Long gone are the days of men show runners dominating Hollywood's terrain. Enter the glorious ladies of Show-running featured in panel discussions throughout the Writers' Guild Foundation 2018 Festival for creatives with the itch to pen for TV and Film in Hollywood, California, which took place at the Mary Pickford Theater this weekend.
Ariane Von Kamp reports on the WGFestival 2018 for International Lux Magazine.
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Women Show-runners Sarah Gibbins (I LOVE DICK), Frankie Shaw (SMILF) and Tanya Saracho (VIDA) discuss creating and running their first TV Pilot. |
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Panelists Matt Dy (Austin Film Festival), Edward Ricourt (JESSICA MARVEL), Daniel Petrie, Jr. (BEVERLY HILLS COP) and Christopher Lockhart (WME) critique pitches from the attendees. |
"Screenwriting is a craft of economy and minimalization."
Christopher Lockhart, WME
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Variety's Debra Birnbaum hosts panel with Jennie Snyder Urman (JANE THE VIRGIN), Barbara Hall (MADAM SECRETARY) and Lauren Gussis ( DEXTER). |
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Brian Duffield (THE BABYSITTER) interviews Liz Hannah (THE POST). |