Workshop & Dinner: Screenwriting for Distribution & Marketing

3pm Workshop (In Person & Online), 5pm Dinner: Writer's Colony at Dairy Hollow

7:30 Inthralled Movie Screening: Eureka Auditorium

Get Movie Tickets Here: https://www.ozarkstix.com/events/inthralled-movie-screening-3-7-2026

Screenwriting for Distribution & Marketing (In Person / Online) is a practical, industry-focused workshop that helps writers and filmmakers understand how distribution and marketing considerations should shape a screenplay from the very beginning. Participants break down what film distribution actually is, when and how to approach distributors, what genres and elements they look for, and the common red flags that can immediately turn them off. The session also covers setting realistic expectations, evaluating and negotiating contracts, and knowing what to watch for once distribution is secured.

On the marketing side, the workshop explores how writers can intentionally build marketable moments into their scripts, support a distributor’s marketing strategy, set achievable goals for audience reach, and leverage personal resources such as editors, designers, and social media experts. Attendees leave with a clear understanding of marketing budget planning, the fundamentals of effective social media campaigns, and actionable strategies to increase a film’s visibility and commercial potential.

Kate Siegenthaler, Writer, Producer, Director

Kate lives with her husband, Lyle, a builder and horse rancher, on a 35 acre ranch in Bentonville, AR. The daughter of an Air Force Colonel, Kate has traveled extensively and lived in many parts of the world, including Southern California for 20 years.

A writer since youth, Kate has authored six original screenplays and has written,

produced and screened multiple short films at film festivals. She has produced and directed three award winning documentaries since 2013, including, No Trespassing, a documentary exploring the cycle of abuse, poverty and addiction in the Ozarks which won an award at the Fayetteville Film Fest.

Her second documentary, Black Smoke, Sweet Coffee, The Story of A Nazi Girl, (2017), won the “Best in Arkansas” award at the 2017 Fayetteville Film Fest. Kate’s most recent documentary, Land of Lights and Shadows won “Best Feature Film” in the 2020 Made in Arkansas Film Fest, and “Best Feature Documentary” at the 2021 Fort Smith International Film Fest.

Kate just completed production of the feature thriller, Inthralled, which premiered at 2025 Fayetteville Film Fest and took home “Best of Fest” and “Audience Choice” Awards. Inthralled received distribution with Breaking Glass Pictures and was released in October, 2025. The film is currently experiencing a successful multi-platform release on Apple, Prime, YouTube, Tubi, Fawesome and Fandango.

Kate’ 2025 films included two shorts, My Italian Waiter, and For Anyone, both screening at local film festivals and in 2026 Kate completed an experimental short utilizing AI motion to a poem that she wrote. Kate is currently working on the Prequel to her feature film, Inthralled, updating her documentaries and co-penning a stage play with a fellow writer in the NWASC.