ETGAR KERET Screenwriting Workshop - 21-22 September
This will be an unique opportunity for everyone wanting to develop their skills in scriptwriting, storytelling and creative writing. You will have an educational experience of excellence, with Etgar Keret Cannes Golden Camera Winner and one of the greatest writers alive! In the words of Salman Rushdie:“A brilliant writer…completely unlike any writer I know. The voice of the next generation.”
For more information and to register please visit our webpage.
This 2 days intensive workshop will take place in Stavanger on 21st and 22nd of September and will be a great opportunity to learn the best techniques in the subject, The workshop has a price of 3790 Norwegian Kroner per person for the two days, and is strictly limited to 25 participants, we advise to register fast to guarantee your place.
About Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer and filmmaker known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television. Etgar’s first feature film, which he directed with his wife Shira Geffen won the Golden Camera award in the Cannes Film Festival. His books have received international acclaim and have been published in more than 22 languages.
As a filmmaker, Keret’s first short film Skin Deep won prizes at several international film festivals, and was awarded an Israeli Oscar. Jellyfish , was his first feature film as a director.
As well as winning the Camera D’Or at Cannes he and his partner Shira Geffen won the Best Director Award from the French Artists and Writers’ Guild. Keret has also worked in Israeli television and film. In 2006, Wristcutters: A Love Story, a dark comedy/love story based on Keret’s novella Kneller’s Happy Campers, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. $9.99, a stop motion animated feature film, was released in 2009. Written by Keret and directed by Tatia Rosenthal and featuring the voices of Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia. Over 40 short films have been based on his stories. In 2010 a short feature film based on Keret’s story was released. An Exclusive novella was adapted and directed by the young Polish director Krzysztof Szot. The film, also known as Wyłączność, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival.
As a writer Keret’s first published work was Pipelines, His second book, Missing Kissinger, caught the attention of the general public. In 1998, Keret published Kneller’s Happy Campers. His collection The Nimrod Flipout was chosen by the L.A. Times and the Boston Phoenix as one of the best books of 2006. In 2007 he was shortlisted for “the world’s richest short story award”, for his collection Missing Kissinger. In Israel he has received the Book Publishers Association’s Platinum Prize several times, as well as the Prime Minister’s Prize, and the Ministry of Culture’s Cinema Prize. In 2006 he was chosen as an outstanding artist of the prestigious Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.
In 1993 he won the first prize in the Alternative Theater Festival in Akko for Entebbe: A Musical, which he wrote with Jonathan Bar Giora. In 2010, Keret received the Chevalier (Knight) Medallion of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
What others have to say about Etgar:
“A brilliant writer…completely unlike any writer I know. The voice of the next generation.” — Salman Rushdie
“Keret can do more with six … paragraphs than most writers can with 600 pages.” — Kyle Smith, People
“One of the most important writers alive – enchantingly witty” – Clive James
Workshop Description
Over two days the workshop will discuss the principles and methods of writing. You will be given insight of problems encountered in depiction of characters and plot. Examples from Keret’s work in prose writing and films will be presented discussed and analyzed.
The workshop will stimulate story ideas, help writers develop those stories and find their voices. It will also pay attention to the writing process and look at methods to promote regular writing habits. A variety of exercises and explanations of different aspects of storytelling will be presented. These exercises might seed new ideas but also aim to open the participants’ minds to new ways of thinking. It will also provide you with the concepts and practices you need to be aware of before diving in, such as Ideas generation, theme, plot, tone and character.
The workshop will only be available to a small group of 25 people maximum, enabling the one on one exchange of knowledge and feedback.
In the workshop Etgar will also explore and explain his 10 Commandments for writing, which you can access on our webpage: http://filmlab.fest.pt/?p=537&lang=en
Who is this aimed at?
This course is aimed at writers who want to learn the art of screenwriting or filmmakers who want to develop their writing skills. Writers who are excited about writing for the screen, who have a background in writing for other mediums, directors who are seeking to write their own feature script and writers who wish to establish long-term mentoring relationships with development professionals.
16 hours
Duration: 2 days
Dates: 21-22 September 2013
Location: Stavanger
Address: Arkitekt Eckhoffs Gate 1/Peder Klowsgt. 37
Price: 3790 Norwegian Krone
Maximum number of participants: 25
Contact: filmlab@fest.pt
For more information and to register please visit our webpage
