Name: NSDF Directors & Scripts
Start: 2024-05-09T18:30:00-0400
End: 2024-05-09T20:00:59-0400
Location: Zoom

This workshop will discuss how a director will interact with a script when they join a project and what they look for when approached to join a project. The info shared is also valuable for writers who expect to direct their own projects to ensure they are wearing the "right hat" for this stage of production. This workshop is a public part of the Narrative Script Development Fellowship for May.

Presenter Bios:

Joan Darling was the first woman nominated for an Emmy® for television direction. She was nominated four times winning both the Emmy® and the DGA Award. She is considered the first woman director of the modern age. She is widely recognized for her talents as a director and actress. In the early 1970s, Joan had a recurring character role in the television series OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW. In her early directorial career, Joan directed the pilot and many other episodes in the first season of the hit TV series MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN. She also directed episodes of M*A*S*H*, RICH MAN, POOR MAN, and MAGNUM P.I., among others. She directed the Chuckles Bites the Dust episode of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, which was named "the number one TV episode of all time" by TV Guide. The New York Times named it "the funniest episode ever on TV". Her first film, FIRST LOVE, was released in 1977, and was named one of the year's ten best by CBS. Joan created the Directing the Actor workshop for the Sundance institute and has taught directing at the Sundance Lab for 20+ years.

Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015." by Independent Magazine. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed ABOVE THE SHADOWS, a supernatural drama starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan and Megan Fox. Claudia wrote, directed and produced the dramatic feature FORT BLISS starring Michelle Monaghan and Ron Livingston. It was cited among the best films of 2014. Claudia also wrote and directed KETTLE OF FISH starring Mathew Modine and Gina Gershon. She has directed two award-winning short films, including the Sundance short BUDDY & GRACE. Outside of narrative fiction, Claudia has worked with veterans and active duty soldiers to make a number of films about the military community, including the award-winning docs THE LONG ROAD BACK and WOMEN AT WAR.

As a screenwriter, Claudia has won numerous awards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and is an alumna of the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab. Andy Tennant directed her script WILD OATS, starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange and Demi Moore.

$15 for WIFV Members (must be logged in) and Students / $30 for public

This is a meeting held on Zoom. You will receive login information with your registration confirmation.

The WIFV Narrative Script Development Fellowship is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. Additional support was received from OCTFME/202 Creates and the Gem Star Foundation.

Refund Policy: Refunds are available up to 48 hours in advance of the program. No refund will be issued for a cancellation with less than 48 hours notice. If the event is cancelled or rescheduled, refunds will be issued as needed.

WIFV is committed to providing an inclusive experience for all program attendees. Please notify membership@wifv.org if you will require any accessibility services in order to participate (such as ASL interpreting, Real-Time Captioning, Large Print materials, etc.). We ask that you please request services no less than 10 days before the scheduled event.