July 27, 2018: Following my sessions on thriller and comedy writing last year, I’m delighted to be invited back to the festival this year. I’ll be introducing the Story-Type Method itself, in a presentation titled Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure. The 2.5 hour session is scheduled at 10:45 on Friday the 7th of […]
Writing a Successful Thriller at the Munich Film Festival for Creative Europe
July 11, 2018: I’m back from Munich where I gave a 2-hour presentation based on my 2-day workshop, Writing a Successful Thriller. Many thanks to Ingeborg Degener and Ewa Szurogajlo from Creative Europe Desk Munich for their kind invitation and for being such wonderful hosts, and to the Munich International Film Festival for a superb venue. Although […]
Advanced Development Workshop in Amsterdam for the NL Film Fund
June 19, 2018: I’m back from sunny Amsterdam, where I had the pleasure of delivering my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop to a lovely group of very experienced Dutch filmmakers. Many thanks to Doreen Boonekamp and Gitta Kruisbrink from the Netherlands Film Fund and to Jacobine van der Vloed and the ACE Producers team, who made this event […]
Revamped Structurator and Thrilling Intro
January 18, 2018. I’ve decided to use some footage from my 2-hour presentation on writing thrillers at the London Screenwriters’ Festival to introduce the Story-Type Method in The Structurator, my interactive story tool. It’s a 35-minute video that covers the same ground as the first chapter of Screenwriting Unchained. Although most of the content applies […]
Advanced Development Workshop in Prague for Film Kolektiv
January 11, 2018: Happy New Year everyone! This week, I’m back from the Czech Republic where I had a wonderful time delivering a 3-day Advanced Development Workshop specifically designed for a group of producers and writer-directors at Film Kolektiv, a dynamic and successful production company developing international projects and offering production services in Prague. The team is young […]
Animation Advanced Development Workshop for Screen Training Ireland
December 7, 2017: I’m back from Dublin where I had the pleasure to run an Animation version of my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop, for an audience of experienced writers, directors, story editors and producers working with companies such as Cartoon Saloon, Boulder Media, Brown Bag Films, Moetion Films, Hyper Pictures, Stoney Road Filmsm, Tailored Films and SRF, as well as freelancers. I […]
Seven-day Promotion of Screenwriting Unchained
October 23, 2017: We’re running a promotion worldwide (up to 50% off) starting today the 23rd of October 2017, until the 29th of October. [EDIT 30th of October 2017: this promotion is now over] Both the Kindle version – which can be read on any desktop, laptop, tablet or phone supporting the Kindle app (including PC, Mac […]
Advanced Development Workshop for ACE Producers in Helsinki
October 16, 2017: Just back from Helsinki… I had an amazing time at the latest ACE Producers Content Development Workshop! I delivered my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop to an impressive group of 16 experienced feature film producers from 14 different Creative Europe supported countries (soon to be joined by two Canadian colleagues thanks to Telefilm Canada): Anneli Ahven – […]
Writing a Thriller That Producers Want to Produce and Audiences Want to Watch
September 4, 2017: In addition to the Comedy Session announced a few days ago, I’m delighted to announce that the London Screenwriters’ Festival has invited me to talk about writing thrillers. This session is scheduled on Friday the 15th of September 2017 at 10:45am (Tuke Cinema). If you plan to attend, make sure you check here and on […]
Just Kidding: Writing Cracking Comedy Features and TV
September 2, 2017: I’m thrilled to be invited by the London Screenwriters’ Festival to talk about comedy writing. This session is scheduled on Saturday the 16th of September 2017 at 10:30 (Herringham Hall). If you plan to attend, make sure you check here and on the festival’s page nearer the time for any last-minute changes. Entry […]
