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With Tracey Deer. An award-winning documentaries with Indigenous-owned Rezolution Pictures kicked off a collaboration that led to acclaimed dramedy Mohawk Girls, which ran for five seasons on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. As its co-creator, director, and co-showrunner, Tracey earned four consecutive Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Direction and the #TIFF Birks Diamond Tribute Award. #nativestoriesmatter #filmmaker #storytellers

Cast your next project for free using code ImagineCast, Click Post a job to start casting. Christine McKenna-Tirella is the NY Casting Specialist at Backstage and a New York–based Casting Director. Before joining the magazine and online platform, she worked extensively in casting across a variety of mediums including commercials, TV, film, and theater at the high-profile offices of Stewart/Whitley Casting, Harriet Bass Casting, Telsey+Co, and Paladino Casting

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Director, Producer, and Actress Jamie Monahan shares her hard-won insights to get your project picked up. From general meetings to contracts she'll help you feel more confident walking into the room

In collaboration with International Screenwriters' Association for a class on the 3 Crucial Characteristics Your Script Must Have. The class will be led by the ISA's Director of Education and consultant/writer/producer, Max Timm. Make your screenplay stand apart. Whether you are revising your script, writing your first draft, or creating ideas, this course gets you off to a fast start towards a marketable script. A screenplay must be attractive, moving, and fresh (original story, characters, dialogue, and action).' --Voice and Originality --Logistical and Character Progression --Proper Formatting and Scene Writing As you can see from the topics, they're rather open-ended! Max will hone in on the details of each, and methods to enhance them, little-by-little, throughout the development of your project (feature or TV). Max focuses his lectures on education so that writers come away with approaches and processes that they will be able to use on every script going forward. Education is key to the development of your career, so take the first step in creating a successful one by jumping into this lecture. Get your notebooks and questions at the ready - there will be plenty of time for a Q&A at the end. For more information: https://www.networkisa.org/