YOUNG SCREENWRITERS' CONFERENCE
What is it?
The Young Screenwriters’ Conference is a day long event made possible through local collaborators that offers students grade 8-12 the chance to learn and work with industry professionals on film related things. Students will experience hands-on learning in scriptwriting and other media fields such as documentaries, virtual reality, and e-sports.
Project Write, the Shenandoah Valley Writing Project, SU’s Department of Media and Communication, and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are teaming up to bring a day of screenwriting and production workshops to the area for the FIFTH year!
What's The Cost?
Registration cost is $15 for students. Advisers can attend for FREE. If you register and pay before March 1, you’ll receive a Young Screenwriters’ Conference t-shirt!
Special Circumstances:
- Shenandoah University students and faculty are always welcome to attend for free.
- Laurel Ridge Community College and other undergraduates are welcome to attend for the $15 registration fee.
Why Screenwriting?
- Video is everywhere
- Media literacy is a must
- What better way to understand the genre than to immersing in the writing and production?
- Project-based learning lends itself to film production
- Many schools are adding film programs and the conference is designed to complement them
PAST GUESTS
JOE KELLY
Comic creator and screenwriter known for BEN 10, I KILL GIANTS, and his contributions to reinvigorating the Deadpool comics.
DASH SHAW
Comic creator, screenwriter, and animation director known for My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea.
REBEKAH MCKENDRY
Screenwriter, director, and producer known for Glorious and All The Creatures Were Stirring.
