Vancouver Just For Laughs Film Festival Presents: It Starts with a Script at Sutton Place Hotel

Age: 16+

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Cost: $20.00
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Presented by the Telefilm Canada Feature Comedy Exchange in association with the CFC

It is said that film is a director’s medium, but before a director jumps on board, before the actors are cast, and before craft services grills miniature cheese sandwiches, it all begins with the written word. From romcoms to mock docs, from dramedies to farces, laughs come in many shapes, sizes, and intensities, but the common element is the writer, whose warped views and weird sensibilities become iconic movies and imitated quotes. Sit down with three screenwriters whose scripts catapulted their careers and propelled the production of some of the biggest hit comedies of recent years.

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