| Dr.
Seger is an internationally known speaker in the area of screenwriting,
having lectured in 30 countries around the world. She presented the
first professional screenwriting seminar in both Moscow and Bulgaria, and
has trained script consultants and script editors in Germany, New Zealand,
Scandinavia, Austria, and Italy. She has given seminars for studios,
networks, production companies, television series, and film commissions. As the author of
ten books, eight on screenwriting, Seger has appeared in more than 60 radio
and television shows, including All Things Considered, National Public
Radio, Good Morning L.A., Good Morning New York, and CNN. She is included
in The World Who's Who of Women, Five Thousand Personalities of
the World, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in America,
Who's Who in Entertainment, Who's Who in the World, Who's
Who in the West, The International Edition of 5000 Notable Women,
Leading Intellectuals of the World, Two Thousand Notable
American Women, The International Who's Who of Professional and
Business Women, and 2000 Notable American Women.
EDUCATION:
BA in English Literature from the Colorado College, 1967
MA in Dramatic Arts, Northwestern University, 1968
MA in Religion and the Arts, Pacific School of Religion, 1973
ThD in Drama and Theology from The Graduate Theological Union, 1976
MA in Feminist Theology from Immaculate Heart College Center, 2000
She has taught at Colorado College (4 blocks between 1993 and present),
Grand Canyon College (Phoenix, AZ 1969-1971), McPherson College
(McPherson, Kansas, 1976-1977), University of LaVerne, (LaVerne, CA -
1977-1979) and occasional classes at UCLA Extension, USC, University of
Wisconsin Extension, Lone Mountain College, Pacific School of Religion,
plus innumerable classes in screenwriting at universities, film
commissions, networks and studios.
BOOKS:
Her eight screenwriting books are:
Making a Good Script Great
Making a Good Writer Great
When Women Call the Shots
Creating Unforgettable Characters
The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film
From Script to Screen: The Collaborative Art of Filmmaking (w/Dr. Edward
Whetmore)
And
the Best Screenplay Award Goes To - Learning from the winners:
Sideways, Shakespeare in love, Crash.
Advanced Screenwriting: Raising your Script to the Academy Award Level
Web-Thinking: Connecting, not Competing for Success
Jesus Rode a Donkey, Why Republicans Don't Have the Corner on Christ
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Religion and Media Conference, Los Angeles, 1999, 2000, 2001.
Romance Writers of America, National Conference, Washington D.C., July,
2000.
"Taking the Script Seriously", Development Conference, Leeds,
England, October, 2000.
Closing Speech, Italian-American Film Festival, April, 2001.
The Christian Writer's Conference, Asheville, North Carolina, April, 2003,
2004, 2005
Dr. Seger has also given a number of speeches and seminars on the
subject of how to convey values through drama.
AWARDS & HONORS:
The Candlelight Award - 2000
...for being a light to the entertainment industry - Regents University
The Living Legacy Award - 2001
...for contributions and support for women in film and television -
International Women's Moondance Film Festival
Distinguished Alumni Award from Pacific School of Religion - 2002
CONSULTATIONS: PRODUCED FEATURE FILMS
A FAR OFF PLACE
ALEX (New Zealand)
BEYOND RANGOON
BRAINDEAD (Winner of 6 New Zealand Academy Awards)
BREAKAWAY
CAT-CHASER (early draft)
CHRISTY (Feature film, later became television series)
THE CLIMBER (Denmark)
COPS AND ROBBERS (Australia)
DANGEROUS LOVE
DATING THE ENEMY (Australia)
DARK SUMMER
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC
JOLLY ROGER (Denmark)
K-2 (early draft)
KIDNAPPED
LEGACY (special venue Mormon film)
LIGHTHOUSE HILL
LOVING LULU
LUTHER
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (book breakdown)
NORTH OF CHIANG MAI (Hong Kong)
OAK STREET CHRONICLES: (Video Parables for Children)
ONLY YOU
PARSLEY AND CORIANDER (Mexico)
PASSTIME (Winner of Audience Favorite Award at Sundance Film Festival)
PICTURE BRIDE (Winner of Audience Favorite Award at the Sundance Film
Festival)
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
ROMERO (Winner of Religion in Media Award)
ROUND NUMBERS
RUBY AND RATA (New Zealand)
STARGATE
THE BOYS FROM COUNTY CLARE (Irish/German co-production)
THE CROSSING (Australia - nominated for Australian Academy Award)
THE FINAL SOLUTION (South Africa)
THE LAST HICCUP (Denmark)
THE LAST HICCUP II (sequel - Denmark)
THE LAST TATTOO (New Zealand)
THE LONG WALK HOME (winner in Toronto Film Festival)
THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE MOON (Italy/Germany co-production)
THE NEVERENDING STORY II
THE RIDE
TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
USER FRIENDLY (New Zealand)
CONSULTATIONS: DOCUMENTARIES
FOUR AMERICANS IN CHINA
A BILLY GRAHAM DOCUMENTARY
CONSULTATIONS: SHORT FILMS
A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR (short non-linear film, winner of DGA Student
Award)
PEACOCK BLUES (Winner of Moondance Film Festival Short Film Competition)
SOLO (Winner of Cine-Eagle Award)
THE DUMBWAITER (Winner of San Diego Film Award)
THERE IS NO APRIL (Winner of Audience Favorite Award, Albany Film
Festival.)
