Hollywood writers in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A group of Hollywood writers and producers of top TV shows and films participated in the fifth International Entertainment Education Conference here to prove that strong and poignant story telling is a catalyst for bringing a positive social change and progress.

The visit, whose goal was to teach participants of the four-day conference -- which concluded Sunday -- on ways to use story telling for social progress, was organised by US-based University of Southern California.

'We are thrilled to bring some of Hollywood's master story tellers to India to share their insights with entertainment education experts from around the world,' said Hollywood Health and Society Programme's director Sandra de Castro Buffington.

It is a programme of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles.

'Story telling is a powerful tool for social change which can educate people and help them acquire knowledge on serious issues in our society,' Buffington said.

Buffington was one of the four writers and producers in the trip.

The others were Christopher Keyser, president of the Writers Guild of America, West; Zoanne Clack ('Grey's Anatomy'); Michael Nash ('Climate Refugees'); and Walt Disney Feature Animation executive Karen Tenkhoff.