Discover Your Story through Screenwriting
Unleash your wild potential in this immersive six-week screenwriting intensive led by award-winning Filipino-Canadian filmmaker Hazel Venzon. Designed for aspiring screenwriters, actors curious about scriptwriting, or storytellers from diverse creative disciplines, this program is your gateway to crafting compelling narratives for film.
Who is this for?
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Anyone with a story and a vision that plays out in their mind.
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Artists and writers from adjacent fields eager to explore cinematic storytelling.
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Priority given to Filipino creatives from across Manitoba, regardless of artistic background.
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Learners aged 18+
What to Expect:
Each week, through interactive in-person sessions, you'll explore key aspects of screenwriting with hands-on exercises, scene analysis, and community-driven discussions culminating in a first draft of a short film.
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Week 1:
Character Development
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​Week 2:
Conflict, Action or Drama Development
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Week 3:
Crafting Dynamic Dialogue
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Week 4:
World Building and Visual Storytelling
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Week 5:
Structure, Scene Direction, and Screenplay Formatting
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Week 6:
Group Reading of Your Work
Highlights
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Create Fresh Content: Develop original material to build your portfolio
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Build Confidence in your Stories: Sharing ideas out loud and hearing each other’s growth builds your collective voice.
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Connect with Community: Collaborate with like-minded storytellers, building a supportive network to amplify your voice.
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Complete Your First Short Screenplay: Gain the tools to polish your story into a compelling short screenplay.
About Hazel Venzon
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Hazel is an award-winning filmmaker and a local storyteller whose live and digital works often circle her back to her Filipina roots. The co-founder of U N I Together Productions, she has explored her interests in digital storytelling through short films and animations - most celebrated for her recent work in Places We Go (2022) - a live graphic animation inspired by the Filipino diaspora. Hazel understands the creation process from many angles and enjoys innovating within any style or form of storytelling, drawing from lived experiences. She carries with her 2 decades of professional experience as an artist, writer, director, producer and performer for live and digital mediums, working in 12 different countries, she has built a career that is both authentic and impactful. Hazel’s champions new voices and her passion for mentorship, collaboration and innovation has made her a vital figure in Manitoba’s arts scene and a powerful advocate for emerging storytellers. She’s thrilled to host a “unit” where the communities’ stories can grow together.
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