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Conference on Creative Writing for Scripts
New York, August 27, 2008

The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will organize the conference, “Creative Writing for Scripts,” which will be presented by Tom Lutz. The event will take place September 2, 2008, at 7:00 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The conference is open to the public.

Tom Lutz is an Author, Screenwriter, and the Director of the MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for Performance at the University of California, Riverside. An expert in literature, music, art and cultural history and theory, he has written articles for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune. His latest book, Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers and Bums in America, explores and assesses the history of American work ethic.

GMAI is dedicated to providing up-and-coming professionals in the television and film industry with comprehensive instruction in the latest trends in audiovisual production, as part of its overall mission to expand the multimedia industry of the Dominican Republic. The Institute seeks to play a key role in the development of a highly qualified Dominican audiovisual industry that significantly contributes to the economic development, competitiveness and modernization of the nation.

GMAI regularly offers introductory, intermediate and advanced courses. It also organizes events that promote greater understanding of the media arts, such as conferences, screenings and interviews with filmmakers.

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Related link:
www.creativewriting.ucr.edu