Wednesday October 5
Time / Duration | Subject | Room | Who teaches |
|---|---|---|---|
09:00 - 10:15 75 mins | Welcome & Introduction by AFO. Presentation of Participants, Main Tutors and Experts | Conference Room | All mentors, experts and participants |
10:15 - 10:30 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
10:30 - 12:00 90 mins | Writers meet with the workshop leaders: overview of workshop methodology | Conference Room | Tom Abrams and David Issaacs |
12:00 - 12:15 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
12:15 - 13:30 75 mins | How to Make Your Screenplay Better: the art of giving and receiving notes with Q&A | Conference Room | Panel talk |
13:30 - 15:00 90 mins | Networking Lunch | ||
15:00 - 16:30 90 mins | One-to-One Script Meetings with Mentors and Experts | Small Class Rooms or Hotel Areas | All mentors |
16:30 - 16:45 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
16:45 - 17:45 60 mins | Representation: getting and working with an agent and/or a manager with Q&A | Conference Room | Panel talk |
17:45 - 19:00 75 mins | Athens and Greece as a Filming Destination | Conference Room | Panel talk |
19:00 - 20:00 60 mins | Networking Session | ||
20:00 - 21:30 90 mins | Sponsored Networking Dinner (TBD) | ||
End of Day 01 |
Thursday October 6
Time / Duration | Subject | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
08:45 - 09:00 15 mins | Coffee and Arrival of Experts and Participants | ||
09:00 - 10:45 75 mins | How to Pitch Your Project | Conference Room | Panel talk |
10:15 - 10:30 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
10:30 - 12:00 90 mins | One-to-One Script Meetings with Mentors and Experts | Small Class Rooms or Hotel Areas | All mentors |
12:00 - 12:10 10 mins | Coffee Break | ||
12:10 - 13:30 80 mins | Role of Show Runners and the dynamics of the Writer's Room | Conference Room | Panel talk |
13:30 - 15:00 90 mins | Networking Lunch | ||
15:00 - 16:30 90 mins | The Power of Openings: How to hook your audience right from the start | Screening Room | Tom Abrams |
16:30 - 16:45 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
16:45 - 18:15 90 mins | One-to-One Script Meetings with Mentors and Experts | Small Class Rooms or Hotel Areas | Mentors and Experts |
19:00 - 21:30 | Sponsored Networking Dinner (TBD) | ||
End of Day 02 |
Friday October 7
Time / Duration | Subject | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
08:45 - 09:00 15 mins | Coffee and Arrival of Experts and Participants | ||
09:00 - 10:30 90 mins | The Power of Internal Conflict in Drama and Comedy | Screening Room | David Issacs and Tom Abrams |
10:30 - 10:45 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
10:45 - 12:00 75 mins | Adapation: sourcing IP to generate IP | Conference Room | Panel talk |
12:00 - 12:15 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
12:15 - 13:45 90 mins | One-to-One Script Meetings with Mentors and Experts | Small Class Rooms or Hotel Areas | All mentors |
13:45 - 15:15 90 mins | Networking Lunch | ||
15:15 - 16:45 90 mins | The Relationship between the writer and the producer // Being a writer for hire | Conference Room | Panel talk |
16:45 - 17:00 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
17:00 - 20:00 180 mins | Case Study One: Analysis of The Graduate (dir: Mike Nichols) | Screening Room | Tom Abrams |
Free Evening | |||
End of Day 03 |
Saturday October 8
Time / Duration | Subject | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
08:45 - 09:00 15 mins | Coffee and Arrival of Experts and Participants | ||
09:00 - 10:15 75 mins | The Business of Film & TV for Writers | Conference Room | Panel talk |
10:15 - 10:30 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
10:30 - 11:45 90 mins | How to Write a Script that Crosses Cultural Boundaries | Conference Room | Panel talk |
11:45 - 12:00 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
12:00 - 13:30 90 mins | One-to-One Script Meetings | Small Class Rooms or Hotel Areas | All mentors |
13:30 - 15:00 90 mins | Networking Lunch | ||
15:00 - 17:00 120 mins | Case Study Two: Analysis of Mad Men or other Series | Screening Room | David Issacs analysis of Mad Men |
17:00 - 17:15 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
17:15- 20:15 180 mins | Visit Filming Locations in Athens | Conference Room + Walk outside the hotel | Panel talk |
20:15 - 21:45 | Sponsored Networking Dinner (TBD) End of Day 04 |
Sunday October 9
Time / Duration | Subject | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
08:45 - 09:00 15 mins | Coffee and Arrival of Experts and Participants | ||
09:00 - 10:30 90 mins | The Power of Endings: How to send your audience away with a scene they will never forget | Conference Room | David Issacs |
10:30- 10:45 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
10:45 - 12:00 75 mins | Creating a Pitch Deck and Series Bible | Conference Room | Experts and Mentors |
12:00 - 13:00 60 mins | Free Networking Period | ||
13:00 - 14:30 90 mins | Networking Lunch | ||
14:30 - 16:00 90 mins | Final One-to-One Script Meetings with Mentors and Experts | Small Class Rooms or Hotel Areas | Mentors, Experts |
16:00 - 16:15 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
16:15 - 18:15 120 mins | Writers Pitching Session | Conference Room | |
18:15 - 18:30 15 mins | Coffee Break | ||
18:30 - 19:15 45 mins | Workshop Wrap on Preparing Rewrite Beat Sheet for February Online Session | Mentors | |
19:15 - 20:00 45 mins | Free Networking Period | Conference Room | |
20:00 - 21:30 90 mins | Sponsored Closing Dinner (TBD) | ||
21:30 - 01:00 | Closing Party with AIFF (Athens International Film Festival) End of Day 05 |
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