Act Write Direct Workshops

Specialties

The ONLY acting class & filmmaking workshop in Los Angeles that generates real work! Our alumn have gone on to act and direct /​write award-​winning films showcased at the Cannes & Sundance film fests, based on the scripts workshopped in class.



Act Write Direct Workshops is an ongoing acting, writing and directing class and workshop series in Los Angeles.

Located right next to Sony Studios in Downtown Culver City, we are a community of pre-​screened professional actors, writers and directors coming together to learn technique, network, workshop original material & do scene work in a hands-​on, safe environment.

History

Established in 2007.

Act Write Direct Workshops was founded by Karine Nissim the summer after she received her Masters from the American Film Institute.

As an actress, turned writer/​director, Karine sensed a real communication gap between her directing peers and the actors they cast. After a very successful «Meet the Directors» Workshop sponsored by the Sag Conservatory and the American Film Institute (AFI), Karine created an ongoing workshop series entitled «A Working Relationship» where actors, writers, and directors came together to workshop and shoot scenes.

This series has evolved in Act Write Direct Workshops, currently located in downtown Culver City. Our comfortable studio brings together quality filmmakers and actors who wish to practice their craft in a safe environment without the pressures of production.

Meet the Business Owner

Karine N.

Business Owner

Karine Nissim is an award-​winning actor, writer, and director and the founder of Act Write Direct Workshops. She has worked in most capacities of production and development at prestigious companies such as the William Morris Agency and HBO, and applies her experience in front of and behind the camera to her students.

After running a successful acting and filmmaking workshop on the American Film Institute (AFI) campus, where she also received her Masters in Directing, Karine evolved the workshop into a series of ongoing acting, filmmaking and casting classes now conveniently based out of Culver City.

Karine has also taught casting workshops at the University of New Orleans, youth and young adult filmmaking in South Florida, as well as her one day casting workshops «Meet the Directors» through the SAG Conservatory at AFI.

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