*This event is free and open to the public!*
Join us for a lively conversation on what it’s like to be a writer in the television and film industry. From writers and directors of local film and theater projects to producers and directors of feature films and television, this event will have it all! Our panelists include Ken Kwapis, an award-winning motion picture and televisions director, who has worked on uplifting and comedic projects such as The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, He’s Just Not That Into You, and The Office; Karl Schaefer, award-winning writer/producer/showrunner with hundreds of television credits for many shows that he created or produced himself, including Spokane’s own Z-Nation; Eric Horsted, who grew up watching hours of television and has now written/directed/produced even more hours including episodes of Futurama, The Simpsons, Black-ish, and more; Rebecca Cook, who’s active in the Washington film community with her own short films, as well as working on feature films and TV such as Z Nation; Misty Shipman, an Indigenous writer and director whose work has appeared in multiple festivals; and Delondra Mesa, who’s a Latina film, television, and playwright living in Los Angeles, which includes her acclaimed play Skeleton Stories. This venue has a free parking lot.
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