Heidi Hornbacher loves helping artists bring their visions to life on page and screen. A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Heidi has written and developed numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for both studios and independent producers. She co-founded both the Slamdance Script Clinic and PageCraft, offering script coaching, workshops, and writing retreats in California, Italy, and online. Heidi’s clients include Emmy winners, TV legends, and brand new writers, too. Heidi is a frequent guest lecturer for Slamdance, Roadmap Writers, Alameda International Film Festival, Coherence Education, and Eastern New Mexico University. She has judged for the Slamdance Film Festival screenwriting contest, the Page Awards, and The Writer’s Lab. Heidi is represented by Zero Gravity Management.
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Heidi’s Blog: A Walk Around Orvieto
The air smells of blossoms, earth, sun-warmed rosemary. It’s a verdant, grassy sort of smell…
PagecraftJune 28, 2017
Heidi’s Blog: The Value of a Screenwriting Retreat
This weekend I spent a day ensconced in a fabulous Malibu ranch surrounded by fellow…
PagecraftJune 28, 2017
Heidi’s Blog: Stuck in Your Script? Have a Breakdown
We’ve all been there. You start off with an idea that you know has legs.…
PagecraftJuly 3, 2016
Heidi’s Blog: Common Script Mistakes – Parentheticals
As a contest judge and script coach, I see all kinds of poor formatting, strange…
PagecraftJune 20, 2016
Heidi’s Blog: Taking Notes – Thoughts on Receiving Judges’ Feedback
Months of pain and hard work. Maybe years. That’s what it takes to craft a…
PagecraftMay 22, 2016
Guest Post: Liza Hara On Her PageCraft Experience
Emmy-winner Liz Hara participated in our 2013 screenwriting retreat in Orvieto, Italy. She went on…
PagecraftMay 1, 2015