ACT ONE UPDATE (4/12/06)

In this issue:

ACT ONE ANNOUNCES NEW WRITING PROGRAM / REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITING WEEKEND / SEE BARBARA NICOLOSI IN ARIZONA, INDIANA / ACT ONE SPONSORS FORUM ON MARRIAGE AND INTIMACY IN HOLLYWOOD / ACT ONE BOOK IN STORES NOW / HAVE A HOLY EASTER!
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ACT ONE ANNOUNCES NEW WRITING PROGRAM

Act One announces a new Writing Program to launch this September, designed especially for the L.A.-based working professional with a fixed schedule. Like Act One’s renowned summer writing program, the new program will be taught by working professionals and will cover the craft, business, and spiritual dimension of writing for TV and film. Instead of one intensive month during the summer, however, the new Writing Program will run for six hours every Saturday, from September 22, 2006, through May 2007, allowing those with a fixed schedule to participate. Applications will be available via the Act One website (www.actoneprogram.com) on May 1.

"We've designed this new program to bring Act One's world class training to aspiring film and television writers who are already living and working in Southern California, many of them in entertainment industry jobs, and whose work schedules make it impossible for them to attend our month-long summer intensives," says Writing Program Director Chris Riley.

Like the summer program, the faculty for the new program will be made up of over fifty working writers and producers, including Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Ralph Winter (X2:X-Men United, Fantastic Four), Barbara Hall (Joan of Arcadia), and David McFadzean (Home Improvement, What Women Want).

The new writing program joins Act One’s growing stable of programs and services, including the summer Writing Program and the Executive Program, which launched in 2005. Over three hundred writers have completed the month-long writing intensives in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC. Act One alumni include two ABC/Disney Fellows and a Cosby Fellow. They have landed jobs writing for many small to mid-level production companies, as well as at Dreamworks, Disney, Universal, CBS, PBS, and PAX. Several are represented by Endeavor and other top agencies. Act One Executive Program alumni have gone on to work for companies like Alcon Productions and Crystal Sky. Act One has been featured in Newsweek, The Washington Post, Atlantic Monthly, Details, and Premiere, among others.
designed especially for the L.A.-based working professional with limited time. Like our summer Writing Programs, the new Writing Program is taught by working professionals and will cover the craft, business, and spiritual dimension of writing for tv and film. Instead of one intensive month during the summer, however, the new Writing Program will run for six hours every Saturday, from September 22, 2006, through May 2007, allowing those with a busy work week to participate.

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITING WEEKEND

Presented by Act One, Inc. and Maranatha Chapel. To register online, visit www.actoneprogram.com/writersevents

WHEN:
June 23-24, 2006
Friday, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Saturday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

WHERE:
Maranatha Chapel
10752 Coastwood Road
San Diego, CA 92127

INSTRUCTORS:
BARBARA NICOLOSI
TBA

COST:
$175
(Includes Saturday breakfast and lunch)

To register online, visit www.actoneprogram.com/writersevents

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SEE BARBARA NICOLOSI IN ARIZONA AND INDIANA!

Act One founder Barbara Nicolosi will be speaking at several upcoming events:

"Why Does God Care about Hollywood? The Role of Entertainment in Human Life"
Thursday, April 27
Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture
155 DeBartolo Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
7:30 pm
http://ethicscenter.nd.edu/events/HollywoodLectures.shtml

Keynote Speaker at the Christianity and the Arts conference
April 28th - 29th
Church For The Nations
11640 N 19th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85029
Cost: $15
to register: http://www.cftn.com/arts.html

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ACT ONE SPONSORS FORUM ON MARRIAGE AND INTIMACY IN HOLLYWOOD

"it's who you sleep with that matters..."
A conversation with Christians about marriage and intimacy in Hollywood
April 22, 9:30-12:00
www.hollywoodconnect.com

brought to you by Hollywood Connect, Inter-Mission, Act One & Hollywood Prayer Network

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ACT ONE BOOK IN STORES NOW

A new book written by the faculty and staff of Act One is now available for purchase at online and neighborhood bookstores.

Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film & Culture presents a fascinating look at the much-maligned film and television industries through the eyes of Christian writers, producers, and executives living out their faith behind TV shows, on movie sets, and in studio offices.

Writers include Scott Derrickson (Writer, Director, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Ralph Winter (Producer, X-Men 2, Fantastic 4), Barbara Hall (Creator, Joan of Arcadia), and Dean Batali (Executive Producer, That '70s Show).

Available now at www.amazon.com.

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HAVE A HOLY EASTER!
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ACT ONE, a faith-based non-profit organization, is creating a community of Christian artists and professionals to transform Hollywood from within. To make a donation online, visit www.actoneprogram.com.