Publishing

Tune into live conversations with authors, editors, and literary agents sharing their journeys and expertise in the world of publishing.

Screenwriting

Watch live panels featuring screenwriters as they break down their techniques for crafting compelling scripts and navigating the entertainment industry.

Filmmaking

Discover live streaming events where directors, producers, and cinematographers discuss the creative and technical processes behind their films.

The Said and the Unsaid: Writing Your Characters Through Dialogue

May 13, 2026
Lauren Nossett explores how great dialogue reveals motive, deepens relationships, and drives plot. You’ll study memorable exchanges, analyze what makes iconic lines unforgettable, and learn how to translate body language and subtext into compelling prose.

Book Pipeline

Book Pipeline connects writers to publishers, agents, and the film industry through competitions and workshops, providing hands-on support to bridge the gap between emerging authors and the industry since 2014.

Script Pipeline

Script Pipeline connects writers with producers, agents, and managers, facilitating over $8 million in sales through competitions and ongoing industry support, helping launch major films and secure high-profile representation since 1999.

Film Pipeline

Film Pipeline connects filmmakers and writers with agencies and executives, focusing on diverse storytelling and playing an active role in developing and promoting projects, reviewing thousands of submissions annually since its launch in 2018.

Zach Bandler


Zach Bandler is an award-winning director and screenwriter whose work explores health equity, empathy, and the human condition through internationally focused storytelling. A 2022 Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute in Dublin, Ireland, his work bridges filmmaking and advocacy for those living with cognitive and psychological conditions. His short film Koko Suzanne, shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, played in festivals globally and was acquired by Canal+. The film anchors an impact initiative supporting families navigating dementia. His feature screenplay Land of the Young won the 2023 American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition and was an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist. He is the final recipient of the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Narrative Film and currently the inaugural Miller Artist in Residence at UC San Francisco’s Memory and Aging Center. Zach’s first narrative feature film, Altered, is presently in pre-production.

You can connect with Zach via his website or on Instagram @zachbandler 

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Finding Your Niche
June 24, 2026
Zach will offer a practical framework for identifying the thematic lane you’re uniquely positioned to explore, and connecting that work to communities, institutions, and ecosystems that are actively seeking those stories. Attendees will learn how to move beyond chasing traditional industry pathways and instead build a personal storytelling identity that attracts collaborators, funding, and audiences. Because the goal isn’t to do everything. It’s to do something that only you can do, and build a career around it.

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Upcoming Events

The Said and the Unsaid: Writing Your Characters Through Dialogue

May 13, 2026
Lauren Nossett explores how great dialogue reveals motive, deepens relationships, and drives plot. You’ll study memorable exchanges, analyze what makes iconic lines unforgettable, and learn how to translate body language and subtext into compelling prose.

The Foundation: Crafting Brilliant Loglines & Outlines

May 20, 2026
In "The Foundation: Crafting Brilliant Loglines & Outlines,” Timothy dives into the vital craft of creating a logline and outline that give your screenplay a powerful foundation. He’ll help you create loglines that capture the full potential of your concept, followed by an outline that sets your script up for success by maximizing your story’s character arcs, unique attractors, and emotional impact. 

The Anatomy of Representation: Everything You Need to Know

June 3, 2026
In this symposium, we will explore the representation landscape, determine what type of representation is right for you, and identify the requirements and all-important next steps you should take to build a lasting career-spanning relationship with the right rep that will help make the difference in your career. 

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Building a Powerful Query Letter

April 30, 2026
In this practical session, author Angela Douglas will show you how to take the key elements of a strong pitch: your logline, comparable titles and bio and turn them into a clear, engaging query letter that stands out in a crowded inbox.

Deconstructing Books for Craft and Marketability: Read Like a Writer

April 22, 2026
Learn how to turn every book you read into a craft lesson. We’ll analyze openings, character construction, themes, and endings to uncover the mechanics beneath the magic. Instead of guessing what works, you’ll learn directly from stories that have already earned their place on the shelf: how authors hook readers, build momentum, and deliver satisfying endings that helped them secure publication in the first place.

Surveillance: What is It, How to Write It

April 15, 2026
You’re writing a mystery or maybe a thriller, and your protagonist needs to surveil a suspected villain to confirm if they really are as bad as alleged. Or, perhaps your character is the one being hunted, his or her every move watched, tracked, and listened to. This is surveillance. If you want to learn about the reality of surveillance so you can write more compelling fiction, tune in to this event to hear from Adam Sikes, a former CIA Officer and expert in physical and technical surveillance.

Symposium, presented by Pipeline Artists, is a year-round virtual conference empowering creatives with honest, no-nonsense guidance across the arts. Through seminars, industry panels, and Town Hall discussions on screenwriting, filmmaking, publishing, and career-building, Symposium offers grounded advice from working professionals to help you forge your own unique path.

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