Lauri's List of Screenwriting Fellowships, Labs, Grants, Contests and Other Opportunities Last updated on January 29, 2023. (U.S.A.): In the wake of 9/11, a First-Gen Muslim teenager discovers her mothers cassette tapes. Charlotte, with her project "Aftersun," was supported by the Sundance Institute's 2020 Directors and Screenwriters Labs. The Sundance Institute has chosen its 16 screenwriters to participate in the 2o22 Screenwriters Lab. Each donation will be used exclusively for the development and creation of increased news coverage. Bane Fakih is a Lebanese filmmaker whose shorts Assil and Jad and Vibes screened at Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. (written and directed by Sophie Barthes), which is the 2023 recipient of the Institutes Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Who are these men beneath their uniforms, and how many degrees of separation really exist between them? creative director / filmmaker / digital product designer; with 20 + years experience developing content/solutions for brands, broadcasters & production companies Work About His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, andAustin Film Festival, among others. Foundation Fellow. . is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. His first feature, Homebody, won the Emerging Talent Award at Outfest and is available to stream on Fandor. is a director, screenwriter and film editor living in Tel Aviv. received his MFA in Directing from NYU Tisch Graduate Film. Other. After her MFA from Columbia University, Fakih, received the Ezra Litwak Award for Screenwriting Distinction. Dania Bdeir is a Lebanese director with an MFA in film from NYU Tisch. She is a Sundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and is one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Originally founded by Robert Redford in the mountains of Sundance, Utah, Sundance Institute has always provided a space for independent artists to explore their stories free from commercial and political pressures. In 2020, his play The Cubans had its world premiere at Miami New Drama. Walter Thompson-Hernndez (Writer/Director) with If I Go Will They Miss Me (U.S.A.): Twelve-year-old Lil Ant begins to see mysterious figureseerie men with their arms spread like wingsaround his home. Over five days, our Advisors and Fellows will be immersed in story meetings, craft workshops, and conversations that will form a foundation of year-round support and the beginning of a creative community that will last throughout the full journey of bringing these films to worldwide audiences. When his father, Big Ant, realizes his son sees these airplane people too, their family history emerges and reveals deeper meaning and connection between them. The Sundance Institute Feature Film Program is supported by explore.org, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; The Asian American Foundation (TAAF); Directors Guild of America (DGA), Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation; Hartbeat; Maja Kristin; NBC, ; United Airlines; Amazon Studios; Hollywood Foreign Press Association; Karen Lauder; Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fund; National Endowment for the Arts; NHK/NHK Enterprises, Inc.; Kimberly Steward. Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films. Alvarez has performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Womens Project, INTAR, and Miami New Drama. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. many years he was caretaker for Spencer Cook. Were looking forward to kicking off a new year of the Screenwriters Lab, supporting the bold visions of a stellar group of storytellers. He. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. He has written films that have premiered in Berlinale and Venice andwere Nepals official entry for the Academy Awards. Her, intersections inspire her to create space through film technologies. Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. David Liu (Writer/Director) with Santa Anita (U.S.A.): Summer, 2004. When a mysterious woman descends on his city sermonizing about extraterrestrial salvation, he thinks reunion awaits him, unaware that this seemingly joyful deliverance will soon be threatened by a looming hurricane. Her work drawscultural bridges that lead to the Caribbean through intersectionality, duality andancestral memory. K Period Media; SAGindie; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Deborah Reinisch and Michael Theodore Fund; Octavia Spencer; Scott and Jennifer Frank. He embarks on a relentless quest across Nigeria that forces him to confront the choices hes made in his own life. personal story of losing his brother to bipolar. Pirati, the matriarch of this makeshift family, has her plans to embark on an independent life suddenly derailed when one of her daughters goes missing. The January Screenwriters Lab cohort will develop their projects in person at the Sundance Mountain Resort from January 14-18 with the generous support of Artistic Director Jessie Nelson, along with Creative Advisors Ritesh Batra, Linda Yvette Chvez, Scott Frank, Phil Hay, Eliza Hittman, Attica Locke, Walter Mosley, Marti Noxon, Nicole Perlman, Howard Rodman, Dana Stevens, Joan Tewkesbury, Lulu Wang, Bill Wheeler, Tyger Williams, Virgil Williams, and Doug Wright. Neo Sora is a filmmaker, translator, and artist working in New York and Tokyo. With the help of advisors, some of . His political thriller Bala Loca proudly lost a Peabody Award to Better Call Saul, and was recommended by Variety, the New York Times, and Rotten Tomatoes. