NEWS

THE GENDERCATOR is now being distributed by Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Coop. For festival and educational screenings please contact Larissa Fan bookings@cfmdc.org.

For DVD sales or personal appearances, please contact Catherine here.

Thank you for your continued interest in the Gendercator and all the ideas and discussions fostered by the film. We have several new links on the press page including an interview with Catherine in the Winter 2008-2009 issue of SINISTER WISDOM by Robyn Epstein.

FOUR SHORT FILMS ABOUT GENDER including Vanilla Lament, One Small Step, Pretty Ladies and The Gendercator can now be seen or downloaded pay-per-view in Europe, Asia & Russia on www.Glimz.net.

FALL 2009

BUTTERY TOP a new comedy short co-directed by Catherine and Kelly Hayes has been accepted by 22 films festivals as of Sept 2009.

MACUMBA MACABRE, an educational documentary about Afro-Brazilian spirit healing in Rio de Janiero Catherine has shot and edited for professor Kelly Hayes, will be released in 2010 as a companion DVD with Hayes' book HOLY HARLOTS, to be published by the University of California at Berkeley press.

Consulting

Writer-director Catherine Crouch is an accomplished screenwriter and collaborator who has frequently written and lectured on the subject of screenwriting at film festivals, industry conferences and universities. As a consultant, Catherine’s goal is to provide the emerging screenwriter with specific, thoughtful, helpful feedback and suggestions to improve the chances of success for your project before you submit to producers or production companies.

SERVICES AND RATES

  • $150 ­ Review of your synopsis, character descriptions and plot outlines ­ Catherine will evaluate your work in progress (up to 50 pages) and react to them in detail in writing as well as by a 1-hour phone consultation. She will offer critical feedback as well as concrete suggestions to improve the work.
  • $150 - Treatments ­ Evaluation and feedback, including notes and a phone conference.
  • $300 ­ screenplays ($150 for shorts) - An in-depth evaluation of the script’s overall feasibility and marketability, structure, characters, dialogue, conflict and format plus a 1-hour phone consultation. In addition to specific notes and/or corrections written on the actual hard copy of the script, Catherine will provide a detailed list of concrete suggestions to improve the script as well as some ideas on where to market your script.

For more information, please send details of your story and consulting needs to Info@catherinecrouch.com Checks and money orders are accepted. Terms are 50% upfront and 50% due upon delivery of consultation.