Female Writers the Topic of Panel Discussion
The Writers Guild of America, west will sponsor a female screenwriters’ panel at 5 p.m. Saturday at the L.A. County Museum of Art.
Scheduled panelists--who will discuss the opportunities and constraints that female writers face in Hollywood today--include Naomi Foner (“Running on Empty”), Nancy Meyers (“Private Benjamin”), Anna Hamilton Phelan (“Gorillas in the Mist”), Robin Swicord (“Little Women”) and Anna Thomas (“El Norte”).
Fay Kanin, former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will moderate the program, which is being presented in conjunction with a nearly monthlong film festival on early female screenwriters at LACMA’s Bing Theater.
Admission to the panel discussion is free.
Information: (323) 857-6010.
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