TOM ABRAMS -      SCREENWRITING

Tom Abrams

TEACHING & CONSULTING (INTERNATIONAL):

2012         ScriptEast: Central and East European Development Program – Warsaw, Poland.                         Co-Head of studies.  Oversaw script development of six feature projects and                                 coordinated work between professional advisers and project authors.  Part of                             ScriptEast at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals.  Contact: Violetta Kaminska.

                Filmschule NRW Köln – Cologne, Germany.  Conducted story structure seminar for                         graduate screenwriting program.  Contact: Julia Gruenwald, Carolin Grosse Hellmann.

                Salto Films, Jakarta, Indonesia.  Script Consultant on films in development.                                   Contact: Shanty Harmayn. 

                Intuit Films, Berlin, Germany.  Script Consultant on films in development.                                   Contact: Sandor Soeth. 

2010         Ecco Films Screenwriting Seminar, Jakarta, Indonesia.  Script consultant on feature                     film projects in development.  Meet 3 times in year.  Sponsored by Dutch Consulate.                     Contact: Orlow Seunke.

                ScriptEast: Central and East European Development Program – Warsaw, Poland.                         Co-Head of studies.  Oversaw script development of six feature projects and                                 coordinated work between professional advisers and project authors.  Part of                             ScriptEast at the Berlin Film Festival, 2010.  Contact: Violetta Kaminska.      

2009         Salto Films, Jakarta, Indonesia.  Script Consultant on films in development.                                Contact: Shanty Harmayn.   

                Ecco Films Screenwriting Seminar, Jakarta, Indonesia.  Script consultant on feature                     film projects in development.  Met three times in the year.  Sponsored by Dutch                         Consulate.  Contact: Orlow Seunke.

                ScriptEast: Central and East European Development Program – Warsaw, Poland.                         Co-Head of studies.  Oversaw script development of six feature projects and                                 coordinated work between professional advisers and project authors.  Part of                             ScriptEast at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals, 2009.  Contact: Dariusz                                 Jablonksi,  Violetta Kaminska.

                Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission, Wellington,                     New Zealand.  Conducted directing workshop focusing on dynamic use of                                     Cinematography for film and television professionals in Wellington and                                         Auckland.  Contact: Anna Cahill, SDGNZ

2008         Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission, Wellington,                     New Zealand.  Conducted directing workshop focusing on dynamic use of                                     Mise-en-scene for film and television professionals in Wellington and                                             Auckland.  Contact: Anna Cahill, SDGNZ.   

                Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.  Guest lecturer on screenwriting in honor of                         50th anniversary of film school.    Contact: Lee Hyeon Seung, Choi Jung-In.

                Ecco Films Screenwriting Seminar, Jakarta, Indonesia.  Script consultant on feature                     film projects in development.  Met three times in the year.  Sponsored by Dutch                         Consulate.  Contact: Orlow Seunke.

                ScriptEast: Central and East European Development Program – Warsaw, Poland.                         Co-Head of Studies  Oversaw script development of six feature projects and                                 coordinated work between professional advisers and project authors.  Part of                             ScriptEast at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals, 2008.  Contact: Dariusz                                 Jablonksi,  Violetta Kaminska.

                Filmschule NRW Köln – Cologne, Germany.  Conducted story structure seminar for                     graduate screenwriting program.  Contact: Julia Gruenwald.


2007         Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFEST), Jakarta, Indonesia.   Conducted                             development workshop for short film writing competition.  Winners received $10,000                     toward production of film.  Contact: Shanty Harmayn, Lalu Roisamri.

                ScriptEast: East European Development Program – Warsaw, Poland. Creative                             Adviser.  Oversaw script development of six feature projects and coordinated work                     between professional advisers and the project authors. Contact: Dariusz Jablonksi,                     Violetta Kaminska.

                NALIP - Latino Writer’s Lab - Santa Monica, California. Conducted Advanced Scene                         Writing workshop for international screenwriters.  Contact: Katherine Gaylen.

                Summer Media Studio, Lithuanian Academy of Film, Music and Theater - Vilnius,                         Lithuania.  Lectured on “Tarantino and Dialogue”, developed short scripts and was a                     judge for short film competition.

                New Zealand Film Commission, Wellington, New Zealand. Conducted story seminar                     in Wellington and Auckland for film and television professionals.  Contact: Tim                             O’Brien.


2006          Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFEST), Jakarta, Indonesia.  Conducted                              development workshop for feature screenwriting competition.  Winners received                          $10,000 toward development of script.  Contact: Shanty Harmayn, Orlow Seunke. 

