Northwest Screenwriters Guild

Zoom event! May 21ST @ 7PM PST featuring Larry Karaszewski!

Larry Karaszewski and his motion picture writing/directing/producing partner Scott Alexander are best known for writing unusual true stories such as “Ed Wood” “The People vs Larry Flynt” “Man on the Moon” “Auto Focus” “Big Eyes” “Dolemite is My Name” and the hit television show “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”. The team has won Emmys, Golden Globes, Producers and Writers Guild Awards. Scott and Larry have also received lifetime achievement awards from Final Draft, critics Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. Larry is a former Vice President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and active cineaste presenting film events for the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uijHaRGKR-y5HSaS9jNUKA

Member exclusive Zoom on April 29th featuring screenwriter and UCLA professor, Corey Mandell!

Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures.

Corey is also a distinguished instructor at UCLA. His students have gone on to win Emmys, BAFTAs and Academy Awards.
Others have sold scripts to Warner Brothers, Paramount, HBO, Netflix, FX, Amazon, Disney, Universal, MGM, Peacock, Showtime, NBC, ABC, MTV, Sony, Nickelodeon, A24, Hulu and Apple TV.

His students have also been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Ted Lasso, Wandavision, Mr. Robot, Station Eleven, This is Us, Bojack-Horseman, The Leftovers, Yellowstone, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, Orange is the New Black, Selena, The Walking Dead, You’re the Worst, Community, Schitt’s Creek, Catastrophe and Succession.


"We wouldn't have a career if it wasn't for Corey's classes. He’s our secret weapon!" -LESLEY PATERSON & SIMON MARSHALL
Writers of the Academy Award-Winning film,
All Quiet on The Western Front

“When I get in trouble with a story, there are only two sources to which I turn for help – and Corey is one of them.” -PAUL HAGGIS
two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director
(Crash, Million Dollar Baby, Casino Royale)

The link to register will be automatically sent via email to active members.

www.coreymandell.net

Upcoming EXCLUSIVE MEMBER Zoom event featuring screenwriter, Steve Desmond! Monday, February 16th! 6:30 PM PST!

Steve's bio: Steve is a Chicago native and a USC Film School alumnus, who currently lives in Los Angeles. Along with his writing partner Michael Sherman, he co-wrote the screenplay for Knock at the Cabin, which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was released theatrically by Universal Studios and opened at # 1 at the box office.

Over the years, Steve and Michael’s feature screenplays have been voted onto the prestigious industry Black List four times, including twice in the top ten. His short film, Monsters, which he directed, has amassed over two million views and screened at more than 100 film festivals around the world, winning 45 awards including Best Short Film at the Comic-Con International Film Festival. He is currently writing new feature films for Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros Animation, and Netflix, and is attached to direct his first feature for Gold Circle Films.

Steve is represented by CAA and Ziffren-Brittenham LLP.