Submission period: 8am PT on May 4, 2020 - 6pm PT on June 4, 2020 June 12, 2020. Over the past six years, we have witnessed an explosion in the opportunities available for writers developing episodic content for cable and online platforms. He. Her debut short film, at BlackStar, Sundance Film Festival, AFI and others, and won the 2020 Golden Bear for, Best Short Film at Berlinale. Mediamakers working in radio, podcast, long-form documentary films, and immersive media areencouraged to apply with projects that are grounded in humanities scholarship. Through open applications, the Documentary Fund provides more than two million dollars in nonrecoupable film financing each year, and labs focused on editing and producing support both emerging and experienced makers. A USC film school alumnus and native of the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles. The Sundance Institute has named the summer fellows for the Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs. is a filmmaker whose Native Hawaiian identity drives her works, intimacy and authenticity. (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. 195 Church St., Fl 7, New Haven, CT 06510. Can multiple key creatives working on the same project apply? Regretfully, we are pausing the Film Music Program for the next year. Cynthia Lowen (Writer/Director) with Light Mass Energy (U.S.A. / Switzerland): Light Mass Energy is the story of Mileva Mari Einstein, who confronted rampant discrimination to become one of the first women in physics and an essential contributor to the theory of relativity. APPLICATION. No, the Sundance Institute | Humanities Sustainability Fellowship is supported through the NEHSustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (#SHARP) funding. supporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS, MacArthur, and Firelight. They write genre work,predominantly gothic, folk, psychological, and body horror with queer and femalecharacters at the helm. He is a 2021 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellow, a recipient of the 2020 Tribeca Film Institute Sloan Grant, a 2020 Cine Qua Non Lab Script Revision Lab fellowship, the Martin E. Segal Production . She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. NBC TV WRITERS PROGRAM. Bane Fakih is a Lebanese filmmaker whose shorts Assil and Jad and Vibes screened at Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. Regretfully, we are pausing the New Frontier Lab programs for the next year, and we do not plan to host a 2021 Story Lab. sexuality, and cultural bereavement. (U.S.A.): When their federal funding is cut, a disabled man and his roommate/caregiver become small-time con artists to survive, extorting small businesses for minor ADA violations. Yuan Yuan, Sundance January Screenwriters Lab participant and writer/director of Late Spring. Audrey Rosenberg is an award-winning writer/director. Her short film, Youth, premieredat SXSW in 2019 and won an Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs. Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. Before transitioning to film. Her first short, (2014) won the Student Academy Award and the Israeli. Award at Outfest and is available to stream on Fandor. cul cullen cause of death; surrender roach killer; will there be a treasure planet 2; . Spencer Cook (Co-writer/Director) and Parker Smith (Co-riter/Director) with Lame (U.S.A.): When their federal funding is cut, a disabled man and his roommate/caregiver become small-time con artists to survive, extorting small businesses for minor ADA violations. Hadas Ayalon (Writer/Director) with In a Minute Youll Be Gone (Israel): 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. s work as a screenwriter and director is supported by the Sundance Institute, SFFILM, IFP/Gotham, ARRAY, Visual Communications, and CAPE. Spencer Cook is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. We have always celebrated exploring the unknown, and were looking forward to serving youour artists, advisors/mentors, fellows, alumni, and communityas part of the newly-formed Sundance Interdisciplinary Program (along with also-paused Film Music and New Frontier programs). If you are involved in or witness something that violates this code of conduct, please notify someone on our staff, and we will work swiftly and discreetly to take appropriate action. Legendary Native Hawaiian big wave surfer, Eddie Aikau, breaks into the scene of global surf culture while facing colonization of the sport. Cracked worldpremiered at Tribeca and is streaming on HBO Max & Hulu. His first film, the documentary feature Ramblin Freak, premiered at SXSW in 2017. PARK CITY, UTAH, January 13, 2023 Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 12 projects invited to the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and the 10 projects selected for the Screenwriters Intensive, including filmmakers from the U.S.A. and internationally from the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Nepal. He writes horror and comedyfeaturing immigrant leads. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Sundance Institute has supported and showcased such projects as, Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), CODA, Flee, Passing, Clemency, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, On The Record, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, The Souvenir, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Bother You, Wont You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Call Me By Your Name, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, City So Real, Top of the Lake, Between the World & Me, Wild Goose Dreams, Release Rundown: Prize-Winning A Thousand and One Among Festival Films Opening in March in Theaters, ReFrame and IMDbPro Announce 2022 ReFrame Stamp Film Recipients. The Sundance Institute | Humanities Sustainability Fellowship supports independent nonfictionmediamakers in the creation of humanities focused work. Othersupporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS,MacArthur, and Firelight. Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (#SHARP) funding. is a First Gen, Ecuadorian-Iranian, Muslim, and disabled filmmaker. Gabriela Ortega is a multi-disciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic. Jesahel Newton-Bernal (Writer/Director) with Leche (U.S.A.): Eighteen-year-old Almas purposeful and happy life is disrupted when she must cope with the shock of intrafamily sexual abuse. Any person orproject applying for these funds is eligible to receive funding through ONLY one of the threeNEH funded documentary organizations: Firelight, ITVS, Sundance Institute. is an award-winning writer/director/producer and graduate of NYU, won The Spike Lee Production Grant and a King. You may apply with a project that is at any stage between development throughpost-production. The Lab will be dedicated to the memory of Sundances generous Creative Advisor Douglas McGrath who passed away several months ago. 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. Sundance deepens the resolve of artists, bringing them together in a creative community so that they know they are not alone. Robert Redford, President and Founder. Each advisor will support four projects during the fellowship year withdedicated mentorship, project advice, and other tailored non-financial support.This fellowship is part of the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grantmaking program(#SHARP), an emergency relief program intended to fund grantmaking programs that assistorganizations and individuals working in the humanities who have been adversely affected bythe coronavirus pandemic, and require support to restore and sustain their core activities. Proposals go through a multistage review, with selected submissions sent for Sundance Institute| Humanities Sustainability Fellowship committee consideration. is a filmmaker from Fremont, CA. Well be figuring out next steps in the Fall of 2020. 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. 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. Goldman, who had won Academy Awards (popularly known as the Oscars) for films 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1969, Best Original Screenplay) and 'All the President's Men' (1976, Best Adapted Screenplay), was considered one of the late twentieth century's most popular storytellers and a Hollywood genius. Her debut short film T screened at BlackStar, Sundance Film Festival, AFI and others, and won the 2020 Golden Bear forBest Short Film at Berlinale. Douglas was an Advisor to over 200 writers in his twenty years participating in the Lab. Sign up for your free Co//ab account nowand prepare to join us as we livecast our programs directly to you in an interactive format. Grand Jury Prize (Amount unknown) Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2019 winner Tesla received $20,000) The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will present the world premieres of seven Feature Film Program supported projects that include: -written/directed by Laura Moss, co-written by Brendan OBrien). Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. (Lebanon/Canada/France): Rana, a feisty & competitive woman avoiding a secret from her past, becomes obsessed with the male-dominated pigeon wars of Beirut. Rashad Frett (Co-writer/Director) & Lin Que Ayoung (Co-writer) with Ricky U.S.A.): Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult. . He is a 2020 Sundance Ignite Fellow, 2021 SFFILM Rainin Grantee, and 2022 Sundance Institute & Asian American. What will grantees receive?Grantees will receive non-recoupable grants. His latest short film, H.A.G.S (Have A Good Summer), was acquired by the New York Times Op-Docs. It still feels like a dream but I just got out of the closing circle for the 2021 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. and hes currently in post-production on his first feature. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Each year, the invitation-only Catalyst Forum introduces prospective financiers to a slate of 10 to 12 top-notch, Sundance Institutesupported documentary and fiction projects seeking financing. In a giant leap for film education, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, has set up a training school exclusively for screenwriters, FTII VIJAY TENDULKAR WRITERS A 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. Lab and Intensive participants were selected from over 2000 submissions to . He is also co-founder of ThirdHorizon Film Festival in Miami. The Institute's signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. A humanities professional is someone who is working in the humanities. 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. co-wrote and produced the two-time Sundance award-winning film, (short and feature versions.) The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the 12 projects selected for the Screenwriters Lab and the 10 projects selected for the Screenwriters Intensive for 2023. Urvashi Pathania is a writer/director based in Brooklyn. Set in sprawling 1970s Hawaii, this is the story of how the Aikau name became synonymous with groundbreaking big wave surfing, the Hokulea, and the reclamation of the most revered sport in Hawaiian history. