FOA Brings Hollywood Director to Bend
May 8th, 2008
Film Oregon Alliance and Central Oregon Community College (COCC) present a free lecture entitled “A Sitcom Director’s Adventure,” with Hollywood film and television director Katy Garretson this Saturday, May 10th from 11am-1:30pm at the Hitchcock Theatre on the COCC campus in Bend.
Katy, best known for work as a director on the series Frasier, will describe how she got into the business, how she moved up to directing, how others can break in, and the challenges of being a woman in the entertainment business.
The seminar is open to the public and pre-registration is not required. A VIP reception will follow at The Village Grill on Bond Street in downtown Bend. For further information, visit www.filmoregon.org.
SIFF Screenwriters Salon May 14th
Seattle International Film Festival’s monthly Screenwriters Salon will be held next Wednesday, May 14th. The salon is a public forum on the craft of screenwriting featuring panel discussions, staged script readings, and other events where participants and attendees are encouraged to interact and discuss all manner of screenwriting and film topics. Past participants have included Sherman Alexie (Smoke Signals) and Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects).
Screenwriters Salon is held at the 911 Media Arts Center screening room, located at 402 9th Avenue North, in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle. For more information and ticket prices, visit www.siff.net.




