Gain a deeper understanding of collaboration in development!

Overview

There are many steps to getting your project made, and some of the biggest happen in development. But how do you make contact with the producer and develpment executives who can help you bring your vision to the screen? How do you know who is the right partner or partners to choose? And what should you expect when you finally begin the development process?

Join Rebecca Choi, Director of Development at Archer Gray, for answers to all these questions and more! Rebecca will help demystify the development process, speak to her own experience as a development executive herself, and share valuable strategies and insights for you to use as you begin your own development journey.

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ABOUT SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN (May 18 to May 20)

Looking to adapt a true story as a film or television script? Unsure how to bring your story to the screen with the help of development executives? 

Join The Gotham and Writers Guild of America East during our three-day, Script-to-Screen event from Wednesday, May 18 to Friday, May 20 to dive into both the creative and entrepreneurial sides of screenwriting. Explore the art of screenwriting through a series of workshops, panels, and case studies centered on TV and film to bring your script to screen.

You’ll have the chance to engage in creative discussions with members of the Gotham and WGAE communities, hear from writers, directors, producers, and more about the screenwriting process, from development and production to distribution, and walk away with the resources and knowledge to take your script to the next level.

Schedule of Events

Day 1 - Wednesday, May 18

• 1 - 2:30 PM ET (Virtual) | Business of Writing: How to Work with Development Exec with Rebecca Choi

Day 2 - Thursday, May 19

• 1-2:30 PM ET (Virtual) | Writing Outside of the Lines: A Lesson In Unconventional Storytelling with Shannan E. Johnson
• 7 PM ET (NYC) | Conversation with J.T. Rogers creator of TOKYO VICE

Day 3 - Friday, May 20

• 1-2:30 PM ET (Virtual) | Breaking Through: Pathways for Underrepresented Creators in TV & Film with Kate Hagen
• 5 PM ET (NYC) | ALONG FOR THE RIDE Screening + Q&A with Writer-Director Sofia Alvarez

Panelists

Rebecca Choi

Archer Gray - Director of Development

Rebecca Choi is the Director of Development at Archer Gray, an independent film and television production company based in New York City. She manages a slate of film and television projects in all phases of development and production and has contributed to films such as Lost Girls, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, 20th Century Women, Mr. Holmes, and The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Rebecca has also been a mentor for the Tribeca Film Institute/Sloan Foundation, IFP/Blackhouse Producers Lab, New York Stage and Film Filmmakers Workshop, and Athena Film Festival Writers Lab, among others. Before joining Archer Gray, she worked at Sony Pictures Television. Rebecca received her BA from Wesleyan University.