The 2006 ScriptBizTM workshop

Full-Day Screenwriting Workshop to take place at this year?s Rhode Island International Film Festival(PROVIDENCE, RI) ScriptBiz 2006 has a developed a full day of interactive and informational workshops for aspiring screenwriters desiring to hone and harness their craft. Special guests include Hollywood filmmaker MICHAEL CORRENTE (Federal Hill, Outside Providence, American Buffalo, Brooklyn Rules, Dumb & Dumber, There?s Something About Mary); Director of the RI TV & Film Office STEVEN FEINBERG; director and writer DIANE ST. LAURENT (A Lively Experiment: Dr. John Clarke, Co-Founder of Rhode Island 1609-1676); independent filmmaker GEORGE CSICSERY; actor ALEX DAUNIS (Space Theatre, Jesus, Mary and Joey, Ropewalk), and Former Chairperson of Rhode Island Humanities & Producer of Historical Films ELIZABETH DELUDE-DIX (Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, No Simple Truth: Reverend MacSparran?s Slaves, Farm and Church in 18th-century Rhode Island). This year, ScriptBizTM is thematically focused around how effectively to build bridges; first, between East- and West- American coasts, (more specifically, between New England and Hollywood) and secondly, between the art and business aspects of screenwriting.ScriptBizTM is designed to guide not only the creative process of writing a successful screenplay, but also of the delicate art of promotion to filmmakers through effective networking and making a compelling and incisive pitch. Attendees of ScriptBizTM receive a full day of intensive training and shared knowledge from award-winning filmmakers, directors, producers, actors, writers, and scriptwriters.