Edwards and Skerbelis take great pleasure in nurturing filmmakers and writing talent. They have brought their talents and industry know-how to organizations and film festivals around the world including the Palm Springs Festival of Short Films, Mendocino Film Festival, Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Jacksonville Film Festival, Bouchercon, the Screenwriters Network, the Bangkok Film Festival and seminars created for Fuji Television executives, Women in Film and Sisters In Crime to name a few. Let them create that special workshop or seminar for your group or business.

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Some of the workshops and seminars they offer can be incorporated into introductory lectures of only a few hours or intense hands-on weekend workshops.

	SCREENPLAY Development From The Inside Out (or What Happens To A Screenplay When It Leaves The Writer’s Hands)
	Edwards & Skerbelis’ signature lecture offers an overview of the world of studio development in Hollywood. You’ll get an inside look at what happens when your material is submitted to a studio and learn about all the players involved from producers, agents and managers to studio creative executives and story analysts who have the power to put your project into development or give that resounding “pass.”
	Finding & Developing New Ideas
	Whether you’re a writer, producer or development executive, you need to have your eyes and ears open for the next great cinematic story. Learn to think outside of the box and turn over every stone to find that one tale that needs to hit the silver screen. This lecture provides participants with the resources needed to not only find material but to convey it in a pitchable form. Edwards & Skerbelis have a fail safe system to help you do it.
	The One, Five & Fifteen Minute Pitch
	Learn the dos and don’ts of pitching. Practice makes perfect and at the end of the lecture, a few lucky participants will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas and receive a critique from Edwards & Skerbelis in this intensive seminar.
	Creating a Production Company
	In this introductory lecture, learn what’s necessary to hang a shingle in Hollywood. You think anyone can be a producer? A creative producer does it all from finding the material, developing it, selling and producing it to delivery of the finished product. It takes special attributes to succeed. Let Edwards & Skerbelis share their experiences of the tenacity and perseverance it takes to be a producer in one of their most popular lectures.
	Maneuvering Film Festivals
	In order to have success at marketing yourself at the many film festivals worldwide, you need to have the tools. Edwards & Skerbelis give you insider tips on how to do that and more in order to get the most out of the film festival experience. This popular lecture has helped countless filmmakers succeed as they embark on the festival route.
While these are just a few of the lectures and seminars offered by ESE, there are many others. Let Edwards & Skerbelis design something special for your needs. Contact ESEntertainment@aol.com to inquire about bringing one of the above events to your school, company or organization.