Reel Sisters + BRIC Scriptwriting Lab: Create Strong Female Characters

Reel Sisters + BRIC Summer Scriptwriting Lab (HYBRID)

August 8-11, 2024 @BRIC || August 11, 2024, Venue: TBA

Registration includes admission to Screenwriting Symposium!

Are you seeking a nurturing environment to revise your screenplay? Do you have a project in development and need to refine your first screenplay? Are you interested in creating strong female characters that resonate with audiences?

Reel Sisters + BRIC Screenwriting Lab is a four session course that includes a weekend intensive designed to give independent screenwriters the opportunity to work on scripts for television, film and streaming platforms like OWN, Netflix and Amazon. Join a writers' boot camp devoted to developing risk-taking narratives and creating scripts with richly layered female characters. The Lab will accept in-person and online applicants.

Writers will work in small groups and one-on-one with veteran writer/producer Lorisa Bates, the CEO of Batesville Media, LLC and former VP of Content Strategy at BET Networks where she was responsible for greenlighting 70+ movies.

You will enjoy a weekend working in a supportive environment of professional producers, directors and screenwriters dedicated to helping you achieve your writing goals. Revise key elements of your feature length or short film script and create a dynamic elevator pitch.

Eligibility + Application: Writers must submit a synopsis (1 page maximum) and short sample of their screenplay (10 pages maximum) with a short bio (2-3 sentences). At the end of the lab, several screenwriters will have an opportunity to showcase an excerpt of their work at a staged reading hosted by Reel Sisters and BRIC in the fall. Writing teams are welcome.

Registration Fee: $225, plus Eventbrite Fees. Slots are limited so register in advance. If you are not accepted, you will receive a $200 refund (the application fee is non-refundable). You will be e-mailed a secure link to send your writing sample and synopsis shortly after you register.

ABOUT REEL SISTERS & BRIC

The Scriptwriting Lab is co-presented by Reel Sisters, the first Oscar Qualifying Festival for short narratives devoted to women filmmakers, and BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, and one of the largest in New York City. BRIC presents and incubates new work by artists and media-makers who reflect the diversity that surrounds us. Reel Sisters Film Festival will be held on October 19-20, 2024.

For more information visit www.reelsisters.org | www.BRICartsmedia.org.

INSTRUCTOR'S BIO

Lorisa Bates, the CEO of Batesville Media, LLC, is a veteran television and film industry executive with over 25 years of experience spanning the licensing and development arenas. As a successful content creator, negotiator, and business innovator, she has cultivated relationships with diverse stakeholders, developed new business opportunities and managed multimillion-dollar budgets. Prior to starting her own company, Lorisa served as Vice President of Programming Content Strategy, Co-Productions & Multiplatform at BET Networks, overseeing the day-to-day operations of licensing content, producing company initiatives and original movies and scheduling/planning for all VOD platform strategy. During her tenure in this role, Lorisa was responsible for greenlighting over 70+ original movies, 5 short film initiatives (The Couch, The Waiting, Juneteenth, The Lifeline and The Hotline), 4 television shows and 8 music specials.

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