After the writing is finished, the hard work begins. Over 60,000 screenwriters try to break into the entertainment industry each year, making the competition too heavy to make depend solely on the merit of a good script.

Learn how to set yourself apart from the rest by understanding the inner-workings of the industry, as well as pitching, positioning yourself and promoting your screenplay effectively.

The seminar will be led by Lee Zahavi Jessup, industry veteran and director of Scriptshark.com, and will include special industry guest speakers to be announced!

The day-long seminar’s topics and events will include:

• Understanding the Entertainment Universe:
  Agents, managers, readers, development executives, directors of development, queries and contests: What is their function, and how can each of them help you promote your work?

• Representation:
  Contact information for managers on the lookout for new talent and willing to look at your work. A SEMINAR EXCLUSIVE!

• Professional Panel
  An array of established industry executives answering your questions! (Available in NYC, Chicago and LA only.)

• Industry “Dos” and “Don’ts”
  (or: The smart lies ingenious writers tell and get away with; The less-smart lies that have turned promising writers into never-heard-from-again.)

• Pitch Practice
  INTERACTIVE SESSION! Extended by popular demand!

• Networking Lunch
  Immerse yourself in the writer's community!

• Screenplay Marketing:
  Establishing the brand, promoting the product

Seminar attendees will receive:

• Access to day-long seminar, including Professional Panel and pitch practice session.

• 1-year subscription to Script Magazine (a $24.95 value)

• 1-year project posting on The Spec Market (a $49.99 value)

• 3-month Trial Password to the FilmTracker database (a $150 value)