Posted on February 19, 2025 by Mason Hickok
Five writers with gamut of screenwriting credits will mentor 55 students in mock writers' rooms
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Hollywood is coming to town next month, and film students at UTSA will experience an integral part of the movie-making process: the writers' room.
On Wednesday, the university’s film and media program announced the return of its Screenwriters’ Spring Break Workshop.
“It’s so exciting to be able to offer this very special event again, and to make it available to students from all over San Antonio,” said UTSA Film & Media Studies Program Director Paul Ardoin.
From March 10-13, five writers whose credits run the gamut of television and film will mentor 55 UTSA students in mock writers' rooms.
“I’m privileged to play a small part in Screenwriters Spring Break. Nurturing local, diverse storytelling is essential in the best of times. Right now, it’s urgent,” said first-time mentor Tian Ju Gu.
Gu holds screenwriting credits for projects such as “House of Cards” and “Interrogation.” Brandon Childs also comes to the workshop for the first time; his work includes “Black Monday” and “Blockbuster.”
John Herrera and Nina Fiore return as mentors from the first workshop held last year. They have writing credits on “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Purge,” a 2019 series.
Herrera, Fiore and Perez returned as mentors from the first workshop held last year.
— Mason Hickok
