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| Rona Edwards |
| Rona Edwards |
Monika Skerbelis
| Monika Skerbelis |
EDWARDS & SKERBELIS
Together, RONA EDWARDS and MONIKA SKERBELIS have
taught Development From The Inside Out and Introduction
to Feature Film Development at UCLA extension for the past
seven years, Story Development Process at Riverside
Community College's Distance Learning and Basic
Screenwriting Fundamentals at the Dodge School of Film
and TV at Chapman University. They recently formed
Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment (ESE), a company
dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and screenwriting talent.
Via consultations, ESE assists talent in developing their
screenplays and pitches with development notes and
general career advice. In addition, ESE is actively seeking
projects to produce. They have written a book, “I LIKED IT,
DIDN’T LOVE IT (Screenplay Development From The Inside
Out)”published by Lone Eagle Publishing and currently
available at bookstores everywhere as well as online at
Amazon.
taught Development From The Inside Out and Introduction
to Feature Film Development at UCLA extension for the past
seven years, Story Development Process at Riverside
Community College's Distance Learning and Basic
Screenwriting Fundamentals at the Dodge School of Film
and TV at Chapman University. They recently formed
Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment (ESE), a company
dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and screenwriting talent.
Via consultations, ESE assists talent in developing their
screenplays and pitches with development notes and
general career advice. In addition, ESE is actively seeking
projects to produce. They have written a book, “I LIKED IT,
DIDN’T LOVE IT (Screenplay Development From The Inside
Out)”published by Lone Eagle Publishing and currently
available at bookstores everywhere as well as online at
Amazon.
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RONA EDWARDS runs RONA EDWARDS PRODUCTIONS
(REP), a production company that produces and develops
projects for feature film and television. She Co-Produced
and/or Executive Produced OUT OF SYNC (VH1), ONE
SPECIAL VICTORY (NBC), THE COMPANION (USA/SCI-FI
CHANNEL) which marked the long-form debut of director
Gary Fleder, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID (ABC) and for
German television DER MURDER MEINER MUTTER (SAT.
1). She served as Executive Producer on the
documentary, HOPE IN HEAVEN and is currently co-
producing and co-directing JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN: THE
PASSION OF DALTON TRUMBO, a documentary with
Barbara Multer-Wellin. She has a feature set up at Warner
Bros. tentatively titled MATCHMAKERS based upon an
article she found in People Magazine, a screenplay,
CREATIVE DIFFERENCES set up with Andrew Lauren
Productions and a TV movie, BLIND TRUST, set up at
Lifetime. Ms. Edwards was Vice President of Creative
Affairs for John Larroquette’s Port Street Films, Michael
Phillips Productions and Brookfield Productions. Edwards
has had projects made and/or in development with many
of the major networks and studios including a script deal
at ABC, movies at CBS, ABC, NBC, Hearst Entertainment,
VH1, HBO, Phoenix Television, Edward R. Pressman,
Motor City Films, Warner Bros., and Wilshire Court, to
name a few. She developed a television series entitled
ZOMBIE SQUAD for USA Network with producer Judy
Cairo She has been on panels, guest lectured and
presented workshops all over the world. A contributing
writer to THE BEACHWOOD VOICE, Edwards is also the
newspaper’s restaurant reviewer and freelances for
PRODUCED BY, the official magazine of the Producers
Guild of America. She is a member of the Producers Guild
of America, Film Independent (FIND), the Nine O’Clock
Players and The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
(REP), a production company that produces and develops
projects for feature film and television. She Co-Produced
and/or Executive Produced OUT OF SYNC (VH1), ONE
SPECIAL VICTORY (NBC), THE COMPANION (USA/SCI-FI
CHANNEL) which marked the long-form debut of director
Gary Fleder, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID (ABC) and for
German television DER MURDER MEINER MUTTER (SAT.
