Networking and Pitching Your Screenplays Without Moving to Hollywood

Rebecca Norris Resnick

What if you’re an aspiring screenwriter, but moving to the City of Angels isn’t on your radar? Whether it’s due to family or work responsibilities, cost of living, or simply personal preference, many people are making locales other than Los Angeles their home, yet still want to pursue their screenwriting dreams. Can it be done?

The good news is: yes. You can write, network, pitch, and sell your screenplays from outside of Hollywood. In this informative tutorial, writer/filmmaker Rebecca Norris Resnick will cover various ways you can build a screenwriting career from wherever you are in the world. From starting a writer’s group and taking online classes with industry pros, to pitching remotely and entering contests, fellowships, and labs, there are many ways to build connections and relationships without leaving the comfort of your home.

About the Instructor:

Rebecca Norris Resnick is an award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, instructor for Writer's Digest University, and columnist for Script Magazine. Distributed features include Cloudy With a Chance of Sunshine (Indie Rights and House Lights Media) and short films On Becoming a Man (Shorts International), Doodles (Shorts International), and Toasted, which won the Canadian Film Centre’s ShortsNonStop competition. Her web series, Split, won multiple awards at LA WebFest, and was nominated for an Indie Series Award. 

Rebecca’s work has screened in festivals worldwide including Cannes, Dances with Films, Hollyshorts, Manhattan Film Festival, Breckenridge Film Festival, and the Sedona International Film Festival, and has won and been nominated for numerous awards. She is also an alumna of the Disney Television Discovers programs in both New York and Los Angeles.

As a script analyst, Rebecca has read for several companies and competitions, including QED International (District 9, Fury), Sundance Institute, Screen Queensland, Screencraft, and BlueCat, and she has served as a judge for the International Emmys and NYC Midnight competitions. She also worked in development for Southpaw Entertainment (August Rush, The Space Between Us), where she helped develop projects for television, stage, and film. When not working on her newest project, Rebecca stays on her toes chasing both her adorable daughter and her tuxedo cat, Sox.

Learn more about Rebecca at rebeccanorrisresnick.com.