struggles you are having with your writing. \nAPPLICATION\nYou will receive Story Modules on October 13th. These modules will include multiple lessons on developing the purpose of story\, character\, and plot\, including story breakdowns\, graphs\, handouts\, and homework. \nMODULE 1\nUnderstanding The Purpose of the Story\nCreating a Compelling Story\nActivating Stories\nTypes of Stories\nList of Purposes for Story\nStory Breakdowns\nAdolescence\nDying For Sex\nThe Bear – Season 4 Episode 1\nThe Studio\nA Real Pain (feature)\nBroken Country (Novel) \nMODULE 2\nDeveloping Memorable Characters\nCharacter Arcs and Growth\nThe Role of Characters In Story\nCreating Complex Characters \nMODULE 3\nCrafting an Engaging Plot\nPlot Development and Pacing\nUnderstanding Plot Structure\nPlot Twists and Surprises \nPART TWO: FEBRURARY 2026 EVENT\n6-WEEK TELESEMINAR: February 3 -March 10\n(available for purchase in January 2026) \nSTARTS\nFebruary 3rd at 7:00 pm PT and runs through March 10 \nCOURSE INCLUDES \n\nGUEST SPEAKERS – TO BE ANNOUNCED\nDetails to follow
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/purpose-of-story-character-and-plot-writing-for-tv-film-novels-part-l/
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SUMMARY:ACTIVATING THE PURPOSE IN STORY\, CHARACTER\, & PLOT: 6-WEEK TELESEMINAR
DESCRIPTION:ACTIVATING THE PURPOSE OF STORY\, CHARACTER\, and PLOT: 6-WEEK TELESEMINAR \nSTARTS\nFebruary 3 at 7 pm PT and runs through March 10 \nCOURSE STRUCTURE \nPHASE 1\nWhen you buy the 6-Week Teleseminar\, you will get story modules that serve as your course instructions. You will have access to these modules for one year from the purchase date. \n*PHASE 2\nThe live online component begins on Tuesday\, February 3\, 2026\, at 7 pm PST. Each session lasts approximately 2.5 hours. \n\nDuring the first part of each class\, I will give a brief presentation on the angle of Activating Purpose in Story\, Character\, & Plot. \nNext\, 3-4 writers will rotate in and receive feedback. \nThen\, we will have a working writer as a guest speaker for the last hour of each class. Five writers will have an opportunity to pitch their concept or discuss three problems that they are having with their story and ask for advice.\n\nAll live online classes will be recorded for future reference. You will receive the recordings the day after the class. \nPHASE 3\nYou will book a one-on-one session with me to receive direct feedback on your project. The number of sessions you receive will depend on your level. \nCLICK HERE FOR PARTICIPATION OPTIONS\n2026 GUEST SPEAKERS\n \nKeto ShimizuMichael NarducciVanessa TaylorEugene Garcia CrossAaron Rahsaan ThomasCarla Kettner
URL:https://www.jengrisanti.com/event/part2/
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