Read what others said about the CSA Cortona trips:
I thank you for the wonderful experience I had being a part of “I am Cortona” . You did an amazing job coordinating and executing the project and I do hope you feel it was worth all your hard work. I certainly am appreciative. It was also a pleasure meeting and getting to know everyone involved. -- BettyLynn Allison
Join us March 19, 2016 from 5:30-7:30pm for an open house to learn more about our work/study/vacation program
in picturesque Cortona, Italy!
In June of 2016 Ken Feinberg will take a small group of writers on a retreat in Tuscany for 11 days of art, culture, history, food, wine and screenwriting! Then, we will produce some of the scripts with the help of award winning Italian Director Giacomo Arrigoni as original films starring the actors on the CSA Film Acting Intensive.
Participants from last year's programs will be at the open house along with Ken & Heather Feinberg to answer any questions you may have. Come enjoy a few nibbles, look at photos, watch a few videos and meet some interesting people.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
About the trips:
CSA Writers Retreat:
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned writer, you will be motivated & inspired by the adventure, history and culture in this quaint Etruscan village atop a mountain in central Italy. Daily morning writing sessions with Ken Feinberg will include methods from the Artist’s Way and other creative processes, allowing you to expand your writing techniques. Writers will attend daily afternoon Tuscan excursions designed to "fill the well" of their imaginations. These excursions will be followed by un-scheduled evenings during which participants can explore, dine, and write. Writers will bring their updated works to class daily.
CSA will select multiple short screenplays to produce during the CSA Acting Intensive the following week in and around Cortona. Seven shorts were produced in 2015; one of which was honored with an award at the WIFTA Short Film Festival. All 7 shorts were screened at the 2015 Gwinnett Center International Film Festival.
CSA Film Acting Intensive
Venture to beautiful Cortona, in the heart of Tuscany where we will produce original short films starring the actors on the program, using original scripts selected from the CSA Writers Retreat. We will prep, rehearse, shoot, edit and screen all original short films while in Cortona.
Your onsite production team includes: acclaimed acting mentor, Ken Feinberg who who recently won the Director's Gold Award at the International Family Film Festival in November, 2015 and was also honored in 2013 with the Outstanding Achievement Award for Contribution to the Film Industry in Georgia, and Giacomo Arrigoni who is an award-winning, Golden Globe nominated Italian director.
All actors who participate in the program are guaranteed to act in a minimum of one film under the artistic vision of Giacomo Arrigoni and receive one or more IMDB credits for their work in the films. A gala screening will be held at the historic Teatro Signorelli, a restored 18th century opera house and theater located in the heart of Cortona.
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