AFI Fest 2000 to Hold Forum on Screenwriting

AFI Fest 2000 will examine the current state of screenwriting in Hollywood at its third annual Screenwriters Forum on Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., and the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

Screenwriters and entertainment industry professionals will explore a variety of topics including the resurgence of teen films; the writer who directs his or her films and what it takes to achieve this rarefied berth in Hollywood; and the process of script development and multiple drafts from all points of view--the writer’s, producer’s, agent’s and the studio development executive’s.

Scheduled to participate are Jessica Bendinger (“Bring It On”), Mark Gill (Miramax Films), W. Peter Iliff (“Under Suspicion”), Dan Jinks (producer, “American Beauty”), Rod Lurie (“The Contender”), James Mangold (“Girl, Interrupted”), David O’Connor (Creative Artists Agency), Gavin O’Connor (“Tumbleweeds”), Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Love and Basketball”), Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump”), David O. Russell (“Three Kings”) and Kevin Williamson (“Scream”).

The forum will conclude with a screening of “American Beauty,” to be followed by a question-and-answer session with the film’s Oscar-winning writer, Alan Ball, moderated by the film’s Oscar-winning producer, Jinks.

The event is being held in association with Writers Guild of America and Borders.

Tickets are $125.

Information: (323) 520-2000 or visit the Web site at https://www.afifest.com.