Screenwriters Group

The IFP/PHX Screenwriters’ Group strives to provide a creative, supportive and fun environment for local screenwriters to interact, learn and develop their craft. Our goal is to encourage the development of ideas and the completion of scripts that are ready to enter the marketplace.

We welcome anyone with interests or goals in the areas of screenwriting and film, and anyone else who’s interested, to come to a meeting and see what we’re all about. Join us and help our community grow.

Weekly Table Reads for Screenwriters

IFP Phoenix has two unique groups that hold weekly screenplay table-reads, on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights.  A table-read is a process where a group of screenwriters gather to read portions of each other’s scripts and then comment in turn.  Having your screenplay read out loud is a great opportunity to get a feel for the sound of your dialogue and the overall flow of your script.

Tuesdays

When: 7-9pm, every Tuesday night

Host: Dennis Lewis

RSVP: Please email Dennis to RSVP

Where: Private residence.  12 W. Alicen Ct., Phoenix, AZ, 85021 (Call 602-697-8091 when at the gate to be let in)

Cost: FREE to the public.

Wednesdays

When: 7-9pm, every Wednesday night

Host: Mark Pechman

Questions?: Contact Mark

Where: Barnes & Noble in Tempe Marketplace: 2000 East Rio Salado Parkway #1032, Tempe, AZ 85281

Cost: FREE to the public.

What to Bring?

Screenwriters: bring no more than 10 pages of your script, in 12 point Courier preferred. Please bring eight or more copies to share around.

Actors: bring yourself, ready to get into character and bring a story to life.

Even if you don’t have any pages, come by to participate! You will learn just by participating, being involved, and listening to other people’s pages and critiques. And we always want to hear your views on other members’ scripts.

2011-2012 Meeting Archive

In 2011-2012, Screenwriting Co-Directors Bob and Jessica Marquis hosted a monthly screenwriters meeting where a guest speaker would present on a writing topic.  Below is an archive of those meetings.