Photo by Claudia Hoag

Join us for an above and below the line networking event plus a Women in Media Live Writers Group!

The event will start with a networking breakfast and introductions for crew in all departments. It will be followed by an update on CAMERAderie Features. Immediately following, there will be a panel with special guests. After the panel we will get into established and new Writers Groups for table reads. Our panelists may be available to give advice and critique.

Getting Your Scene Read

Register by June 26th to be eligible to have your 5-page (max) scene read by pro actors, please indicate that when you get your ticket. We will reach out to you to send our head judge, Idit the scene, knowing that it’s a work in progress. Selection not guaranteed. If selected, you will be responsible for bringing printed copies of your script for the readers.

Special Guests

Deborah Pratt Writer/Director/Producer: Quantum Leap, Magnum PI, The Net
Brooke Roberts Writer/Producer: NCIS: New Orleans, The Flash, Boston Legal, The Terminal List
Caissie St.Onge Writer/Executive Producer: Busy Tonight, Joan Rivers Straight Talk, The Graham Norton Effect, The Rosie O’Donnell show
Allison Vanore Producer: After Forever, Monster High, American Girl
Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul Director/Editor: All American, Found, Walker, The Rookie, Good Trouble
More TBA

DeWalt Tools Giveaway!

Art and Grip Departments to apply for the Tools To Work Initiative! In an effort to help build Art Department/Grip/Carpenter kits, we are awarding DEWALT power tools sets (valued over $1,200 each) courtesy of DeWalt Grow the Trades. The objective is to help women in the crafts build their kits to help them get work and charge a higher kit fee. You must be WiM member to qualify. Apply for tools here.

Run of Show

10:00 AM Registration and breakfast
10:30 AM 30-second intros
11:00 AM All member meeting, CAMERAderie Features update, and tools give-away!
11:15 AM panel

12:00 PM break

12:15 PM short presentation
12:30 PM Assemble into writers groups. Table reads
2:00 PM Event concludes

What to expect:
* Brunch networking with new friends and colleagues
* A celebrity panel who will share insights on craft, career growth, and navigating the industry. Bring your questions.
* The ability to join a Women In Media writers group (for members only)
* The ability to join supportive writers groups on the spot. Participation in kind, productive critiques.
* Opportunities to network, collaborate, and grow within a community that understands your journey

Who should attend:
* Women In Media members of all crew positions
* Women In Media members who are in writers groups, or want to be in writers groups
* Folks who plan to join Women In Media membership at the event. You will not be eligible to participate in WIM Writers Groups until you are a member in good standing.
* Directors and Producers looking for new projects to devlop

Apply to Join or Renew Your Membership Now! All ticket sales are final.

Note: As a condition of participation, members acknowledge that their involvement with a WiM Writers Group is completely voluntary. Women in Media is not responsible for the management or operation of the Writers Groups. In accordance with copyright law, participants retain ownership of their work and assume all risk for any damage that may result from their involvement with a Group.

Please be advised that all events hosted by Women in Media may be recorded and distributed for promotional purposes. Your voluntary participation in such events authorizes and acknowledges Women in Media and their event partner’s exclusive rights of ownership and use of all recordings.

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