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, toenrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. Our industry-leading technical consultation and full-service product offerings make for comprehensive treatment solutions. enrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. But he encounters unexpectedand very humancomplications when he falls in love with the man who knocks him up. Neo Sora (Writer/Director) with Earthquake (U.S.A., Japan): Two teenage best friends living in near-future Tokyo, where earthquakes are part of the fabric of life, must confront the end of their friendship as they navigate diverging paths towards adulthood. Joshua Penn Soskin is an award-winning director, writer and photographer. (U.S.A.): Summer, 2004. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. Taking place from January 15-18 online, the writers were chosen from a whopping 3,200 applicants. won the 2022 Sundance U.S. Fiction Short Film award. is an award-winning writer/director/producer and graduate of NYU, won The Spike Lee Production Grant and a King. David Miranda Hardy is a Chilean filmmaker living in Vermont. His first feature, Homebody, won the Emerging Talent Award at Outfest and is available to stream on Fandor. The Fellows were selected from 3,200 submissions to further develop their scripts with the guidance of accomplished advisors, some of whom are alumni of the Screenwriters Lab themselves. (U.S.A.): Haunted by a supernatural force, a Kurdish American man struggles to start a new life with his American fiancee while dealing with the reappearance of his estranged father. The Screenwriters Labs, for those who aren't familiar, have supported a who's-who of terrific indie features over the last few years, including Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station, David Lowery's Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Benh Zeitlin's Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Andrea Arnold's Red Road, Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know, Sean Rebin Zangana (Writer) with Qareen (U.S.A.): Haunted by a supernatural force, a Kurdish American man struggles to start a new life with his American fiancee while dealing with the reappearance of his estranged father. Her feature screenplay Keep It Together was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. One of the highlights for us every January is gathering a new and uniquely talented group of storytellers at our annual Screenwriters Lab. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Douglas was an Advisor to over 200 writers in his twenty years participating in the Lab. He is a documentary director of films and various series at Amazon, HBO and CNN. For 40 years, the Feature Film Program (FFP) Labs have supported and championed an exciting and groundbreaking array of independent filmmakers including Charlotte Wells (Aftersun), Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny), Tatiana Huezo (Prayers for the Stolen [Noche de Fuego]), Lyle Corbine Jr. (Wild Indian), Radha Blank (The 40-Year-Old Version), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Chloe Zhao (Songs My Brother Taught Me), Eliza Hittman (Beach Rats), Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl), Fernando Frias de la Parra (Im No Longer Here), Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre), Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), Edson Oda (Nine Days), Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station), Dee Rees (Pariah), Nia DaCosta (Little Woods), Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), and Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar (Beasts of the Southern Wild)among many others. If you don't know the institute and its programs, you certainly know the films that . Shes thedirector/producer of Battleground (STARZ) and Netizens (HBO) and is theproducer/writer of Bully (Netflix/PBS). Hes currently in post on his horror short film, TheMan in the Sky Wont Let Me Sleep. As a champion and curator of independent stories, the nonprofit Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists across storytelling media to create and thrive. The Screenwriters Intensive, a two-day online workshop, will have 12 writers participating on March 2-3 to develop their first fiction features. Abinash Bikram Shah (Writer/Director) with Elephants in the Fog (Nepal/France): In Nepal, a group of trans women have banded together at the margins of their community, patrolling the village to keep wild elephants at bay. Each year the Sundance Institute gathers recipients of this program for a week of mentorship and project development in Utah. He has written films that have premiered in Berlinale and Venice and were Nepals official entry for the Academy Awards. Walter worked as a journalist for The New York Times. By Ryan Koo. Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Hasan Hadi (Writer/Director) with The Presidents Cake (Iraq, U.S.A): While everyday people struggle daily to survive under sanctions in Saddams Iraq, nine-year-old Saeed must use his wits to gather the ingredients for the required cake to celebrate President Saddam Husseins birthday or face the consequences alongside his family. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, to. Gabriela Ortega (Writer/Director) with Huella (Dominican Republic / U.S.A.): Following the death of her familys matriarch in the Dominican Republic, a disenchanted flamenco dancer living in New York City must rid herself from her ancestors curses to pave her own future.