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THE
ART OF SCREENWRITING
The
National Board of Review Sponsors Seminar
Featuring
Prominent Screenwriters
New
York, NY – The National Board of
Review of Motion Pictures presents its
latest educational film seminar, The
Art of Screenwriting on Monday,
April 18 th, 2005 . The
panel discussion will take place from
7pm-9pm at the Harmonie Club (4 East 60
th St.) in Manhattan. RSVP: 212-465-9022
or nbrRSVP@nyc.rr.com
. Admission is free.
Jeanine
Basinger, chair of Wesleyan
University's film studies department,
will serve as moderator of the six-person
panel. The seminar will focus on their
milestones, obstacles, and experiences
in the industry of writing for the screen.
The panelists participating, including
three Academy Award nominees, are: Jay
Presson Allen ( Cabaret,
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ),
Amy Fox (Heights
), Robert Harling (Steel
Magnolias, The First Wives Club ),
Richard LaGravenese
(The Bridges of Madison County, The
Fisher King), David Magee
(Finding Neverland),
and Stephen Schiff (Lolita,
True Crime). The evening will feature
a clip reel of the panelists' memorable
films, moderated discussion, a Q&A,
and brief reception.
The
NBR's previous film seminars include Women
Directors: How to Hack it in Hollywood,
featuring seven directors including
Mira Nair and Lee Grant, as well the documentary
seminar, Here's Looking at You, hosted
by HBO's Sheila Nevins and highlighting
seven filmmakers including D.A. Pennebaker
and Al Maysles.
The
National Board of Review, with no commercial
ties to the industry, was founded in 1909
to support excellence and free expression
in film. The group works to underwrite
educational film programs, like Great
Documentaries , and endow scholarships
for film students and grants for up and
coming directors. In addition,
the NBR screens over 300 films per year
and kicks off the awards season each December
by being the first group to announce annual
winners. For more information, go to www.nbrmp.org
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