What does a script coordinator do, and how does that role help you break into the writers room?

Can you get hired without representation?

What does it take to get a script production-ready?

Script coordinator and writer Kristina Thomas will answer these questions and many more during this live virtual workshop! She'll also talk about her experience working on shows including "Lovecraft Country," "Family Reunion," "Being Mary Jane," "The Haunting of Bly Manor" and more!

Plus, Kristina will share samples of scripts from one of her shows. She'll walk attendees through the process of getting a script ready for production, including how professional writers rooms color code various drafts and how to format a title page and set list. This is your window into the writers room of your favorite TV series!

We will email all attendees a link to the Zoom webinar on the day of the event.

ABOUT KRISTINA THOMAS

Winner of the Writers Assistant Network Pilot Workshop and Finalist for Hollyshorts Fest Writer-Director Kristina Thomas first showed her potential in the documentary side of filmmaking by winning awards that led her to win $50,000 to direct a pilot TV show in New Orleans, Louisiana for MTV/Endemol. After paying her dues as script coordinator for such shows as Greenleaf, Lovecraft Country and The Haunting of Bly Manor, her feature "WORTH IT" landed her as a semi-finalist for Women in Film/The Black list feature competition and recently BET's Project Cre8. Currently her short "HOUSE OF BALLS" based on her time playing women's dodgeball is hitting the festival circuit, recently her actress Mariah Robinson Winning Best Actor at the AFF Alt Film Festival and Semi-Finalist for the BET's Project Cre8: TV for her pilot, “House of Balls.“ Also she’s in the Women in Film Mentoring Program for Directors and preparing to direct her first feature. Kristina is a writer and director who’s a proud alum of Howard University and University of Southern California.

Because we know that the film community has been hit hard at this time, we are making this event pay-what-you-can. All proceeds will go toward keeping Women's Weekend Film Challenge running during this difficult time. As a small arts nonprofit, we depend on donations to run our free film challenges and pay-what-you-can workshops. Thank you for making whatever contribution is possible for you right now.

By signing up for this event, you will receive occasional emails from Women's Weekend Film Challenge for future free and pay-what-you-can events.

ABOUT WOMEN'S WEEKEND FILM CHALLENGE

Women's Weekend Film Challenge (WWFC) works for gender equity by creating opportunities for women to bring their leadership, talents, and stories to the forefront of the film industry. WWFC places professional filmmakers on crews to write, shoot and edit a short film in one weekend and provides top-of-the-line equipment, insurance and workshops. This career-building opportunity is free for participants.

Since its first challenge in January 2018, WWFC has worked with over 700 women to produce 30 short films, which have been accepted to more than 80 festivals. This grassroots, bi-coastal movement combats the gender imbalance of the film industry by providing an intensive networking experience and telling women's stories on screen.

WWFC’s virtual workshop series is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Queens Council on the Arts.