1). She served as Executive Producer on the
documentary, HOPE IN HEAVEN and is currently co-
producing and co-directing JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN: THE
PASSION OF DALTON TRUMBO, a documentary with
Barbara Multer-Wellin. She has a feature set up at Warner
Bros. tentatively titled MATCHMAKERS based upon an
article she found in People Magazine, a screenplay,
CREATIVE DIFFERENCES set up with Andrew Lauren
Productions and a TV movie, BLIND TRUST, set up at
Lifetime. Ms. Edwards was Vice President of Creative
Affairs for John Larroquette’s Port Street Films, Michael
Phillips Productions and Brookfield Productions. Edwards
has had projects made and/or in development with many
of the major networks and studios including a script deal
at ABC, movies at CBS, ABC, NBC, Hearst Entertainment,
VH1, HBO, Phoenix Television, Edward R. Pressman,
Motor City Films, Warner Bros., and Wilshire Court, to
name a few. She developed a television series entitled
ZOMBIE SQUAD for USA Network with producer Judy
Cairo She has been on panels, guest lectured and
presented workshops all over the world. A contributing
writer to THE BEACHWOOD VOICE, Edwards is also the
newspaper’s restaurant reviewer and freelances for
PRODUCED BY, the official magazine of the Producers
Guild of America. She is a member of the Producers Guild
of America, Film Independent (FIND), the Nine O’Clock
Players and The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
MONIKA SKERBELIS is going on her sixth year as the
artistic and programming director the Big Bear Lake
International Film Festival. She is currently writing and
developing screenplays and developing a documentary
titled WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. For the past
seven years, Ms. Skerbelis has partnered with Rona
Edwards teaching a very successful course, “Introduction
to Feature Film Development,” at UCLA Extension. Prior
to that, she taught Story Analysis for film and television
with CBS Story Analyst, Harrison Reiner. A former Vice
President of Creative and Executive Story Editor for
Universal Pictures’ story department where she spent
ten years overseeing the story department and
developing a number of screenplays including BLACK
DOG starring Patrick Swayze. Prior to that, Ms. Skerbelis
was Story Editor for 20th Century Fox. She began her
career as an assistant in the Story Department for
Paramount Pictures. Recently, she co-produced the film,
THE QUEST FOR THE YETI directed by Victoria Arch. She
has served on the jury of numerous screenwriting
competitions and guest lectures at film schools, film
commissions, film festivals and film organizations. Ms.
Skerbelis has made a name for herself fostering new
filmmakers and encouraging up and coming
screenwriters. Her extensive knowledge of the studio
system has given students a greater understanding of the
development process. Ms. Skerbelis is a member of Film
Independent (FIND).
artistic and programming director the Big Bear Lake
International Film Festival. She is currently writing and
developing screenplays and developing a documentary
titled WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. For the past
seven years, Ms. Skerbelis has partnered with Rona
Edwards teaching a very successful course, “Introduction
to Feature Film Development,” at UCLA Extension. Prior
to that, she taught Story Analysis for film and television
with CBS Story Analyst, Harrison Reiner. A former Vice
President of Creative and Executive Story Editor for
Universal Pictures’ story department where she spent
ten years overseeing the story department and
developing a number of screenplays including BLACK
DOG starring Patrick Swayze. Prior to that, Ms. Skerbelis
was Story Editor for 20th Century Fox. She began her
career as an assistant in the Story Department for
Paramount Pictures. Recently, she co-produced the film,
THE QUEST FOR THE YETI directed by Victoria Arch. She
has served on the jury of numerous screenwriting
competitions and guest lectures at film schools, film
commissions, film festivals and film organizations. Ms.
Skerbelis has made a name for herself fostering new
filmmakers and encouraging up and coming
screenwriters. Her extensive knowledge of the studio
system has given students a greater understanding of the
development process. Ms. Skerbelis is a member of Film
Independent (FIND).
“…as anyone knows,
development is a tough grind
and the statistics are against
you all the way but I found
Monika and Rona cut through
the hard stuff and chunk it
down to manageable parts. I
left feeling I really could do it."
