The TSC 2011 kicks off this weekend!

Wake Up Screenwriters!
The second annual Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2011 starts this weekend! For the past few months, we've been gathering the best creative talent, authors and speakers in writing for screen-based media. In turn, we have an amazing schedule planned out for you. April 9 and 10 promise to be a fantastic experience for all you professional writers, producers, directors, and executives.


Here are all of our speakers: 
Robert Nelson Jacobs - Academy Award nominee for best adapted screenplay "Chocolat"
Franklin Leonard VP Creative Affairs Overbrook Entertainment 
Butch Hartman Mega hit animated series "The Fairly Oddparents" creator
Damian Kindler & director Martin Wood "Sanctuary" Executive Producers and series creator 
Leonard Dick One-hour drama writer
Christopher Vogler Author of "The Writer's Journey" 
Pen Densham triple threat writer, producer, director 
Sheldon Bull half-hour comedy expert 
Dara Marks Creative conusltant and author of "Inside Story"
Kevin Shortt video game scribe
Christine Zander network and cable comedy writer
Joe Gazzam Feature screenplay writer, "21 Jump Street"


And if you still haven't registered for TSC 2011, get on it! Seats are limited, so you better meet that deadline before we run out of room. 
http://www.torontoscreenwritingconference.com/registration


If our amazing line up is enough for you, here's what TSC 2011 speaker Sheldon Bull has to say about the conference.
"I enthusiastically recommend The Toronto Screenwriting Conference to all serious writers. I was honored to speak at the first conference in 2010. This is a professional conclave. It is superbly run. You will have a wonderful time. You will network with colleagues familiar and new. You will learn and share your experience with other professionals. If you couldn't make it last year, don't miss it this year."

Sheldon Bull

Producer: "Coach, " "Newhart," "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch."

Author: Elephant Bucks, An Inside Guide to Writing for TV Sitcoms

We're excited to see you all this weekend. And if you happen to be tweeting at the conference, tweet with the hash-tag - #TSC2011. See you there!

TSC 2011 Welcomes Franklin Leonard

Good Morning Screenwriters!
Here is our newest speaker at TSC 2011. Franklin Leonard!

Franklin Leonard is a development executive and the creator of the Black List and co-creator of Blcklst.com, a yearly publication highlighting Hollywood’s most popular unproduced screenplays and its ongoing home on the web. Many of these scripts on the black list have been subsequently produced; Oscar winners Juno and There Will Be Blood, The Road, Zombieland, and Lars and the Real Girl.
You can check out the black list website right here.
Franklin was the director of development at Universal Pictures, and has held similar positions at the production companies of directors Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former Paramount Pictures president John Goldwyn. He is currently the Vice President of Creative Affairs for Will Smith’s Production Company Overbrook Entertainment.


On a side note, the TSC is also thrilled to be partnering with the NSI in creating a space to connect with speakers, writers and colleagues over coffee & tea in the NSI Networking Lounge. WI-FI will also be available! 

Visit the website www.tsc.org to register today. Spaces are limited!
The TSC costs $369 + HST, and $325 for industry affiliates. Message us directly at info@torontoscreenwritingconference.com if you'd like to know about the affiliates discount.


See you all April 9 and 10 at the TSC 2011!  

16 Days to the TSC2011! (New Speakers + Guess Who Episode 3)

Happy Spring Everyone! We're only 16 days until the Toronto Screenwriting Conference. Thanks to all of you who have already registered, we're excited to share with you what is shaping up to be a very exciting weekend of creative inspiration and screenwriting education. This past Monday, we announced three new speakers. 

Butch Hartman, the creator and executive producer of Nickelodeon’s mega-hit animated series THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS, and part of the team behind the international hit sci-fi series SANCTUARY, creator, writer & executive producer, Damian Kindler, along with director & executive producer, Martin Wood.

Along with these awesome announcements, it's time to play that game again. Guess our next speaker! We're going to give you one BIG hint:

Our newest speaker is responsible for creating a certain hollywood list. This list is an annual ranking of the year's best unproduced scripts. Many of these scripts on this list have been subsequently produced; Oscar winners Juno and There Will Be Blood are alums, as well as critically acclaimed films such as The Road, Zombieland, and Lars and the Real Girl. You can get google-ing now, because we'll be announcing this speaker tomorrow.