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. The Sundance Institutes artist programs provide dynamic support at every step of the creative journey for individuals with distinct voices in film and episodic storytelling. Sundance Institute announced the 12 projects invited to the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and the 10 projects selected for the Screenwriters Intensive, including filmmakers from the U.S.A. and internationally from the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Nepal. He served as an advisor at the Sundance Labs for. Twelve-year-old Lil Ant begins to see mysterious figureseerie men with their arms spread like wingsaround his home. What selection criteria is used to make funding decisions? Fremont, CA. Ev is a paranoid young hustler who believes his mother was abducted by aliens when he was a boy. She is currently working towards developing her first feature, film. She is an, Assistant Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Oregon. Hedeveloped and co-wrote the border comedy Kill Yr Idols (to be directed by Carlos LopezEstrada) and is in pre-production on his feature directorial debut, The Rooster Prince, apersonal story of losing his brother to bipolar. This relationship was the basis for their2022 SXSW Audience Award-winning short, Act of God. (written and directed by Sophie Barthes), which is the 2023 recipient of the Institutes Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. 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. 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. Deadline: May 3, 6 pm PT for open submissions to the January Screenwriters Lab and International January Screenwriters Lab. is a Lebanese director with an MFA in film from NYU Tisch. ho confronted rampant discrimination to become one of the first women in physics and an essential contributor to the theory of relativity. She is a, Sundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and is, one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Cubria is the co-writer of Kill YrIdols, with Carlos Lpez Estrada attached to direct, and the writer of Like It Used ToBe, with Gina Rodriguez to direct and star. APPLICATION FEE $40. The New Perspectives Pitch Lab is a training initiative for emerging non-fiction talent with a social impact project in development or production by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Doc Society and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), in partnership with Screen NSW. But he encounters unexpectedand very humancomplications when he falls in love with the man who knocks him up. Zahran is a. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Comedy Fellowship. (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. is an award-winning writer/director. A huge thank you for being a part of this community! He iscurrently in the writers room for Acapulco on Apple TV+. Her film Cracked won The Spike Lee Production Grant and a KingWasserman Award for Best Graduate Film at NYUs First Run Festival. Yes. She was a recipient of Sundances 2021 Uprise Grant, one of Filmmaker, Magazines 2021 New Faces and had her recent short film. Recognizing the crucial role that independent producers play in finding, championing, and shaping original voices in filmmaking, the Producers Program supports both fiction and nonfiction producers at all stages of their feature-length projects and their careersthrough a year-round continuum of support, including labs, fellowships, intensives, grants, networking events, funding, and educational resource opportunities. 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. Also, please include your application number xxx-xxx and name on the cover page of your screenplay. A Thousand and One, with Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola, won a Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, andAustin Film Festival, among others. Sundance Institute is committed to allowing attendees to experience these programs free of harassment, discrimination, sexism, and threatening or disrespectful behavior. Austin Film Festival, among others. 2008. The projects selected for the 2023 January Screenwriters Lab and the artists participating are: Joseph Sackett (Writer/Director) with Cross Pollination (U.S.A.): In this queer sci-fi rom-com, an alien arrives on Earth with one mission: to introduce his DNA into the human gene pool and propagate his species. Shireen Alihaji is a First Gen, Ecuadorian-Iranian, Muslim, and disabled filmmaker. Farida Zahran (Writer/Director) with The Leftover Ladies (Egypt/U.S.A. As barriers to her career overwhelm her, Mileva battles mental illness and her own exclusion from history. is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and writer. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Dwight AndersonAriel Investments, LLCLin ArisonSusan CronynDoris Duke Charitable FoundationJake EbertsThe Charles Engelhard FoundationEntertainment Industry FoundationJeanne Donovan Fisher, Ford FoundationMellody HobsonCindy and Alan HornKaren LauderLisaBeth FoundationOccidental Petroleum CorporationGeoffrey K. SandsTarget CorporationSteve Tisch FoundationWalter L. Weisman, In response to challenging times, in 2020 the Institute united its, programs to create the Interdisciplinary Program, which brings a holistic approach and an equitable focus to supporting, theater, composing, emerging media, and innovative cross-disciplinary artists. Her short film, Beast, premiered at the Tribeca FilmFestival and screened in select theaters nationally before Jordan Peeles Nope. Rockwell) and. View our open and upcoming applications on our deadlines page. nicholl fellowship 2023 deadline. 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