A Few Facts About the Film Forum

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3 p.m. Thursday through 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21st-24th, 2013
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, atop Petit Jean Mountain, approximately one hour from Little Rock

Actors, directors, producers, technicians, and students, who will have a rare chance to hone their craft in intensive workshops with film-industry insiders
Film enthusiasts who will venture behind the scenes enlightening discussions, interviews,performances, and have the opportunity to observe the workshops

Hollywood director Howard Deutch, best known for directing Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of
Wonderful, two of the late John Hughes’s most beloved screenplays, in addition to other studio films and countless television shows
Screenwriter and Sundance faculty member Tom Schulman, whose debut film, Dead Poets
Society, won the Oscar for best screenplay in 1990
Pioneering television director and Sundance faculty member Joan Darling, known for her work on hit shows such as M*A*S*H, Mary Tyler Moore, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Robert Walden, three-time Emmy nominee, acting professor, award-winning theater director, and star of four television series and countless films
Legendary Hollywood acting coach Sandra Seacat, who has worked with Academy, Golden Globe, and Emmy award–winning performers like Jessica Lange, Mickey Rourke, and Laura Dern

Intensive, sequential workshops in acting, directing, screenwriting, and the power of imagination
Panel discussions and one-on-one interviews on the business of film, comedic acting, film scoring, film criticism, and more
A performance from special guest Laurence Luckinbill with his award-winning solo portrayals of legendary Americans Lyndon Johnson, Theodore Roosevelt, Clarence Darrow, and Ernest Hemingway
Attendees will also enjoy a grand finale in which our faculty directs and coaches actors as they present a showcase of scenes and monologues. Get a rare behind-the-scenes look at how actors hone their craft with professional direction

“If you are an aspiring filmmaker, actor, or you have any desire to work in the business, the
WRI Film Forum is a must-attend event in Arkansas. From Joan Darling to Judge Reinhold, it is unbelievable that the WRI Film Forum offers such intimate access to these Hollywood legends. I feel truly honored to be among the faculty.” — Craig Renaud, Forum faculty member, documentarian, and co-founder of the Little Rock Film Festival
“It was not only life-changing…it changed the way I teach, immediately.” — Michael Landman,
associate professor of drama and head of the MFA directing program at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen the level of experience and expertise in one location for one event.”
— Steve Taylor, instructor of film and video production at Southern Arkansas University Tech, speaking of WRI’s inaugural Film Forum in March of 2012
“It, quite simply, was an extraordinary affair.” — Robert Brown, retired Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court

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