The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater, and Broadcasting,
The Writers of America, East and Hunter College Present
Careers In Entertainment: Writing for Film and Television

On Monday, April 26, 2010, the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, the
Writers Guild of America, East and Hunter College will present Careers in Entertainment:
Writing for Film and Television – a panel discussion featuring writers who work in film,
television drama, late night comedy, children’s programming and morning news. The panel
is free, open to the public, and will take place at Hunter College at 6:30pm.
Comprised of members of the Writers Guild of America, East, the labor union that represents
professional writers in film, television, and radio, Careers in Entertainment: Writing for
Film and Television will give students and interested New Yorkers the opportunity to hear
first-hand from writers who have found success in New York City. In addition to sharing
their personal accounts working in different genres, the panelists will also offer career advice
to the audience based on their own experiences breaking into the industry. A Q&A session
will follow.

Panelists for Careers in Entertainment: Writing for Film and Television include:
WAYNE FEDERMAN –writer, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
ALLISON GIRVIN – writer, Good Morning America
CARIN GREENBERG – writer, Between the Lions, Ghostwriter
BRIAN KOPPELMAN – writer, Solitary Man, Rounders
CHARLIE RUBIN – writer, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Jon Stewart Show

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