Screenwriting : Sun valley film festival screenwriters lab by Michael Guillen

For the sophomore edition of the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), festival organizers have decided to kick off the event on March 14, 2013 with Spirt Award Nominee Will McCormack hosting the first ever Sun Valley Screenwriters Lab. The Lab will be accepting original screenplays and television pilots from aspiring screenwriters. Three Sun Valley Screenwriter's Lab finalists will be awarded lodging, and passes to the Sun Valley Film Festival. The winner will witness their work come alive during a table read of local and professional actors. Participants of the Lab will hear McCormack speak candidly about the ascent of his own career as a writer / actor, field questions of the trade, and discuss how he took matters upon himself to finally produce this year's break-out smash hit, CELESTE & JESSE FOREVER. The Lab will run from 1-4pm in the Sun Valley Resort Opera House. Tickets to attend are $25 and included a spirited Wyoming Whiskey reception at the end of the Lab. Submissions can be made online at www.sunvalleyfilmfestival.org; submission cost is $20 and the deadline is February 15. The winner will be notified by February 28. The Screenwriters Lab is also open to those who do not wish to make a screenplay submission but would simply like to learn more about the craft.