Othersupporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS,MacArthur, and Firelight. is a filmmaker whose Native Hawaiian identity drives her works, intimacy and authenticity. Herintersections inspire her to create space through film technologies. is a Lebanese director with an MFA in film from NYU Tisch. is a director, screenwriter and film editor living in Tel Aviv. Our industry-leading technical consultation and full-service product offerings make for comprehensive treatment solutions. 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. If they want to survive, theyll need to learn how to make their own magic. Foundation Fellow. 10 Takeaways from the (Life-Changing!) Zahran is a. 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. (Lebanon/Canada/France): Rana, a feisty & competitive woman avoiding a secret from her past, becomes obsessed with the male-dominated pigeon wars of Beirut. She is a, Sundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and is, one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. The projects and fellows selected for the 2022 January Screenwriters Lab are: Eliza McNitt (Writer/Director) with BLACK HOLE (U.S.A.): At a pivotal moment in both her career and her complicated relationship with her mother, an astrophysicists universe unravels when she encounters a black hole of her own creation. His films, have won many awards, including a Special Jury Mention at Cannes in 2022 for his, . Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance and. 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. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cracked worldpremiered at Tribeca and is streaming on HBO Max & Hulu. His first feature, Homebody, won the Emerging Talent Award at Outfest and is available to stream on Fandor. Caledonia Curry (Director) and Meagan Brothers (Writer) with Sibylant Sisters, Silent Snake Magic (U.S.A): Growing up with an absentee witch for a mother, the young Sibylant Sisters must fend for themselves in a frightening world of ogres, gnomes, maleficent toads, and enchanted paper dolls. is a Mexican award-winning screenwriter and playwright. Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance and Berlinale. He is currently working with director Carlos Lpez Estrada on Kill Yr Idols, and is developing a project for Warner Brothers withdirector Alfonso Gomez Rejon. Why Us? The Lab will be dedicated to the memory of Sundances generous Creative Advisor Douglas McGrath who passed away several months ago. Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films. They write genre work,predominantly gothic, folk, psychological, and body horror with queer and femalecharacters at the helm. Lolita has been a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab Intensive, Cave Canem Poetry Retreat, and Atlantic Center for the Arts. 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. 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. His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, and. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. Her films explore gender. Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films. In a Minute Youll Be Gone is her first featurefilm. Hadas Ayalon is a director, screenwriter and film editor living in Tel Aviv. The Academy Nicholl Fellowship is one of the best screenwriting fellowships for new, up and coming screenwriters. is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. After failing to recruit her friends to join her crusade, she catches a lucky break when she learns her rival isnt exactly who she says she is. Abinash Bikram Shah is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. (written and directed by Sophie Barthes), which is the 2023 recipient of the Institutes Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. is an award-winning writer/director. When her young son develops an unexpected bond with the flocks scout bird, both mother and son must contend with the complex emotional fallout of their shared loss. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Comedy Fellowship. Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. Readers around Park City and Summit County make the Park Record's work possible. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. However, I don't have personal experience with most of them. John Hibey co-wrote and produced the two-time Sundance award-winning film FishingWithout Nets (short and feature versions.) He also co-wrote the screenplay for You Resemble Me which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2021. The 2022 lab wil take place under the leadership of Michelle Satter (Founding Senior Director, Sundance Institutes Artist Programs) and Ilyse McKimmie (the Feature Film Programs Deputy Director), alongside Creative Advisors: Scott Frank (Artistic Director), Karim Anouz, Linda Yvette Chavez, Carlos Cuaron, Phil Hay, Marielle Heller, Amanda Idoko, Jenny Lumet, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Doug McGrath, Walter Mosley, Jessie Nelson, Jose Rivera, Eric Roth, Dana Stevens, Veena Sud, Chris Terrio, and Tyger Williams. In the Rio Grande Valley, just north of the Mexico/US border, the friendship of two teenage boys is tested as they embark on a whirlwind punk rock odyssey to escape their realities and seize their dreams. (U.S.A.): Eighteen-year-old Almas purposeful and happy life is disrupted when she must cope with the shock of intrafamily sexual abuse. Walter Thompson-Hernndez is a Los Angeles-born and raised filmmaker. Welcome to Sundance Medical Associates. David Liu (Writer/Director) with Santa Anita (U.S.A.): Summer, 2004. 