Events
Events
Upcoming
Jennifer Whalen Q&A
January 26th, 2021, 4pm PST Register Here
Jennifer Whalen is a writer, actor, improviser, showrunner and producer. Jennifer can be seen on CBC/IFC’s Baroness von Sketch as a co-creator, executive producer, writer, and co-star of the show. Additionally, she served as show runner for Season 4, Season 5 and the Bonus Episodes of Baroness. The critically acclaimed show has won multiple awards including 12 CSAs, 3 Canadian Comedy Awards, 2 Banff Rockies and 1 ACTRA award, and a Rose d’Or Award in 2019. Currently she is a consulting producer on the new one hour series Pretty Hard Cases (NBCI/CBC)
In her life before Baroness, Jennifer was head writer for the award-winning satirical comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes and developed long-running shows Little Mosque On the Prairie (CBC/Mind’s Eye) and Instant Star (CTV/Epitome). She has also worked on The Ron James Show (CBC), The Jon Dore Show (Comedy Network/IFC), and the critically acclaimed Gavin Crawford Show (Comedy Network/Shaftsbury).
Our event will be moderated by BC’s very own Sonja Bennett!
Sonja has written on KIM’S CONVENIENCE for CBC (Leo win for best screenwriting in a comedy), GHOST WARS for Netflix and LETTERKENNY for Crave/Hulu ( Nominated for Writer’s Guild of Canada Award and recipient of the Leo for best screenwriting in a comedy), THE MURDERS and HUDSON AND REX for Rogers and the upcoming FAMILY LAW for Global.
Past Events
Story Department Internship Program Now Accepting Submissions!
The PSP's new Story Department Internship Program is an extension of our commitment to providing support and career-advancement opportunities to BC-based TV writers. This program is designed for BC writers who are already working in the film and television industry,...
Recorded Elan Mastai Q&A Available Here
Click Here to View the Q&A Recorded Dec 9, 2020 Elan Mastai is a writer and supervising producer on the Emmy-winning hit TV series THIS IS US. He won the Canadian Screen Award and the WGC Award for his screenplay for THE F WORD (released in the US as WHAT IF). His...
Elan Mastai Q&A
Click Here to View the Q&A Recorded Dec 9, 2020 Elan Mastai is currently a writer and supervising producer on the Emmy-winning hit TV series THIS IS US. He won the Canadian Screen Award and the WGC Award for his screenplay for THE F WORD (released in the US as...
Will Pascoe Announced As Showrunner in Residence
Will Pascoe Announced As Showrunner in Residence For the PSP’s 2021 Scripted Series Lab
Recorded Info Session for the 2021 Scripted Series Lab Now Available!
The window to apply for our 2021 Scripted Series Lab (running January - April 2021) closes at 11:59 pm (PDT), Aug 23, 2020. Visit our program information page for further details. If you missed our information session, you can watch the recording here, on our Vimeo...
2021 Scripted Series Lab Information Session
Join the Pacific Screenwriting team on July 9th at 5pm for a virtual Information Session. We will provide information on the program and answer questions. Register for the event here.
An Evening with TV Writer/ Producer Maggie Bandur
A great evening was had by all last Saturday at our Q&A event with Maggie Bandur. (Malcolm in the Middle, Community, Galivant, Deadly Class) We would like to thank everyone who came out on such a dark January night to meet Maggie. Thanks also to host, Sabrina...
Thank you to everyone who attended our sold out event with Jem Garrard!
Jem Garrard is the creator and showrunner of the space opera, Vagrant Queen, for SYFY.
A Wonderful Q&A With Amy and Tassie Cameron
Thank you to everyone who attended our sold out Q&A with Amy and Tassie Cameron! For those of you who weren't able to attend, here are a few of the questions they answered. How do you decide what shows you want to bring on? We decided everyone had to love the...
Pearls of Wisdom from LA TV Exec and Pitching Coach, Carole Kirschner
Your work has to be blazingly good, not just really good or great. How do you know if your work is blazing? Your phone should be ringing off the hook.