​​FEMALE FILMMAKERS!

​As women we often get knocked down for stepping into our power - amiright?!

​As women STORYTELLERS we are often told to dim our own lights to make others feel more "comfortable."

​In this workshop, award-winning multi-hyphenate creators Melissa Center & Caris Vujcec will be your guides. We will explore how to maintain our own power - in our work and in the world - all while not feeling like we have to use a shield to constantly defend ourselves.

​​Who this is for:

​Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers 🎬🎬🎬

​Seasoned Pros or aspiring storytellers

​​What to expect:

• ​Come with a logline, a project idea, or a pitch.

• ​We will create a space for you to hone & articulate your vision with the utmost integrity and authenticity.

• ​​Guided prompts

• ​​Opportunity to practice pitching

• ​Community building

​​What is Center Yourself Productions?

​​Center Yourself Productions is the brain child of MELISSA CENTER - actor, filmmaker, and crowdfunding expert. She is in prep for her upcoming film, JEWFACE

​​Center Yourself Productions specializes in uplifting women, Jewish storytellers, queer artists, and our allies.

​​About the Hosts:

​​MELISSA CENTER is an actress, award-winning filmmaker known for visceral women’s stories, and crowdfunding expert who has helped fellow creatives raise over $1.8M for their independent films, plays & albums.

​​As an actor, her most notable credits include roles on Chicago Fire (NBC), FBI (CBS), This is Us (NBC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), and more. Favorite roles onstage include “Maggie” in A Chorus Line (Dir. Mitzi Hamilton), “Olivia” in Sex with Strangers (Hollywood Fringe), and “Jan” in 50 Words (The Lab Creative, LA). She also originated the stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, directed by the late Wynn Handman of The American Place Theater. 

​​​She is the Executive Producer of Liner Notes, currently in development. She is the producer, co-writer and star of feature film, All I Want (Prime, AppleTv, Vudu, TubiTV, itunes) and the co-director, writer and star of award-winning viral short film R.V, a narrative that anticipated the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Her short film His Name is Niv, which she wrote and directed, is inspired by her own experience with sexual assault. 

​​​Her solo show Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal, that she wrote, starred in and produced, debuted The Pico, LA followed by Edinburgh Fringe Digital and Caveat, NYC, with global coverage in Ms. Magazine & Psychology Today. melissacenter.com 

​​CARIS VUJCEC is a New York City-based actress, creator, producer, director and filmmaker best known for her role in the NBC-network television series, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and SVU. Caris created, wrote, produced, co-directed and leads the cast of the international award-winning series “The Pepper Project“, that won over 25 awards and nominations and in 2017 got entitled Number 1 U.S.-digital series in the “Web Series World Cup“.

​A passionate-supporter of indie-creator content, Caris has presented and served on panels at such U.S.-based and international festivals (with The Pepper Project) at “die Seriale“, “Sicily Web Fest“ and “Austin Web Fest“ to name a few. She has been pitching her new thriller-horror series in development, “CENOTE“ at festivals and in competitions. Caris looks forward to continuing the story of Pepper as well as other original narratives highlighting multi-faceted strong female characters and complex casts, collaborating with the many talented colleagues she has met. www.whoispepper.com, www.carisvujcec.com

​​About Fabrik:

​​​​​Welcome to Fabrik! We are on a mission to uplift communities and foster serendipitous connections in real life.Fabrik is a home for communities where everyone has a place to belong. With spaces designed to feel more like your living room than your office, Fabrik’s social spaces are vibrant hubs where people can come together in real life, explore interests, forge meaningful connections, and build a sense of community.