Wednesday, April 13, 2011
AARO - Q&A with Tom Fontana, Saturday April 23rd
Dear AARO Members,
Please find details of a special event below. You are welcome to invite anyone who you think will benefit from what is a rare opportunity to speak with a US TV professional of this caliber.
RSVP appreciated, but don't let that stop anyone coming.
Kind regards,
Jeremy Willis
VP Events
AARO Prague
The Association of Americans Resident Overseas in association with the American Center of the US Embassy in Prague would like to announce a special event of particular interest to fans of US TV drama, students of film and TV and to writers and creatives of all backgrounds.
On Saturday 23rd April 23rd, at the American Center we are very pleased to host a Q & A with Mr. Tom Fontana, writer and creative genius behind such successful US TV shows as OZ, THE JURY, HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET, THE PHILANTHROPIST and the new period TV drama currently shooting in Prague, BORGIA.
Tom Fontana began his TV career as a writer on the popular 1980s TV series, ST. ELSEWHERE, has since received numerous awards for his work, including three Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards, four Television Critics Association Awards and the 2003 Austin Film Festival Outstanding Television Writer Award. He is an extremely active and well-respected personality in the professional television industry for his work as writer, producer and showrunner, and not least for his extensive activities in philanthropy.
The Q & A will be preceded by a screening of the movie STRIP SEARCH, written by Tom Fontana, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Glenn Close and Maggie Gyllenhaal. This is a controversial film drama that explores the changes to civil liberties resulting from the events of September 11th, 2001.
Mr. Fontana has kindly offered to take time out from the BORGIA shooting schedule and has expressed a wish to share with writers, both professional and aspiring, his extensive knowledge and experience of creating, writing, producing and showrunning world class, modern television shows.
When: Saturday April 23rd
2:30pm - Screening of STRIP SEARCH
4pm - Q & A with Tom Fontana
Where: American Center
Trziste 13
Prague 1
AARO Prague
e-mail: aaroprague@pragmatica.cz
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# posted by Association of Americans Resident Overseas - CZ @ 4/13/2011 
