February 19 & 20 — NWSG Hosts Tom Malloy, Actor/Screenwriter/Producer
On Friday, February 19, the Northwest Screenwriters Guild will host actor/writer/producer Tom Malloy who will discuss how to get your screenplay turned into a feature film. Tom's films include The Attic with Elisabeth Moss, and Love 'N Dancing with Amy Smart and Billy Zane. He will also autograph his new book, Bankroll: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films.
Friday, February 19th — General Meeting
Time:
Doors open at 6:45pm
Meeting begins at 7:15pm (Note new start time!)
Location:
Clear Channel Building
351 Elliott Ave West
Seattle, WA 98119
Cost:
NWSG Members: FREE
Student Rate: $10
Partner Film Org Members: $10
General Public/Non-Members: $15
Saturday, February 20th — Pitch Session
On Saturday, Tom will take pitches from Full Guild Members. Members must sign-up by the break on Friday night.
Time: 10am-4pm
*Location*
Clear Channel
351 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
About Tom Malloy
In 1998, Tom was one of the lead actors in the film Gravesend, produced by Oliver Stone. The film became an indie-cult favorite. When this film failed to make him into a household name, Tom decided to learn as many facets of the movie business as he could. Very soon, he realized that the single most important aspect to learn is raising the money necessary to shoot a film. The problem was, no person or no book could tell Tom how to do this! So, over the course of eight years, he created his own method, which is profiled in his book BANKROLL: A NEW APPROACH TO FINANCING FEATURE FILMS.
Tom first wrote and produced The Attic, a thriller directed by Mary Lambert (director of Pet Sematary I & II), and starring John Savage, Jason Lewis, Elisabeth Moss, and Tom.
Tom then wrote and produced The Alphabet Killer, a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt (director of Wrong Turn). The film stars Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Academy Award Winner Timothy Hutton, Michael Ironside, and Tom, in one of the lead roles.
Most recently, Tom wrote and produced Love N’ Dancing, a dance film/romantic comedy directed by Rob Iscove (director of She’s All That), which was in theaters in 2009 and is now out on video. The film stars Amy Smart & Tom, along with Billy Zane, Betty White, and Rachel Dratch.
Tom is also a nationally known motivational speaker. His message of “Making Positive Choices” has reached over 100,000 students.
Tom has appeared in principal roles on Law & Order, Third Watch, Kidnapped, The Siege (with Denzel Washington) and Anger Management.
Upcoming Screenwriting Competitions/TV Fellowships:
- The BIG BREAK International Screenwriting Competition is open for entries.
- Check out The Seven Rays Script-a-Scene Adaptation Competition sponsored by Final Draft. Deadline February 15, 2010
- Feb 28 - Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship