 DONNA WOOLFOLK CROSS: After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Donna Woolfolk Cross worked for a Madison Avenue advertising firm, where she first learned how a clever wordsmith can use language to manipulate, convince, and deceive.This experience led to her books “Speaking Of Words”, “Word Abuse”, and “Mediaspeak.”Making the leap to historical fiction, her favorite form of leisure reading, she wrote “Pope Joan”, a novel that took over seven years of research and writing.
Pope Joan was a selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Clubs.It is an international bestseller, translated into 36 different languages. In Germany, Pope Joan was #1 on the bestseller list for over three years. It is still#1 on the list of long-term German bestsellers.There has even been a special bottling of wine in its honor:"Die Papstin" ("She-Pope") wine, whose label features the book cover for Pope Joan!
The movie version of Pope Joan, co-starring John Goodman (“Raising Arizona”, “O, Brother, Where art Thou?” & many others), and David Wenham (“Lord of the Rings” trilogy), had its world premiere in Berlin in 2009, and will be screened at Moondance 2010. Constantin Film is currently in negotiation with U.S. distributors about a U.S. release.Donna is thrilled that Moondance has selected Pope Joan for its prestigious International Film Festival, and she will be at the Q & A session after the screening.
 ELIZABETH ENGLISH: Founder, producer, executive and creative director of the Moondance International Film Festival, Elizabeth English is a screenwriter and the filmmaker of three short films including "Losing Julia" and the award-winning "Wilderness Within." She is a script consultant, film consultant, editor, and film festival consultant at Mermaid7Seas Productions. Staff writer and features writer for the former ScreenTalk magazine, and the newly inaugurated MovieScope, she's also edits and writes for Moondance E-zine online. Twice nominated for The Hollywood Reporter’s annual "100 Most Influential Women in the International Film Industry" awards, Elizabeth has also been interviewed in Oprah Winfrey’s "O" magazine and presented a paper on the contributions of women in film at the World Women’s Peace Forum in Barcelona, Spain.
TERRY PORTER: As a signatory agent of the Writer's Guild of America, member of the Christian Film and Television Commission and the National Literary Foundation for nearly 20 years, Terry Porter is recognized within the entertainment industry for his lateral thinking and pragmatic approach. Through his agency, Agape Productions, he represents writers, directors, actors, producers and composers. His company is actively seeking films, music and spec screenplays for production.
PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE PROS!
Our workshop presenters, Elizabeth English & Terry Porter, are available for private consultations during the film festival. You can pre-purchase 1-hour or 1/2-hour consultations, with any or all of them, at: http://www.acteva.com/go/boulder2010. More pro consultants to be added!
You may also purchase tickets at the festival box-office at the Boulderado. The consultation tickets are generic, but you can schedule an appointment with whomever you wish to meet with when you arrive at Moondance. These pros are not available for consultation during their workshop(s), of course. Most consultation will take place in the historic lobby of the Hotel Boulderado, or outside in the adjacent hotel plaza. |
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