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The 4th of July isn't just Independence Day. It's

The 4th of July isn't just Independence Day. It's our Early bird submission deadline on @filmfreeway. Make sure to submit. Cheesy scripts are welcome. Just not highly encouraged.

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On April 20 and 21, 2024, Pendance alumna @mstoril

On April 20 and 21, 2024, Pendance alumna @mstorilarsen is hosting an incredible screenwriters lab at Green Acres Lakeside Resort on beautiful St Mary Lake, Salt Spring Island.

Designed and facilitated by award-winning screenwriter and story consultant Tori Larsen with experience in Hollywood, Canadian, European, and independent film, this lab will give writers the tools needed to craft compelling feature, pilot, or short screenplays. Through engaging sessions, on-the-page analysis of produced screenplays, and proven writing exercises, students will acquire a solid understanding of the fundamentals of story, character, dialogue, structure, tone, theme, genre, industry standard formatting, and on-the-page dos and don’ts.

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Writers will emerge with the confidence to recognize stories worth telling… and how to tell them well. Learn what it takes to

- Write a propulsive opening and gripping finale
- Propel characters through three full acts
- Craft captivating heroes and thrilling villains
- Mine personal life experiences for authentic storytelling
- Discover and hone one’s voice on-the-page
- And take your writing to new heights through effective editing… because writing is rewriting!

ABOUT TORI

Tori Larsen has worked in film and television for the past fifteen years on productions such as SCOTT PILGRIM, DEVIL, SUITS, 11.22.63, and THE HANDMAID’S TALE, for studios including Hulu, Netflix, MGM, and Warner Brothers, and has pitched at all major studios in Hollywood and broadcasters in Canada.

As a screenwriter, Tori has been recognized by The Nicholl Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, Writer’s Guild Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and has received mentorship from multiple Academy Award winning screenwriters.

Receive a 30% discount for a minimum 2 night stay this weekend and 50% if you’re a student. Call to book: 250-537-2585.

$465 per person. $300 deposit required for registration with remainder due April 10. E-mail to register: saltspringscreenwriterslab@gmail.com. Only 4 spots remain.

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The Portrait studio at Pendance by @cassaundra_slo

The Portrait studio at Pendance by @cassaundra_sloan
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Meet @kaylacraig101 , Features Programmer at Penda

Meet @kaylacraig101 , Features Programmer at Pendance since 2020.

People always commend our features programming, not realizing it's basically been a one-woman department for 4 years straight.

World Premieres, Canadian Premieres, Pendance has programmed some of the coolest indie gems internationally every year.

It starts with an open-minded approach...open to genres, languages and projects of different scales and budgets.

From docs like Pahokee, arthouse gems like Family Romance LLC, Pratfall, and L'Incidente, comedies like Sweet Disaster and Straight Up and horror films like Koko Di Koko Da and My Heart Can't Beat Unless you Tell it to.

Pendance has featured some incredible gritty Indies like Anchorage, Lorelei and $$$, master works like Saint Frances, The Last Tree, The Wall of Mexico, Dinner in America and Paper Spiders, and even a pair of beautiful musicals in The Grande Bolero and The Cafe of My Memories...

From debut features like Excursion to third and fourth features like Luzifer, across languages and genres, Pendance maintains that it's #StoryOverEverything... over everything.

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