Prophecy Girl Films
WORKSHOPS
Welcome to Prophecy Girl Films' Writing and Industry Workshops. Four classes are currently available for enrollment.
About Your Instructor
Minoti Vaishnav is a writer of film, television, podcasts, short fiction, and poetry. Her television credits include True Lies (Disney/CBS), The Equalizer (Universal/CBS), Contact (Discovery Channel), Rise of Empires (Netflix), Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox (Travel Channel) and many more. She recently wrote 8 episodes of The Mind Doctor, a scripted medical audio series (House or ER, but for audio), which went to #2 on the Apple Drama Podcast Charts. Her previous podcast series, Someone is Killing the Wolfhounds, went to #1.
As a short fiction author, Minoti's work has been published in Tales from Alternate Earths III (Inklings Press), Tales of Mystery: Dead for a Spell (Inklings Press), Earnest Lived and other Historical Short Fiction Stories (Red Penguin Books), An Anthology of Children's Stories (Red Penguin Books), Once Upon A Time... An Anthology of Fairytale Stories (Red Penguin Books), An Anthology of Detective Fiction (Culture Cult Press), and A Stitch in Space Time (Culture Cult Press). As a poet, Minoti has been published in Nombono: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry, Brickplight Magazine, Kitchen Sink Magazine, The Claredon Collective, The Windward Review, Paris: Love, Loss and Longing in the City of Lights Anthology, Projected Letters and more.
Minoti holds a Masters degree in Creative Writing from Oxford University and is an alumna of four prestigious writing fellowships -- the CBS/Paramount Writers Mentoring Program, CAPE's New Writers Fellowship, Rideback Rise's Circle Fellowship, and The Orchard Project Episodic Lab. In addition to the above, Minoti's work as a screenwriter has also placed in the Almanack Episodic Lab, Sundance Screenwriters Lab, WB Writers Workshop, Antigravity Academy's Feature Lab, NBC Launch's TV Writers Lab (formerly Writers on the Verge), Moonshot Initiative's Feature Lab, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles's Launchpad Pitch Competition, The OWL Screenwriting Workshop, The 1497 Feature Lab, Austin Film Festival's Screenwriting Competition, Final Draft's Big Break Competition and many more.
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Minoti also has 15 years of private teaching experience... and now she's bringing her classes to you!
Testimonials
As a screen and TV writer, Minoti Vaishnav is one of the best I've ever read. On top of being immensely talented, she's a wealth of knowledge and is constantly helping others with classes and consulting. If you want to learn how to truly be exceptional in this business, Minoti is the person to learn from. I highly recommend taking her classes. -- Dan B, Los Angeles, CA
Minoti was my mentor in the StartWith8 Program. And wow! She completely transformed my writing. She gives incredible notes, and she improved my script so much, that I ended up placing as a finalist in the Disney Writers Program! For context, it is harder to be a finalist in this program than it is to get into Harvard. I would never have placed in the program without Minoti's notes and guidance. I might have to hop back into her class even though I've already benefited from her teaching! She has so much knowledge to give. -- Marie J, San Diego, CA
I took a film and tv fellowship workshop with Minoti and it totally changed my approach to tv writing. I realized I was doing this all wrong. With Minoti's help I was able to write a sample that got me a job as a Writers Assistant on a show. If you have the opportunity to learn from Minoti, DO IT! -- Chelsea R, Woodland Hills, CA
Classes
THE BUSINESS OF FILM & TELEVISION
When: Tue and Thur evenings, Online via Zoom, 6:00pm to 7:30pm IST: Oct 2, Oct 7, Oct 9, Oct 14, Oct 16
Cost: $25 per session. 4 sessions. The 5th session is optional/free. $100 total.
This course aims to teach both emerging and established film & television professionals the tricks and tips to navigating the global film & television market of 2025. In this course you will learn:
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Session 1: The state of the global industry in 2025: Navigating greenlight contractions, studio deal negotiations, meaningful attachments and more.
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Session 2: Story is key. Is your script ready? If you're looking for elusive attachments, your script must be "blazing hot."
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Session 3: Networking 101: Are you meeting the right people? How do you make connections when you're starting out?
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Session 4: Contests, Fellowships and Resources: There's no use writing something great if no one's reading it. So how do you get your work in front of the people who matter? A PDF of resources will be provided to you.
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Session 5: Office Hours/Open Q&A (Optional): Ask me anything about the industry!
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY PITCH YOUR PROJECT
When: Four date options exist for this workshop. You only need to sign up for one day:
Sunday, Sept 21: 11:00am - 2:00pm IST (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, Sept 28: 11:00am - 2:00pm IST (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, Oct 5: 11:00am - 2:00pm IST (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, Oct 12: 11:00am - 2:00pm IST (SOLD OUT)
Cost $60 total.
In this workshop, you will learn how to pitch your project to industry professionals. We'll cover pitching structure, pitch decks, how to best sell yourself and your idea, and what to expect from the pitching process once your pitch is complete. You will also get the opportunity to ask me anything about the industry, pitching, working in a TV writers room and more!