Strange, interconnected events transform three generations of lives in the Southern California foothills an aging heiress haunted by visions of her dead mother, an aspiring young female novelist running a video game arcade, and a trio of teenage musicians caught in an increasingly tense dispute between local gangs. Masami Kawai is a Los Angeles-born filmmaker of Ryukyuan descent. Herintersections inspire her to create space through film technologies. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, toenrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institutes signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. Marja Bl Nango (Co-writer/Director) and Ingir Bl Nango (Co-writer) with I Love My Guooheaddji / I Love My Reindeerherder (Norway, Sweden): A closeted gay Smi boy navigates a secret boyfriend, a local criminal plot, and family drama as he tries to achieve his dream of living as a reindeer herder with his own herding license. Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance and. 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. 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. Zandash Brown (Writer/Director) with The Matriarch (U.S.A.): When the death of an estranged matriarch summons a fractured family back to their hometown in rural Louisiana, a forlorn teen attempts to forge a relationship with her departed grandmother through ancestral veneration and unlocks instead a deceptive world of spirits, secrecy, and hysteria. is a Los Angeles-born filmmaker of Ryukyuan descent. These sixteen writers, selected for their vision and distinctive voices, will form a lifelong community of filmmakers, and were thrilled to see the outcomes of the collaboration between the Lab Fellows and their mentors for years to come.. She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. Yuan Yuan (Writer/Director) with Late Spring (U.S.A.,China): A Chinese factory worker travels to New York for her daughters eagerly anticipated college graduation, only to be thrust into a desperate search in unfamiliar territory when she learns the girl is missing. Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. Hasan Hadi is an Iraqi writer/director based in New York. The Screenwriters Intensive allows us to extend the breadth of our support to a wider group of emerging independent artists, and were thrilled to include such an extensive range of stories, genres, and essential voices in the cohort, said, . He most recently penned three episodes of Taiwan Crime Stories for Imagine Entertainment (Disney+). Who are these men beneath their uniforms, and how many degrees of separation really exist between them? Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. She was a Merata Mita Fellow at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival with her project I love my Guooheaddji. Spencer Cook is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. Best Screenwriting Fellowships Nicholl, Sundance, WB, Disney GitHub export from English Wikipedia. They write genre work,predominantly gothic, folk, psychological, and body horror with queer and femalecharacters at the helm. The projects and fellows selected for the 2023 Screenwriters Intensive are: Keisha Rae Witherspoon (Co-writer/Director) & Jason Fitzroy Jeffers (Co-writer) with Arc (U.S.A.): Ev is a paranoid young hustler who believes his mother was abducted by aliens when he was a boy. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. Sundance Institute Chooses 16 Writers for 2022 Screenwriters Lab Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. He developed and co-wrote the border comedy Kill Yr Idols (to be directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada) and is in pre-production on his feature directorial debut, The Rooster Prince, a personal story of losing his brother to bipolar. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. Neo Sora is a filmmaker, translator, and artist working in New York and Tokyo. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. Gabriela Ortega is a multi-disciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic. Faye Ruiz is a filmmaker whose interests lie in telling the stories of trans women ofcolor. (co-written/directed by Roger Ross Williams, co-written by David Teague), (co-written/directed by Erica Tremblay, co-written by Miciana Al. is an award-winning writer/director. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy 2022 Sundance.org. Started at Sundance: The Daniels Talk Sound, Music, and Their First He is a 2020 Sundance Ignite Fellow, 2021 SFFILM Rainin Grantee, and 2022 Sundance Institute & Asian American. Their short film Skin received a Special Jury Mention at Outfest(2019). In addition, screening in the Premieres section are FFP films Gods Country and Honk for Jesus. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Comedy Fellowship. Bane Fakih is a Lebanese filmmaker whose shorts Assil and Jad and Vibes screened at Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. His latest short film, H.A.G.S (Have A Good Summer), was acquired by the New York Times Op-Docs. many years he was caretaker for Spencer Cook. