The nation's only FREE and PUBLIC screenwriting conference! A FREE and open to the PUBLIC forum of LA's and NYC's hottest screenwriters!! Founded in Spring 2012
Devoted to growing and supporting Midwest filmmakers; we gotta stick together! :)
This page is a place where you can check out photos from past events, even watch videos of previous panels, find articles about screenwriting related topics, little nuggets of inspiration, and even SUGGEST writers you'd like to see us bring in for future years!!!
09/02/2015
More from one of our recent panelists!
6 Questions from Fans to “RECTIFY” Writer Kate Powers RECTIFY writer Kate Powers answered fan questions from Facebook and Twitter on how they get into Daniel's headspace, what it's like in the writers' room,…
Every June, the School of Cinematic Arts at DePaul University puts on an evening of the best student films of the year. It is held for FREE at the historic Music Box Theater in Lakeview. This year's event is Friday, June 5 at 6:30pm. We cordially invite you all to come see the incredible work our students are making! We also bring in 12 awesome VIP judges, from screenwriter Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting) to director Jon McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) to film festival programmers from festivals such as Tribeca Film Festival! It's a great, fun, film filled evening!
Premiere Film Festival DePaul University's Premiere Film Festival is an end of the year celebration and awards show honoring the best live action and animated short films.
05/14/2015
Did the conference inspire you to write more? We have a few seats left in our MFA Screenwriting: Writing for Film and Television program THIS FALL! It's not too late to apply...
MFA in Screenwriting One of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive programs, DePaul University's College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide and diverse range of fields.
What a day! We are so happy you all made it! :-)
05/02/2015
This is where the live stream will be for today's incredible line-up of film and TV industry guests:
DePaul Visiting Artists Series DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts Visiting Artist Series was founded in 2008 as an educational and community outreach program with the goal of br...
TODAY!!!!!!! FREE!!!!!!! DO IT!!!!! 😊👍
What a great dinner with all the guests! We can't wait for tomorrow! First panel at 11:30!
04/29/2015
We are excited to have heard from some people this week who are traveling all the way from CALIFORNIA and NEW YORK just to attend our conference on Saturday! We can't wait to welcome you to Chicago and Page One!
04/29/2015
Listen to Bruce Joel Rubin accept an Oscar for "Ghost" in this clip, and then come listen to him speak about his career, breaking into the business, and the importance of theme this Saturday at 6PM at 14 E Jackson (in Chicago) free of charge!
Ghost Wins Original Screenplay: 1991 Oscars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins presenting Bruce Joel Rubin with the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for "Ghost" at the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991. Hos...
04/29/2015
Over the last few months planning for this Saturday's event, I can truly say that all of our guests have something in common other than being talented writers: they are all some of the NICEST people we have ever communicated with! When it comes to shaping a career in the industry, nice guys and girls do NOT always finish last!
04/29/2015
How fun is this 1992 LA Times interview with this Saturday's guest, David Webb Peoples?
http://articles.latimes.com/1992-10-05/entertainment/ca-512_1_david-webb-peoples