- Anny Slater
Entertainment Attn'y
Award-Winning Filmmaker
The Ball
Sydney, Australia
development is a tough grind
and the statistics are against
you all the way but I found
Monika and Rona cut through
the hard stuff and chunk it
down to manageable parts. I
left feeling I really could do it."
- Anny Slater
Entertainment Attn'y
Award-Winning Filmmaker
The Ball
Sydney, Australia
"Rona Edwards and Monika
Skerbelis are the only angels
in development hell. Read this
book if you don't want to get
burned."
-- Skip Press, author, The
Ultimate Writer's Guide to
Hollywood
Skerbelis are the only angels
in development hell. Read this
book if you don't want to get
burned."
-- Skip Press, author, The
Ultimate Writer's Guide to
Hollywood
“Rona & Monika have
mentored and taught
hundreds of students from all
over the world who have
passed through UCLA
Extension’s Department of
Entertainment Studies and
Performing Arts
Department's program. The
information they impart on
how to develop projects is an
invaluable foundation for
anyone interested in
pursuing a career in the
entertainment business.”
-- Jane Kagan, Chair,
Department of Entertainment
Studies & Performing Arts,
UCLA Extension
mentored and taught
hundreds of students from all
over the world who have
passed through UCLA
Extension’s Department of
Entertainment Studies and
Performing Arts
Department's program. The
information they impart on
how to develop projects is an
invaluable foundation for
anyone interested in
pursuing a career in the
entertainment business.”
-- Jane Kagan, Chair,
Department of Entertainment
Studies & Performing Arts,
UCLA Extension
"I loved it. This book is a
must-read for anyone
entering the treacherous
waters of feature film
development."
-- Elizabeth Hunter,
screenwriter, Beauty Shop,
The Fighting Temptations,
L-Word, ER
must-read for anyone
entering the treacherous
waters of feature film
development."
-- Elizabeth Hunter,
screenwriter, Beauty Shop,
The Fighting Temptations,
L-Word, ER
WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING ABOUT US &
THE BOOK:
SAYING ABOUT US &
THE BOOK:
"Before you write or direct your
dream project, buy this book. It
will guide you through the maze
of Hollywood, making it easier to
navigate and comprehend what
lies ahead. The perfect gift for
every film school graduate"
-- Robin Schreer, Writer/Producer;
Agent, The Mirisch Agency
dream project, buy this book. It
will guide you through the maze
of Hollywood, making it easier to
navigate and comprehend what
lies ahead. The perfect gift for
every film school graduate"
-- Robin Schreer, Writer/Producer;
Agent, The Mirisch Agency
"I Liked It, Didn't Love It"
should be a prerequisite for
anyone and everyone who is
developing or writing
screenplays, shedding light
on an area that is the least
understood in the business.”
-- Nana Greenwald, Producer,
former President of Kopelson
Entertainment
should be a prerequisite for
anyone and everyone who is
developing or writing
screenplays, shedding light
on an area that is the least
understood in the business.”
-- Nana Greenwald, Producer,
former President of Kopelson
Entertainment
"Given everything Rona and
Monika know about
Hollywood, they should be
heading up development at a
studio, and if you buy this
book, someday you might
too!"
-- Anne Beatts, Emmy Award-
Winning Writer/Producer,
Square Pegs and Sat. Night
Live
Monika know about
Hollywood, they should be
heading up development at a
studio, and if you buy this
book, someday you might
too!"
-- Anne Beatts, Emmy Award-
Winning Writer/Producer,
Square Pegs and Sat. Night
Live
"Monika and Rona really know
their stuff. I hope many aspiring
filmmakers and executives read
this book and learn how to
collaborate to make better
films."
--Eric d'Arbeloff, Producer of
Trick and Lovely & Amazing,
Co-President of Roadside
Attractions
their stuff. I hope many aspiring
filmmakers and executives read
this book and learn how to
collaborate to make better
films."
--Eric d'Arbeloff, Producer of
Trick and Lovely & Amazing,
Co-President of Roadside
Attractions
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