Award-winning writer and director Jose Javier Reyes announces the launching of IMAGINE NATION, a media workshop center for aspiring and professional writers and practitioners for film and television.

IMAGINE NATION will provide a series of short term basic, advanced and specialized courses in various aspects of film and television production. Direk Joey will personally conduct these sessions limited to a maximum of 15 selected participants. Each course will cover ten lecture and two viewing sessions.

For its initial offerings, courses in Basic Television Writing and Basic Screenwriting will be opened. Applicants are required to submit their biodata, two id photos as well as a sample of their writing in either English or Pilipino not exceeding two pages. A personal interview will be scheduled by Direk Joey for the final selection of the participants.

All sessions will be held twice a week at Imagine Nation, located at Scout Tuazon Street in Quezon City. Interested parties may call Jeremy Santiago at 4121469 from 10 am to 5 pm for details.

Source: http://gibbscadiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/writing-workshops-with-joey-javier.html

Update from Direk Joey Reyes, himself:

Director/writer JOSE JAVIER REYES will launch the first two of a series of scriptwriting workshops in his newly formed media training center named IMAGINE NATION.  This center is dedicated to the training of aspiring and professional writers and media practitioners in various fields of filmmaking and broadcasting.
 
For its initial course offerings, IMAGINE NATION will offer the following workshops:
 
1.  Basic Television Writing : (12 Sessions = 10 lecture sessions + 2 viewing sessions )
 
    An introduction to television writing inclusive of format development, gapping, structure formation and professional
    presentation.
 
2.  Basic Film Writing:  (12 sessions = 10 lecture sessions + 2 viewing sessions )
 
    Introductory course in film writing including development of concept, presentation of story line, sequence treatment
    and rudiments of formal and professional screenwriting formats.
 
Both courses will be handled by Direk Joey Reyes.
 
Schedule of sessions will be determined on the general availability of selected participants.  Workshops will be held from 7:00 - 9:00 PM on weekdays or 10:00AM - 12:00 PM on Saturdays at the Imagine Nation office at the JGS Building, 30 Scout Tuazon Street, Diliman Quezon City.
 
Interested participants must submit:
 
1.  Biodata
 
2.  2 ID size photos
 
3.  A sample of their creative writing not exceeding 2 pages in prose or script form.
 
Final list of accepted participants will be further screened through a personal interview with Direk Joey at an appointed time and date.
 
 
Fee is P6,000.00 for the sessions. A maximum of 15 participants will be accepted per workshop module.
 
For more details, please call 412.1469 between 10AM t 5PM.  Look for Jeremy Santiago.