Vancouver Screenwriting Circle Mini-Writers Room/Mastermind

Name: Vancouver Screenwriting Circle Mini-Writers Room/Mastermind
Start: 2026-06-10T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-10T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Charisma Cafe and Dessert House

Schedule

Wed Jun 10 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Charisma Cafe and Dessert House | Vancouver, BC

Hello screenwriters,
I hope you are having a great Spring. At long last, I think I finally found a venue that is large enough, quiet enough and low-cost enough for us to have meetings in. As you recall in 2023 and 2024 we had near-monthly meetings at La Fontanna in Burnaby until they sold their restaurant. Well, now we will be meeting at Charisma Social House, which is beside the Stadium Skytrain station.
We'll have a general screenwriters meeting every two to three months now, unless someone in the group would like to host more frequent meetings? (I'm too busy now with filmmaking to run then more often).
AT THE MOMENT HERE ARE a few things to run by the screenwriters group now:
1) Let's have a Vancouver Screenwriting Circle general meeting to touch base with each other, see what everyone has been up to, and talk about what opportunities may be coming up for screenwriting. I suggest we meet at Charisma Social House at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, June 10.
Please RSVP for the event on this Facebook event page here.
And now, also, please fill out this contact form: https://nextmovestudios.notion.site/3670b66dc57d81929c8dd8b1e28adeac?pvs=105 as many of you have expressed interest in different sub-groups, and it will be easier to keep track of everyone (and to know who is coming) by having your information in one place.
By the way, this topic/cohort is #11 (on the form)
If you are interested in what the other topic/cohorts are, you can see them here (mostly producing and two directing topics; if you are also pursuing these, feel free to sign up): https://nextmovestudios.notion.site/Spring-and-Summer-Filmmakers-Mastermind-3640b66dc57d80feba43f6947d474fd9
We will disucss all the below at the next meeting as well:
2) Should we do another Spring Shorts this year?
This screenwriters group has spawned at least six short films officially and a few more that have come out of it. Spring shorts is when we get together, break into teams and people assume different roles to shoot something (could be a short film, could just be a scene). If this is something you'd be interestd in, please let me know.
This screenwriters group has spawned at least six short films officially, and a few more that have come out of it. Spring Shorts is when we get together, break into teams, and people assume different roles to shoot something (could be a short film, could just be a scene). If this is something you'd be interested in, please let me know.
3) Script Exchange, script reading and feedback. If you are interested in reading scripts for other writers and getting feedback on your scripts, message me and I'll put you on the list.
4) Screenwriting mini writers' room/mastermind. The next one will be Saturday, June 6 - 9 am to 11 am at Café Episode, 2891 Grandview Hwy, Vancouver. If you are interested in coming out to talk about your scripts and give feedback to other writers, feel free to reply and I'll send you details. The actual posting with information is https://www.facebook.com/events/1710322236921563/
5) Writing MOWs for Hallmark-type channels. I've found there are a lot of opportunities for writers to break into long-form writing through MOWs here. I'd be interested in meeting other writers who can follow the 5- to 9-act holiday movie structure—perhaps even co-write.
6) Web series, broadcasting, and showrunning. If you are interested in creating your own episodic series (from short-form web series to projects destined for broadcast), I've found a lot of opportunity both within and outside of Canada to access funding and find partners for now. I've even gone ahead and created a number of series as well. The challenge is that it's a slow, long, convoluted maze to get your projects to the next new stage here. I'd be open to having a discussion about this with others who are also creating/wishing to showrun your series.
7) Last but not least, I wonder if it would help if we made a screenwriters' co-writing directory for those writers who are interested and willing to co-write scripts with each other. I'd be interested in co-writing, and I know a few other writers are as well. Perhaps we make this an official thing.
I'm open to hearing your suggestions for topics as well!
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What: Vancouver Screenwriting Circle: New Meeting Venue, Writing Catch-up, Work Opportunities, Spring Shorts
When: Wednesday, June 10, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where: Charisma Social House, 197 Keefer Pl, Vancouver (beside Stadium SkyTrain, across from T&T Supermarket)
Cost: No cost, but please buy something from the café to thank the location.
How to RSVP: RSVP on this event page. Then go to this post and fill out the contact form: https://www.facebook.com/groups/23366837344/permalink/10165714077732345
This topic/cohort is #11 (on the form).