                Black Coffee Media & Films, Mumbai, India.  Conducted screenwriting workshops in                     Mumbai and New Dehli.  Contact: Upen Patel.
   
                Whistling Woods Film Institute, Mumbai, India.  Lectured on screenwriting and                             conducted analysis of THE GRADUATE.  Contact: Meghna Ghai Puri.


1995 - 2006

               "North By Northwest" – European Script  Development Workshop.  Founding                                 tutor and script consultant for int’l script projects in development.  Annual seminars                     for ten years in various European cities: Oslo, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Hamburg,                     etc.  Contact: Henning Camre, Anette Funch-Thomasen, Danish Film Institute,                             Copenhagen.


2005        “East Of Eden” – East European feature film development workshop.  Directing                             consultant for int’l film projects in development.  Seminars in Tallinn, Budapest and                     Prague.  Contact: Anette Funch-Thomasen, Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen.

                FAMU – Prague, Czech Republic.  Conducted seminar on "Cinema and                                        Mise-en-scene" for students in international program.  Contact: Pavel Jech.

                Cherokee International Film Festival (ICFF) – Guest Lecturer on screenwriting for                         festival devoted to film works of Native American and other indigenous peoples.                          Contact: Linda Turnbull-Lewis, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.


2004 - 2005

                School of Motion Pictures, Television & Production Design - University of Art &                             Design - Helsinki, Finland.  Lectured to writing and directing students on creative use                 of subtext in film narrative.  Consultant on projects in development.  Contact:                             Marja-Riita Koivumaki.

2004 - 2006

                Berghs School of Communication, Stockholm, Sweden.  Conducted seminar                                 for scriptwriting students.  Taught dramatic series television writing.   Gave lectures                     for public screenings of C. Nolan's MEMENTO, Charlie Kaufman’s ETERNAL                                    SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, among others.  Contact: Mary Lee Sjonell.

2004          Norsk Filmutvikling – Oslo, Norway.  Conducted directing workshop for Norwegian                      projects in development.  Contact: Ola Bjorn Salvesen.


1995 - 2005

                Filmschule NRW Köln – Cologne, Germany.  Conducted annual writing seminar for                      graduate screenwriting program.  Contact: Julia Gruenwald.

1995 - 2000

                La Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) – Barcelona, Spain.  Annual                                 lecturer on script and story development for graduate screenwriting program.                              Contact: Lorenzo Vilches.

1999          Swedish Film Institute – Stockholm, Sweden.  Consultant on projects in                                      development at Screenwriter's Stockholm. Contact: Reidar Jönsson, SFI.

                  La Universidad des Artes, Ciencias Y Comunicacion (UNIACC), Santiago, Chile.                            Conducted seminar for graduate writing students and professional writers from                           National Television Channel 13.  Contact: Carla Muchnick, Isabel Troncoso.

1998           Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Department of Cinema Studies, Singapore.   Consultant on                       projects in development with Singapore Film Commission.  Contact: Victor                                   Valbuena.


1997           Binger Film Institute, Amsterdam, Nertherlands.  Conducted workshop for                                   graduate screenwriting program.  Contact: Jeanne Wikler.

                  "Screen Teams" -- Le Conservatoire Europeen d'Ecriture Audiovisuelle, Paris,                                France.  Consultant on projects in development.  Contact: Iris Bucher.

                   Centro de Imagen Y Nuevas Tecnologias -- Bilbao, Spain.  Conducted workshop                            with professional writers in Basque scriptwriting cooperative.  Contact: Fernando                        Lopez, Jose Antonio Vitoria.

1996             Lodz International Film School -- Lodz, Poland.  Conducted workshop for                                     graduate directing program.  Contact: Vice-rector Andrzej Bednarek.

1995             Antena 3 TV Network -- Madrid, Spain.  Consultant on projects in development.                          Contact: Lola Rojas.

1994             La Escuela des Letras and Antena 3 TV Network – Madrid, Spain.  Lecturer and                             Consultant for staff writers and projects in development.  Contact: Lola Rojas.

1992              Nord-Rhein Westfalen Filmstiftung (NRW), Bad Honeff, Germany.   Taught                                  workshop on scriptwriting for industry professionals.
 

 1988            Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York.  Guest host of Cinema Speaker Series.                                  Moderated discussions with cinematographer John Bailey; costume designer Ruth                         Morley; among others.

1987 - 1988    National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, New York.  Guest Lecturer on International      Cinema.

Tom Abrams has been conducting seminars and consulting on international film projects for more than 15 years.

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