March 20 — Special Event - Love Happens
Screening and Discussion with Mike Thompson
The Northwest Screenwriters Guild will feature a screening of Love Happens followed by a discussion with screenwriter Mike Thompson at Northwest Film Forum on Saturday, March 20, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Mike Thompson has sold over a dozen screenplays and pitches to nearly every Hollywood Studio. His film credits include SXSW selection and AFI award-winning A Lawyer Walks into a Bar, which he executive produced; multi-award winner The King of Kong in which he appears; Universal's Dragonfly, starring Kevin Costner and Kathy Bates, which he co-wrote; Universal's Love Happens, starring Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston, which he co-wrote and produced; and the just completed indie thriller Choose, which he co-wrote and produced. He also co-created and executive produced the Fox Television show John Doe, starring Dominic Purcell.
Most recently, he launched his solo career by adapting Anne Brashares' novel, The Last Summer (of You & Me) for Warner Brothers.
Saturday, March 20th — Screening
Time:
1 to 5 pm
Location:
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
(Located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on 12th Avenue
between Pike & Pine Streets)
Cost:
NWSG Members: FREE
Student Rate: $10
Partner Film Org Members: $10
General Public/Non-Members: $15
RSVP:
LIMITED SEATING
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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 May 23, 2010