CONSULTATIONS: THEATRE
CLAIRE'S DREAM
CIRCE AND BRAVO
LYSISTRATA D.C.
CONSULTATIONS: TELEVISION
A PLACE TO CALL HOME (Nominated for Media Access Award)
A TIME TO LIVE (Winner of American Women in TV/Radio Award)
AND MILES TO GO (Nominated for WGA Award)
BOXER SHORTS (Sitcom, Germany/Switzerland)
DEAD SKIN (Denmark)
HIGH SEAS (Soap, Sweden)
LONG LIVE THE BAND (Comedy series, Spain)
OUR HOUSE (One episode)
PANCHO BARNES
RADIO SHADOW (Sitcom, Sweden)
THE DAY MY SON WENT PUNK (Nominated for Media Access Award)
THE FOURTH WISE MAN (Nominated for Religion in Media Award)
THE RAINBOW WARRIOR (Mini-series, Australia)
THE SUNSET GANG
TROUBLESOME TITUS (Sitcom, Germany)
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE
PLUS:
Approximately 15 produced television projects for PILOTS in Spain, 3
confidential MOW and Mini-series projects (one nominated for an Emmy
Award), and 9 film projects produced from my consultation seminar in
Galicia, Spain.
CONSULTATIONS: POST PRODUCTION
COMENIUS
KNIGHT MOVES
PICO AND COLUMBUS
THE TIGRESS
LOVING LULU
DARK SUMMER
CLIENTS: Screenwriting Awards:
Semi-Finalists in Nichols Fellowship
Finalists in Chesterfield
First and Second Place in Houston International Film Festival
First Place in Moondance International Film Festival
Finalist in North Carolina Playwriting Competition
Best Screenplay Finalist at Singapore International Film Festival
Best Comedy Screenplay at SBA Asian Scriptwriting Competition
Honorable Mention at Malaysian FINAS Script Award
Winner of The Cine-Eagle Award
SEMINARS:
Linda has given seminars, speeches, and worked in 30 countries, including:
U.S., Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Russia, Bulgaria,
Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Egypt, Spain, France,
England, Ireland, Switzerland, South Africa, Dubai, The Philippines,
Thailand and Cambodia.
STUDIOS, NETWORKS, PRODUCTION COMPANY CLIENTS:
ABC, CBS, NBC, Disney Animation, Turner Network Television, Matinee
Productions, Embassy Television, Denmark Radio (Channel 1 Television),
Trebitsch Company (Hamburg Studio), ZDF Network (Frankfurt, Germany), Rai
Television (Rome, Italy), Swedish Television, MacGyver, The Mary Show.
FILM COMMISSIONS:
The Berlin-Brandenberg Film Board, The Australian Film Commission, The New
Zealand Film Commission, the Nordic Film and Television Fund.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
The Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Writers
Guild of America-West, The Writers Guild of America-East, The Danish
Filmworker's Union, The Writers Guild-former Soviet Union, Writers Guild
of Australia, Writers Guild of New Zealand, Drebuchforum-Vienna, Austria,
The Master School-Berlin, Germany, The International Forum (Rome and
London), Women in Film-Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London, Australia,
New Zealand.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:
PILOTS Television Conference (Sitges, Spain), International Conference on
the Internet and Digital Television (Paris, France), Venice Film Festival,
Venice, Italy, (Panel Moderator), Toronto Film Festival (Panel Moderator),
Santa Barbara Writers Conference., THOT Fiction Conference, Marseilles,
France, Storytelling in a Digital Age, Rome, Italy.
FILM TRAINING PROGRAMS:
Screen Training Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, RAI Television, Rome, Italy.
FILM SCHOOLS:
Munich Film School, Film School of Switzerland, European Film College,
Danish Film School, Australian Film Television and Radio School, Moscow
Film School.
UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES:
Guest Lecturer: UCLA, USC, The Colorado College, UC-Santa Barbara, Biola
College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Assistant Professor: Grand Canyon College, McPherson College, University
of LaVerne.
THEATRE DIRECTING EXPERIENCE: (1965-1980)
The Diary of Anne Frank, Fiddler on the Roof, The Fantasticks, The Comedy
of Errors, The Madwoman of Chaillot, You Can't Take it With You, Poor
Richard, Five Finger Exercise, Under Milkwood, Night Must Fall, The Visit,
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, The Second Shepherd's Play, Under
Milkwood, plus READER'S THEATRE - "A Child's Christmas in
Wales", "Variations on Psalms 8", "Reflections on a
Gift of Watermelon Pickle"
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