We are
Writers’ Group Film Corp., a start-up entertainment
production company with the twin goals of a) producing
television programs for distribution via broadcast, cable
and/or satellite television channels, and b) producing films
for distribution to movie theatres or directly to video and
other outlets. We also intend to produce a “Spotlight
Series” of significant short films intended to be screened
initially at film festivals primarily, as well as a run of
principally-comedic short and super-short video vignettes,
skits and concepts for distribution through, among other
methods, uploading onto free video-sharing websites. Both
our Spotlight short films, as well as our funny short and
super-short skits and vignettes will be part of our efforts
to promote, market and develop our brand, work and talents.
Tal L. Kapelner President,
Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors
An actor,
producer and writer from Los Angeles, Tal L. Kapelner used
all these considerable and prodigious talents – and other,
undisclosed talents – to create the masterpiece, “The G!
True Tinseltown Tale: Dude, Where’s My Car?”, an unflinching
look at the making of the seminal car-searching hit film,
“Dude, Where’s My Car?” This searing comedy-drama is our
first entertainment product and has been uploaded onto
several free video-sharing websites, including YouTube,
which we link to through this site. Mr. Kapelner has already
written the screenplay to his second masterpiece-to-be, a
feature film entitled “Writers’ Assistants”, the logline and
synopsis for which can be read under our
Upcoming Projects page.
Ariella Kapelner Vice-President,
Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors
Ariella
Kapelner founded and still serves as President of the
nonprofit corporation Living & Education, Inc., a provider
of instructional DVDs covering such fields as parenting and
drug and criminal rehabilitation under which she has
produced educational materials and seminars currently being
sold world-wide.
She has also
served as executive director of the Federal Commission on
Educational Rights, Inc., a group which seeks to inform
parents of their rights in the educational system.
Ariella
Kapelner was licensed as a Private Postsecondary School
Director in California.
Ms. Kapelner
wrote the feature film screenplay “His Name Is Noah” – the
logline and synopsis for which can be read under our
Upcoming Projects page – based upon real life events
which she researched through her work educating parents of
their rights.
A
screenwriter in Hollywood for over thirty years, Glenn M.
Benest has taught screenwriting courses at The American Film
Institute and UCLA Extension.
Mr. Benest
has numerous writing and producing credits, including the
independent film he wrote and produced, “Hungry Hearts.”
Starring Pauley Perrette and Susan Blakeley, “Hungry Hearts”
has won 9 major film festival awards including Special Jury
Award for Best Low Budget Feature at the Houston
International Film Festival. The film was picked up for
worldwide distribution by Shoreline Entertainment in 2004.
Duties as
writer/producer included co-writing the screenplay, raising
funds, hiring all staff, and running the physical
production. Also supervising all post production on the film
and finding distribution.
For the past
several years, Mr. Benest has also worked as a creative
director for David Freeman Productions, writing feature
films and video games, and holding the position of head
writer for “Brooktown High: Senior Year,” a Konami video
game.
In addition,
he currently teaches professional level master class
screenwriting workshops, through which were written several
produced screenplays for feature films, including “Scream,”
“Andre,” “Event Horizon,” and “Teaching Mrs. Tingle.”
Producing
Glenn’s feature film screenplay “Forever Man” is one of our
upcoming projects. The logline and synopsis for the film can
be read under our Upcoming Projects
page.
