Do you have a great idea for a movie? Have you started your screenplay, but unable to finish? Maybe you've written your script, and you're struggling with your rewrite.

On Sunday, April 29th, Sundance Film Festival Award Winner Gordy Hoffman will come to Indianapolis to lead an all-day workshop on the art of screenwriting as part of the 2007 Indianapolis International Film Festival.

Topics will include selecting an idea, finding your creative voice, scripting effective dialogue, compelling character arcs, the rewrite, effective story construction, production alternatives and more.

Workshop will focus on answers to all of your screenwriting challenges, cultivating your fresh ideas, as well as encouraging and inspiring your true instincts for storytelling in movies.

Open to the screenwriters of all levels. Beginners welcome.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the course, there are very few seats. Please reserve your space early.

When: Sunday April 29th 10 am – 5 pm

Where: IUPUI - Herron School of Art
735 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
MAP (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=735%2BWest%2BNew%2BYork%2BStreet%2BIndianapolis%2BIN&sll=39.707621,-86.120569&sspn=0.011489,0.026994&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1&iwloc=addr)

Tickets: $75

Tickets can be purchased here.

http://indyfilmfest.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=5613&Category_Code=04292007

BIO OF GORDY HOFFMAN

Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman made his feature directorial debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW, which world premiered at the 2005 Locarno Intl Film Festival. A COAT OF SNOW made its North American Premiere at the Arclight in Hollywood, going on to screen at the Milan Film Festival and the historic George Eastman House. Recently, the movie won the 2006 Domani Vision Award at VisionFest, held at the Tribeca Cinemas in NY. Gordy is the founder and judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.

For articles by Gordy on screenwriting, visit http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/news/advice.php.