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. In addition to the cash award, winning writers participate in seminars and ceremonies during the award week. The Sundance Institute has announced the 13 independent film projects selected to take part in this summer's Screenwriting and Directing Labs. For 40 years, the Feature Film Program (FFP) Labs have supported and championed an exciting and ground-breaking array of independent filmmakers including 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. 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. She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. (France): The fates of two French-born Muslim Arabs born in the same neighborhood collide as they find themselves on opposite sides of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack: one a police officer, the other a terrorist. Generally regarded as one of the top three best screenwriting contests in the world. 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. Sundance Institute Announces 2023 Momentum Fellows Sundance Institute Names 2023 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Hadis recognitions include the Tisch Deans Fellowship, The Gotham-Marcie Bloom Fellowship, the Black Family Production Prize, the Sloan Foundation Award and the BAFTA Newcomers Program. Sundance Collab, a digital community platform, brings a global cohort of working artists together to learn from each other and Sundance Advisors, and connect in a creative space, developing and sharing works in progress. Her latest short Warsha (Criterion Channel) won the Jury Prize for Best International Fiction Short at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival along with 90 awards since its premiere. The Labs give writers and directors a space to develop their craft and selected projects. Alvarez has performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Womens Project, INTAR, and Miami New Drama. . Be warned: it does seem to favor drama. Nwosus work is informed by the intersectional nature of her life across multiple continents and identities. Strange, interconnected events transform three generations of lives in the Southern California foothills an aging heiress haunted by visions of her dead mother, an aspiring young female novelist running a video game arcade, and a trio of teenage musicians caught in an increasingly tense dispute between local gangs. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institutes signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. 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. Dania Bdeir is a Lebanese director with an MFA in film from NYU Tisch. (Lebanon/Canada/France): Rana, a feisty & competitive woman avoiding a secret from her past, becomes obsessed with the male-dominated pigeon wars of Beirut. Rockwell) and The Pod Generation (written and directed by Sophie Barthes), which is the 2023 recipient of the Institutes Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. But he encounters unexpectedand very humancomplications when he falls in love with the man who knocks him up. We feel privileged to provide vital creative guidance and meaningful community at a crucial moment in the development of these projects., For 40 years, the Feature Film Program (FFP) Labs have supported and championed an exciting and groundbreaking array of independent filmmakers including Charlotte Wells (. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will present the world premieres of seven Feature Film Program supported projects that include: birth/rebirth (co-written/directed by Laura Moss, co-written by Brendan OBrien), Cassandro (co-written/directed by Roger Ross Williams, co-written by David Teague), Fancy Dance (co-written/directed by Erica Tremblay, co-written by Miciana Alise), Mutt (written and directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz), The Starling Girl (written and directed by Laurel Parmet), A Thousand and One (written and directed by A.V. Joseph Sackett received his MFA in Directing from NYU Tisch Graduate Film. His short Crabs in a Barrel is an HBO Latinx Short Film Competition winner. He. Co-Founder of 3 Percent Films. 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. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by the K Period Media Foundation Fund. 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. is a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, originally from Louisville, Kentucky. His short film If I Go Will They Miss Me won the 2022 Sundance U.S. Fiction Short Film award, and hes currently in post-production on his first feature. is a writer/director based in Brooklyn. His latest short film, H.A.G.S (Have A Good Summer), was acquired by the New York Times Op-Docs. He is currently working with director Carlos Lpez Estrada on Kill Yr Idols, and is developing a project for Warner Brothers with director Alfonso Gomez Rejon. Cubria is the co-writer of Kill Yr Idols, with Carlos Lpez Estrada attached to direct, and the writer of Like It Used To Be, with Gina Rodriguez to direct and star. He is a documentary director of films and various series at Amazon, HBO and CNN. He is, with Carlos Lpez Estrada attached to direct, and the writer of. His films, have won many awards, including a Special Jury Mention at Cannes in 2022 for his, . Top LR: Joseph Sackett, Sean Wang, Abinash Bikram Shah, Gabriela Ortega, Walter Thompson-Hernndez, Hadas Ayalon, Bernardo Cubria, 2nd Row LR: John Hibey, Dania Bdeir, Bane Fakih, Rashad Frett, Lin Que Ayoung, Farida Zahran, Masami Kawai, 3rd Row LR: Audrey Rosenberg, Keisha Witherspoon, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Shireen Alihaji, Spencer Cook, Parker Smith, Jesahel Newton-Bernal, Bottom LR: Cynthia Lowen, Rebin Zangana, David Liu, Urvashi Pathania, Ciara Leina`Ala Lacy, Faye Ruiz. Rebin Zangana is a Kurdish American writer from Ohio. She befriends Hassan, a kindred spirit with an inner struggle of his own, and against the backdrop of growing political crisis in Beirut, they embark on a mission to catch a rare bird the Nicobar. Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films. enrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. Recipient of the Sloan Development Fellowship. Sean Wang (Writer/Director) with Ddi () (U.S.A.): Fremont, CA. The Screenwriters Intensive allows us to extend the breadth of our support to a wider group of emerging independent artists, and were thrilled to include such an extensive range of stories, genres, and essential voices in the cohort, said Ilyse McKimmie, Deputy Director of the Feature Film Program. Park City, UT The Sundance Institute announced today 16 writers invited to develop 12 original projects at the 2022 Screenwriters Lab, which will be hosted online from January 15-18. Hes currently in post on his horror short film. Her third novel, Weird Girl and Whats His Name, was named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2015. Sundance Microdental Lab Her work draws cultural bridges that lead to the Caribbean through intersectionality, duality and ancestral memory. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. In the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family cant teach him: how to skate, how to flirt and how to love your mom. is a Miami-based filmmaker. Sundance Institute Sets Fellows For 2022 Screenwriters Lab Each year the Sundance Institute gathers recipients of this program for a week of mentorship and project development in Utah. Its a powerful distraction keeping much of our community and nearly the entire documentary business in a state of naive limbo. 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 Her feature screenplay Keep It Together was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. 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. Since 1981, Sundance Institute has evolved to become an internationally-recognized nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of risk-taking storytellers worldwide. She is co-founder of Third Horizon Film Festival, and a 2022 USA Fellow. 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; NBCUniversal; 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 StewardK Period Media; SAGindie; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Deborah Reinisch and Michael Theodore Fund; Octavia Spencer; Scott and Jennifer Frank. We love to talk Labradoodles. David Miranda Hardy (Writer/Director) with The Swim Lesson (U.S.A.): Mara postponed her career to raise her daughters, while her husband found success as a professor at an elite liberal arts college. David Miranda Hardy is a Chilean filmmaker living in Vermont. In a Minute Youll Be Gone is her first feature film. The Sundance Institute Feature Film Program is supported by explore.org, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation; Maja Kristin; NBCUniversal; Amazon Studios; Hollywood Foreign Press Association; Karen Lauder; Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund; Sandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; NHK/NHK Enterprises, Inc.; Kimberly StewardK Period Media; SAGindie; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Directors Guild of America; Deborah Reinisch and Michael Theodore Fund; Octavia Spencer; and Scott and Jennifer Frank. She is anAssistant Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Oregon. el): A middle-aged lesbian couple are struggling with the death of their son when an unexpected letter from a sperm bank puts their relationship to the test, forcing them to confront their loss and their identity as mothers. 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. Cynthia Lowen is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and writer. Its especially exciting to be together again where our Advisors and writing fellows will spend four days in our immersive lab online in intensive story meetings, craft workshops, and creative conversations, as the Fellows begin their cycle of year-round support. said Michelle Satter. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was executive produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed, and Alma Harel. Why Us? Walter Thompson-Hernndez is a Los Angeles-born and raised filmmaker. Her latest short, The Tongues, won best international short film at the 2020 Palm Springs Shortfest. sexuality, and cultural bereavement. His first film, the documentary feature Ramblin Freak, premiered at SXSW in 2017. The Screenwriters Intensive, a two-day online workshop, will have 12 writers participating on March 2-3 to develop their first fiction features. Fox Writers Incubator Names 2023 Fellows - Deadline Sundance Institute has selected 12 projects for its 2013 January Screenwriters Lab, an immersive, five-day (January 11-16) writers' workshop at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Meagan Brothers is the author of Debbie Harry Sings in French, a 2009 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and its prequel, Supergirl Mixtapes. Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. The Screenwriters Intensive, a two-day online workshop, will have 12 writers participating on March 2-3 to develop their first fiction features. Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Nicole Ballivian is a Sundance Screenwriter Fellow and director. is a First Gen, Ecuadorian-Iranian, Muslim, and disabled filmmaker. She was a recipient of Sundances 2021 Uprise Grant, one of FilmmakerMagazines 2021 New Faces and had her recent short film The Lights are on, No onesHome distributed by DEDZA Films. He writes horror and comedyfeaturing immigrant leads. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Bane Fakih is a Lebanese filmmaker whose shorts Assil and Jad and Vibes screened at Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sundance announces 2023 Screenwriters Lab projects and participants John Hibey co-wrote and produced the two-time Sundance award-winning film FishingWithout Nets (short and feature versions.) 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. Shireen Alihaji is a First Gen, Ecuadorian-Iranian, Muslim, and disabled filmmaker. Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films. Farida Zahran is an Egyptian writer/director based in Brooklyn. He is also co-founder of Third. The Lab will be dedicated to the memory of Sundances generous Creative Advisor Douglas McGrath who passed away several months ago. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Abinash Bikram Shah is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. (U.S.A.): After a fatal mistake makes her the pariah of her insular and devout 19th century farming community, Frances becomes consumed with hunting down a mythic beast, at the cost of her familys reputation and safety. Keisha Rae Witherspoon is a Miami-based filmmaker. Zandash Brown is a Louisiana born-and-based storyteller whose work funnels spirituality, catharsis, and a rural Black experience through the lens of southern gothic horror. He is the co-creator of the immersive virtual play Carlas Quince (Drama League Nomination), and is currently working on a new Broadway musical. With the help of advisors, some of . is an Egyptian writer/director based in Brooklyn. Abinash Bikram Shah is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. Dina Amer is an award-winning filmmaker. Her short film, Beast, premiered at the Tribeca FilmFestival and screened in select theaters nationally before Jordan Peeles Nope. Joshua Penn Soskin is an award-winning director, writer and photographer. Rashad Frett is an award-winning Caribbean American filmmaker who pursued a masters degree from NYU Grad Film after experiencing 9/11 as a U.S. Army combat medic. (written and directed by Sophie Barthes), which is the 2023 recipient of the Institutes Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. He was, named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a. His short film THE CHICKEN premiered at the 2020 Locarno International Film Festival. Dina Amer (Co-writer/Director) and Omar Mullick (Co-writer) with Cain and Abel (France): The fates of two French-born Muslim Arabs born in the same neighborhood collide as they find themselves on opposite sides of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack: one a police officer, the other a terrorist. A 60-something woman has her life turned upside down when her polygamous husband, who had been happily ensconced with his second wife, unexpectedly expresses a renewed interest in their stale relationship. Sundance Institute Announces 2023 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters 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. Swipe is only available in chrome dev tools mobile mode. Our puppies have the perfect temperaments for the perfect family dog and many of them go on to do therapy work!! It takes a village to make an independent film, and there are few villages as important and supportive as the Sundance Institute. Sundance Screenwriters Lab: One of the most prestigious programs for screenwriters, with a focus on independent filmmaking. Attention, Screenwriters: Lessons from the Sundance Screenwriters Lab His first short, Act ofGod, has won many awards, including Best U.S. Short at the Palm Springs ShortsFestand an Audience Award at SXSW 2022. 6 Best Screenwriting Contests. - Script Reader Pro (written and directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz), (written and directed by A.V. Were looking forward to kicking off a new year of the Screenwriters Lab, supporting the bold visions of a stellar group of storytellers. This relationship was the basis for their2022 SXSW Audience Award-winning short, Act of God. Farida Zahran (Writer/Director) with The Leftover Ladies (Egypt/U.S.A.
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