Producers Guild of America Workshop: "The Power Of Diversity"

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Producers Guild of America Workshop: "The Power Of Diversity"

PGA Logo The Producers Guild of America is proud to announce its producing workshop, "THE POWER OF DIVERSITY." This workshop is designed to foster the creative development of diverse voices in Television Comedy, Drama, & Reality; Motion Pictures, Documentaries and Web series.

Up to ten (10) participants will be encouraged to explore, create and refine stories that reflect our diverse culture. Applicants may be emerging creative voices or those well-established in their careers.

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The program will focus on moving projects forward through seminars and master classes with top professionals in film, television, and new media supported by one-on-one mentoring with Producers Guild members. Topics include: story development, pitching, packaging, financing, marketing, and new media opportunities. Every session will be tailored to our participating producers and their projects.

Workshop call for entries is now open and closes on April 4th 2011 at 5:00 pm.

Applicants will be notified by May 2nd, 2011

Workshop sessions will take place between May 11th and July 31st. Selected participants must
attend all sessions of the program. Workshop sessions are held weekday evenings, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. with a few Saturday sessions at The Producers Guild of America offices at 8530 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 450, Beverly Hills.

Past workshop speakers have included, Marshall Herskovitz (Defiance, Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai) Damon Lindelof (Lost, Star Trek), Mark Gordon (Grey's Anatomy, Saving Private Ryan, 2012) Bruce Cohen (Pushing Daisies, Milk, American Beauty) in addition to others.

Only (1) application/project per applicant please. Applicants must apply by mail only. No faxes or drop-offs will be accepted. To apply please submit:

Application Form (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD)
Release Form (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD)
8-10 page treatment as well as a 2 page synopsis for Motion Picture projects
4-5 page series overview for TV Reality projects.
4-5 page treatment as well as a 2 page synopsis for TV Comedy, TV Drama, Documentary, and Web Series projects
A current resume.
A non-refundable $35 application fee made out to Producers Guild of America Foundation for
applications postmarked by March 21st 2011. Submissions postmarked between March 22nd and April 4th 2011, a non-refundable $50 application fee made out to Producers Guild of America Foundation.
A 1 page artist’s statement about why you want to participate in the workshop and what benefits you foresees from participation.

Send four (4) copies of all materials to:

PGA Producing Workshop

Producers Guild of America

8530 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 450

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST DEMONSTRATE AN ENGAGEMENT WITH ISSUES OF DIVERSITY.

Participants will be chosen on a two-step process.

First step: Application.

Second step: Interview. Producers will be notified of the interview phase by April 18th. Final workshop participants will be notified by May 2nd.

The PGA Workshop is offered at no charge: A good idea and passion are the only requirements for submission.

All projects must be registered with the Writers Guild of America prior to submission.