VERSED Writers' Room: Dialogue

Writing compelling, realistic dialogue can be a challenge, so join us for Writers' Room: Dialogue and get some useful tips to take your script to the next level. There will be a brief instructional period followed by hands-on writing exercises. You can bring something you're working on or start something new!

BAVC Media will partner with knowledgeable instructors, Jonathan Kiefer and Xandra Castleton, to bring modern screenwriting techniques to the Bay Area.

Xandra Maria Castleton, M.F.A., is a screenwriter, director, producer, script consultant, and educator whose scripts have served as the basis for award-winning documentary, television, and narrative film projects.

Jonathan Kiefer is a screenwriter, producer, director, editor of film publications, festival juror, and cinema critic for publications including Film Comment, The New York Times, Screen Slate, and the Village Voice.

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BAVC Media's VERSED is a series of hybrid workshops, hands-on labs, virtual and in-person trainings for creators of all ages and skill levels to spark and sustain careers in the media arts on a free or below-market basis. See our upcoming workshops at bavc.org/versed

BAVC Media a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area, serving thousands of filmmakers, artists and activists every year. Inspiring social change by empowering media makers to develop and share diverse stories through art, education and technology since 1976.

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