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STEVEN ARVANITES

Founder


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 As founder of NYCscreenwriter.org, Steven Arvanites heads the largest screenwriting organization in New York City that is free and open to all writers.  The mission of this institution is to provide education, support and networking as well as workshops including the acclaimed Industry Chat Series. 

 

 A noted teacher, Mr. Arvanites has taught at the Rye Arts Center, Northwest Screenwriters Guild in Seattle, San Francisco Film Society and a visiting professor at Hollins University teaching their M.F.A. screenwriting program.

 

Mr. Arvanites is an award winning screenwriter.  He has been a three-time Nicholl semi-finalist, a BlueCat winner, Atlanta Screenwriting Competition winner, a Sunddance/ Alfred P. Sloan fellowship finalist, a Djerassi/SFFS Screenwriting Fellowship finalist and a Sundance Screen Lab finalist and invited to the Cinestory retreat co-sponsored by the Academy Awards.   Additionally, he has placed in 21 other national and international screenwriting competitions.  In 2006, he was awarded an Artward Bound residency from the Field, a grant given in recognition of his writing with the sole purpose of creating new material.

 

Mr. Arvanites, whose first narrative feature, I Killed You ‘Cause I Had To, won Best Feature Horror/Thriller at the Dark River Film Festival and the Indie Film Gathering.  Also, Cadaver, his Terror Film Festival winning script, was also a winner at the Eerie Horror Film Fest screenplay competition.  Helium Man, a short film co-written by Mr. Arvanites, is an official selection of D.C. Short Film Fest, the Beverly Hills Short Film Fest, Atlanta Film Festival & Fort Lauderdale International Film Fest- all 2010.

 

Additionally, Mr. Arvanites is a film panel moderator at the Austin Film Festival and the co-host of Reel Talk for HBO's Bryant Park Summer Film Festival. 

 

He graduated from Fordham University (B.A.) and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.  As an actor, he has appeared off-Broadway, in several television series and too many commercials to count.   A native New Yorker, Steven resides in Hell's Kitchen.  No pets, some roaches.



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Steven has placed or won in the following screenplay competitions/film festivals.

 

 

 PAGE International
FilmMaker
BlueCat
Nicholl Fellowship x 3
Nantucket Film Festival
Dejurassi Screenwriting Fellowship
Free Screenplay Atlanta Film Festival (see video)
Sundance Screenwriters Lab
Austin Film Festival (see video)
20/20


 

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RUTHY EFFLER

 public relations/media

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio Ruthie earned a BA in public relations from Xavier University.  She is the current publicist and marketing director for NYCscreenwriter.

She started screenwriting in 2002 on a dare and hasn't been able to stop since. Her comedy Raffles recently finished in the  top 12% (3,000 entries) of screenplays submitted to the prestigious Austin Film Festival.

 



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