Great American PitchFest
June 13 & 14, 2009
Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center The Great American PitchFest is an annual event where screenwriters can meet with producers, agents, development executives, managers, and other industry professionals to pitch their tv show and movie scripts. It's like 'speed-dating' for writers! Check out our Frequently Asked Questions area for more information.
Registration
Pick up your name tag and lanyard, as well as conference
materials and complimentary goodie bags. Our team is ready
and available to answer any questions you might have. You
may also purchase tickets to the pitchfest, luncheon,
private consultations, and any other events at the
registration desk if still available (we encourage
you to
purchase online before tickets are sold out.)
Welcome
Reception
Let the reunion begin! Join your fellow scribes to
renew old acquaintances and make new friends over a glass of
wine. Find out why so many of our participants consider
this event the most important weekend of their year, and get
your pitchfest experience off to a great start.
Executive Luncheon
Let's 'do lunch' Hollywood style. Don't miss one of our most popular networking events, where you dine with a table of industry execs (2-4 Exec per table) for an entire hour, and enjoy a delicious, three course meal with your new best friends in the biz.
Trade
Show
We will be holding our largest trade show ever in the
foyer of the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention Center -
on Saturday, June 13, 2009 only. Visit the various
organizations and booths to see the latest services support,
and products available to screenwriters. As always, the
Writers Store will be there with 20% discounts on all books,
products, and software programs available to all attendees.
Private
Consultations
You can meet private for a half hour meeting with one of
our Storylink All-Star speakers. Ask them for advice, to
review the first page of your script, or practice your pitch
on them – whatever you like. It’s your meeting, so use it
however you want. Private Consultations are available on a
first purchased, first booked basis. Purchase yours online.
The Scriptwriters Network Presents
"Pitchfest Boot Camp" (Drop
In)
This event is to drill you screenwriters into delivering
professional, concise and interesting pitches comfortably
and sincerely at any time in any place under any conditions.
Can you afford to miss it?
Storylink All-Star Sessions (Free Classes)
Thanks to the generous support of the Writers Store and
all our special guest speakers, all the Storylink All-Star
Sessions and panels presented at the Great American
PitchFest are available to you free of charge. There are no
catches. No hidden fees. Just excellent classes with the
very best in the business – from beginner, to intermediate
and advanced screenwriters. For a full listing of all
classes and the schedule, please
click
here.
Master
Classes
Back after popular demand and sold out sessions last
year, we are proud to present two half day sessions with two
of the finest screenwriting instructors in the business.
Pilar Alessandra will be teaching an intensive half day
session on character and dialogue with movie clips and the
whole she-bang. And Blake Snyder will be teaching his
famous ‘Save The Cat’ half day session with essential ‘need
to know’ information on screenplay structure, and how to
write a successful script for Hollywood. Take one class or
both. For more information, please
click here. Executive Contact Booklet
The Great American PitchFest is going green! Every participant who registers for a bronze, silver, or gold package automatically receives an electronic copy of our contact booklet, filled with valuable information such as the names of the execs, their titles, contact information, credits, and detailed information about what they are looking for, projects they have in development, and insider advice. Hard copies of this important book are also available on our website, or on-site from our registration counter during the event.
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