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4 Saturdays in June 2024

Hollywood is a tough industry, but screenwriters and filmmakers are tougher. Join us to celebrate the resiliency of screenwriters and celebrate the one thing that unites us all: a love for great writing.

The ScreenCraft Writers Summit is a virtual series spread over four weekends that features keynote conversations and live Q&A sessions with today's top screenwriters, showrunners and producers.
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The first 50 registrations get a free ScreenCraft Summit t-shirt! A link to order will be included in your confirmation email.

Own Your journey

In addition to recorded interviews with Summit speakers, join us live for Q&A sessions and panels where you can chat directly with working industry professionals, hearing perspectives from all walks of life and experience levels.

Got a schedule conflict? Registrants also have exclusive access to recordings of both the interviews and the live conversations for 30 days.

Legendary Lineups

Our goal with each summit is to welcome the writers and filmmakers you love most. Be sure to check back as we expand our 2024 lineup!

2024 Summit Speakers

LULU WANG

Emmy-nominated Creators, Showrunners, and Exec. Producers
EXPATS, THE FAREWELL

Nkechi Okoro Carrol

Emmy-nominated Creator, Showrunner, Writer, Producer
FOUND, ALL-AMERICAN

Issa Lopez

Writer, Director, Producer
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID

John Orloff

Co-Executive Producer, Writer
MASTERS OF THE AIR, BAND OF BROTHERS

Liz Tigelaar

Executive Producer, Showrunner
UNDER THE BRIDGE, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, THE MORNING SHOW

Sean Wang

Filmmaker
NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ, DÌDI (弟弟)
Speaker lineup subject to change

Partner panels include

Summit Schedule

All times are in PST
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29
10:00 am - Summit Speaker

Sean Wang

Merging Personal Experience with Cinematic Storytelling
11:00 am - Session

Mark Stasenko

Rewriting a Scene in Final Draft 13
12:00 pm - Summit Speaker

Issa Lopez

TITLE - TBD
10:00 am - Summit Speaker

John Orloff

From History to Screen: Adapting Award-Winning Stories from Real Life
11:00 am - Session

Live Q&A - Literary Reps

Staying Resilient: Literary Reps On How to Break In
12:00 pm - Session

Live Q&A - How to Sell Your TV Show

with Paige Simpson from Unapologetic Projects
10:00 am - Summit Speaker

Nkechi Okoro Carroll

Leading Writers Rooms with Inclusion and Diverse Storytelling
11:00 am - Session

Live Q&A - Mentorship Matters

Mentorship Matters presents a live Q&A with today's top showrunners
12:00 pm - Summit Speaker

Liz Tigelaar

TITLE - TBD
10:00 am - Summit Speaker

Lulu Wang

Reflecting A Tapestry of Human Experience
11:00 am - Session

Live Q&A - Alliance of Women Directors

Alliance of Women Directors presents The Intersection of Writing and Directing
12:00 pm - Session

Pitch Perfect-ing - An Interactive Pitch Workshop

Chris Lockhart from WME
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Meet the Writers, Directors, Showrunners & Producers behind:

Past Summit Speakers

COURTNEY A. KEMP

Emmy-nominated Creator, Showrunner, Writer, Producer
THE POWER UNIVERSE: POWER, GHOST, RAISING KANAN, & FORCE. ELI STONE, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW

ROBERT & MICHELLE KING

Emmy-nominated Creators, Showrunners, and Exec. Producers
EVIL, THE GOOD FIGHT, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD WIFE

BRENDAN HUNT

Emmy Winning Writer, Producer, Actor
TED LASSO

Sofia Coppola

Writer, Director, Producer
ON THE ROCKS, LOST IN TRANSLATION, THE BEGUILED, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES

Tanya Saracho

Creator, Showrunner, Exec. Producer
VIDA, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, LOOKING

Spike Jonze

Writer, Director, Producer
HER, ADAPTATION, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Michael Schur

Writer, Producer, Co-Creator
PARKS AND REC, THE GOOD PLACE, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE OFFICE, HACKS

JEYMES SAMUEL

Writer, Director, Producer, Composer
THE HARDER THEY FALL

Steven Canals

Writer, Director, Producer
POSE

WENDY CALHOUN

Writer, Director, Producer
THE ROOKIE: FEDS, JUSTIFIED, EMPIRE, NASHVILLE, STATION 19

LIZ TIGELAAR

Writer, Producer
Little fires everywhere, the morning show, casual, bates motel

j.j. abrams

Writer, Director, Producer
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, LOST, STAR TREK, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

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