Greater Cleveland Film Commission

Writers Room Admission

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Checks can be made out to:
Greater Cleveland Film Commission
526 Superior Ave E., Suite 350
Cleveland, OH 44114

Paid workshops are FREE to GCFC members, and include access to FREE advance major motion picture screenings (over $1,000 in value last year) and other insider perks at the Bronze level and above. &nbsp;To become a GCFC member,&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.clevelandfilm.com/join-give/memberships" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a><div fr-original-style='border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>Already a member? Contact Juli at&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:jjohnson@clevelandfilm.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;">jjohnson@clevelandfilm.com</a>&nbsp;for your discount code.<p fr-original-style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%;"> <p fr-original-style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%;">Join the Greater Cleveland Film Commission for an exclusive workshop with&nbsp;horror &amp; comedy writer, producer, and director Casper Kelly.<p fr-original-style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%;"> Kelly is the co-writer and director of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival hit Buddy, which filmed in Cleveland and launches its world premiere on September 4th.&nbsp; His credits include the Emmy-nominated workplace comedy Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, V/H/S Halloween, Archer, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Star Trek: Very Short Treks, Night of the Living Doo, and more for Adult Swim, Netflix, Hulu, and Shudder. WORKSHOP DETAILSLearn how to get your screenwriting start from an industry expert at hosting sponsor Cleveland Institute of Art&rsquo;s INTERACTIVE MEDIA LAB! Explore film and TV script structure, plot twists, dialogue, character development, and more.&nbsp; Perfect for aspiring and mid-level writers looking to elevate their storytelling and bring their projects to life. Bring your ideas, and one lucky attendee will be selected to receive feedback on their 1-2 page script from Casper and the class! PRESENTED BY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780505483/wysiwyg/c3dvcbbows4v4l3g3ny1.png" style="width: 307px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 307px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> HOSTED BY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780505527/wysiwyg/ljteusk8mfmwy4g5e3up.png" style="width: 212px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 212px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> This workshop is part of GCFC&rsquo;s mission to train local talent with the skills to build careers in a local industry with global impact.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name , Thank you for registering to attend our workshop with Casper Kelly! Remember to bring your ideas, and one lucky attendee will be selected to receive feedback on their 1-2 page script from Casper and the class! WORKSHOP DETAILSSaturday, July 11th10 am - 12:30 pm Cleveland Institute of Art Interactive Media Lab1974 E. 66th St., Cleveland, OH 44103Free Parking Available Onsite PRESENTED BY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780505483/wysiwyg/c3dvcbbows4v4l3g3ny1.png" style="width: 307px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 307px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> HOSTED BY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780506180/wysiwyg/oeim5njpdnjnphezxaib.png" style="width: 257px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 257px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> This workshop is part of GCFC&rsquo;s mission to train local talent with the skills to build careers in a local industry with global impact. Thank you again! Juliana Johnson Piller GCFC Development &amp; Communications Managerjjohnson@clevelandfilm.com

Paid workshops are FREE to GCFC members, and include access to FREE advance major motion picture screenings (over $1,000 in value last year) and other insider perks at the Bronze level and above.  To become a GCFC member, <a href="https://www.clevelandfilm.com/join-give/memberships" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a><div> </div>Already a member? Contact Juli at <a href="mailto:jjohnson@clevelandfilm.com">jjohnson@clevelandfilm.com</a> for your discount code.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;max-width:100%">Join the Greater Cleveland Film Commission for an exclusive workshop with horror &amp; comedy writer, producer, and director Casper Kelly.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;max-width:100%"> Kelly is the co-writer and director of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival hit Buddy, which filmed in Cleveland and launches its world premiere on September 4th.  His credits include the Emmy-nominated workplace comedy Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, V/H/S Halloween, Archer, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Star Trek: Very Short Treks, Night of the Living Doo, and more for Adult Swim, Netflix, Hulu, and Shudder. WORKSHOP DETAILSLearn how to get your screenwriting start from an industry expert at hosting sponsor Cleveland Institute of Art’s INTERACTIVE MEDIA LAB! Explore film and TV script structure, plot twists, dialogue, character development, and more.  Perfect for aspiring and mid-level writers looking to elevate their storytelling and bring their projects to life. Bring your ideas, and one lucky attendee will be selected to receive feedback on their 1-2 page script from Casper and the class! PRESENTED BY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780505483/wysiwyg/c3dvcbbows4v4l3g3ny1.png" style="width:307px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> HOSTED BY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780505527/wysiwyg/ljteusk8mfmwy4g5e3up.png" style="width:212px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> This workshop is part of GCFC’s mission to train local talent with the skills to build careers in a local industry with global impact.

1974 E 66th Pl

Writers Room Admission

US$25

Showrunner Sponsor

US$1,000

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