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As writers, we all know how difficult it is to overcome writer's block. Pen Densham, who will be speaking at the TSC 2011, has some great tips on how to beat the block. You can find those tips in his book Riding The Alligator, at his TSC 2011 session, or in this great interview. 

Register here and we'll see you all on April 9 & 10! 

Guess Our Next Speaker(s)! - Episode 2

Hello Fellow Screenwriters!

We've all been working hard here at the TSC 2011 office to make sure that this year's conference is like none other. On that note, we have several amazing speakers under our belts who we can't quite announce yet. Next week we will be announcing not one, not two, but three extraordinary speakers.

So it's time to play the game again... guess our next speakers! Here are a few clues to send you off on that IMDB hunt.

• One of our to be announced speakers created one of the longest running Nickelodeon Cartoons, running for 7 seasons (120 episodes) 
• This speaker has writing credits on Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Dexter's Laboratory, Jimmy Neutron, Johnny Bravo, and Cow and Chicken. 
• He is also a voice actor with credits on T.U.F.F. Puppy and Family Guy.

• Our two other TBA speakers will be speaking on a panel together because they both work on a Canadian Science-Fiction series that was originally a popular web-series. The popularity of the show led to its expansion on Syfy. They are both Executive-Producers on this show.
• One of them is the creator and head-writer on the show. His previous writing credits include Stargate, Beastmaster, and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. 
• The other speaker works as a director and writer on the show, and has over 70 directing credits on Stargate.

Get onto IMDB, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter for more clues. And stay tuned for the announcements (and more!) by signing up for our Mailing List. See you all on April 9 and 10 at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2011. 

Announcing Leonard Dick

Leonard Dick is an Emmy-award winning writer and producer who has written for several groundbreaking television shows. The Toronto Screenwriting Conference is proud to announce Leonard Dick as one of our speakers. Leonard has a wide selection of writing credits which can all be categorized under completely different genres. Here's what Leonard's got under his belt:

• The Good Wife (Legal Drama)
• House (Medical Drama)
• Lost (Action/Adventure)
• Mad TV (Sketch Comedy)
• The Mentalist (Police Procedural) 
• Relic Hunter (Mystery/Fantasy)
• Sister, Sister (Family Sitcom)
• Student Bodies (Teen Sitcom)
• The Oblongs (Animation Comedy)

Register for the TSC 2011 to see Leonard Dick. You'll get to find out how he was able to jump between so many genres as a writer. Stay tuned for more speakers to be announced. 

Guess Our Next Speaker! - Episode 1

Calling All Screenwriters!

It's time to play a game. It's called... guess our next speaker! So far, we've announced 6 amazing speakers, but we're sitting on 6 more and we just can't wait to tell you about them all. We'll be announcing another speaker very soon but we can't reveal our secrets too quickly. Especially when they're really good. Here are a few hints:

• He started from small beginnings before he became a screenwriter, so all you screenwriting Student Bodies will want to listen to his inspirational story. 
• You can hear him at the conference talk about the mind games of television writing. 
• He may have written about an anti-social doctor, but you'll want to get an appointment with this screenwriting expert.
• Our next speaker will be coming all the way from L.A. to speak at the conference. We hope he doesn't get Lost. Hopefully a Good Wife will keep him on track to Toronto for April 9th and 10th.

Who could it be? Guess you'll have to wait! Register now before Early Bird Registration ends this Monday, February 28th.

TSC 2011 Early Bird Closing Monday!

Hello Fellow Screenwriters! 

I know you're busy tonight catching new episodes of 30 Rock, The Office, Parks & Rec, Community and what not, but I thought I'd remind you of something that's just as important.

Early Bird Registration closes Monday, February 28th 5pm EST. Register Today! The Early Bird Rate, which is 279 $ + HST, is the cheapest rate for the conference. We've announced 6 speakers so far, and we're sitting on 6 more. We're way too excited to start telling you about them over the next few weeks.

Register here today to get the best price for the best screenwriting event in Canada. Join us as we gather the best US and Canadian creative talent in screenwriting for an intimate look at the craft of writing straight from the visionaries behind the pages.

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