“Pitching Sweat” – diary of a pitchfest
Want to know what it’s like pitching your screenplay ideas to Hollywood executives at a large screenwriters conference (aka pitchfest)? Here are the highlights and lowdowns of one such pitch session. The events are real. The names have been changed to protect my butt in case I ever get to work with any of these people. Continue reading
Screenwriting Pitchfest Tips
Luck, it’s been said, is what you do when life serves up an opportunity. What better opportunity for an aspiring screenwriter than to sit one-on-one with a Hollywood producer? How about meeting a dozen producers? It’s that kind of opportunity that can lead to your “lucky” break. Continue reading
New England Writers Meet Hollywood Execs At Pitchfests
They sport names like InkTip Pitch Summit, Great American Pitchfest, FadeIn, Screenwriting Expo, Virtual Pitchfest, StoryLink, The Golden Pitchfest and more, and each year thousands of aspiring screenwriters without Hollywood connections attend these pitchfests for the opportunity to gain brief access to production executives, talent managers and literary agents in hopes of fulfilling their movie-writing dreams. Continue reading