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. "Year two continues to attract gifted writers who embody creativity and inclusivity. was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. His short, SWIMSUIT, won an Oscar-qualifying award at Urbanworld. Shes thedirector/producer of Battleground (STARZ) and Netizens (HBO) and is theproducer/writer of Bully (Netflix/PBS). Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. 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. She is aSundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and isone of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy 2022 Sundance.org, Joseph Sackett, Sean Wang, Abinash Bikram Shah, Gabriela Ortega, Walter Thompson-Hernndez, Hadas Ayalon, Bernardo Cubria, John Hibey, Dania Bdeir, Bane Fakih, Rashad Frett, Lin Que Ayoung, Farida Zahran, Masami Kawai, Audrey Rosenberg, Keisha Witherspoon, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Shireen Alihaji, Spencer Cook, Parker Smith, Jesahel Newton-Bernal, Cynthia Lowen, Rebin Zangana, David Liu, Urvashi Pathania, Ciara Leina`Ala Lacy, Faye Ruiz, Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announc. Ashley Alvarez is a Cuban-American actress, writer, and producer. Welcome to Sundance Dental Laboratory. 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. All of their work has the power to impact audiences through their unique voices, personal perspectives and exciting and unheard stories, said. Austin Film Festival, among others. Sundance Institute Announces 2022 January Screenwriters Lab Fellows 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. is a filmmaker whose interests lie in telling the stories of trans women of, color. Charlotte, with her project "Aftersun," was supported by the Sundance Institute's 2020 Directors and Screenwriters Labs. This is a list of screenwriting opportunities that I believe are worthwhile. Dania Bdeir (Co-writer/Director) & Bane Fakih (Co-writer) with Pigeon Wars (Lebanon/Canada/France): Rana, a feisty & competitive woman avoiding a secret from her past, becomes obsessed with the male-dominated pigeon wars of Beirut. The Sundance Institute has chosen its 16 screenwriters to participate in the 2o22 Screenwriters Lab. 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. John Hibey co-wrote and produced the two-time Sundance award-winning filmFishing Without Nets (short and feature versions.) Sean Wang is a filmmaker from Fremont, CA. His filmshave won many awards, including a Special Jury Mention at Cannes in 2022 for hisshort film Lori. Douglas was an Advisor to over 200 writers in his twenty years participating in the Lab. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Emanuele Crialese, the Director of LImmensit, Started at Sundance: The Daniels Talk Sound, Music, and Their First Oscar-Nominated Film, Everything Everywhere All At Once. 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. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Faye Ruiz is a filmmaker whose interests lie in telling the stories of trans women ofcolor. 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. 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.. 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. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. Co-Founder of 3 Percent Films. Dina Amer is an award-winning filmmaker. Bernardo Cubra (Co-writer), John Hibey (Co-writer), & Joshua Penn Soskin (Co-writer, not attending) with Kill Yr Idols (U.S.A.): In the Rio Grande Valley, just north of the Mexico/US border, the friendship of two teenage boys is tested as they embark on a whirlwind punk rock odyssey to escape their realities and seize their dreams. 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. Nwosus work is informed by the intersectional nature of her life across multiple continents and identities. 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 Who are these men beneath their uniforms, and how many degrees of separation really exist between them? Each year the Sundance Institute gathers recipients of this program for a week of mentorship and project development in Utah. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. 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. Joseph Sackett received his MFA in Directing from NYU Tisch Graduate Film. sexuality, and cultural bereavement. 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. 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. They write genre work, predominantly gothic, folk, psychological, and body horror with queer and female, received a Special Jury Mention at Outfest, (2019). 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. He is also co-founder of Third. You may not know it, but it begins when you make that first bold step to submit your screenplay for consideration, it . Ingir Bl Nango is a screenwriter. Joshua Penn Soskin is an award-winning director, writer and photographer. 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. The Screenwriters Intensive, a two-day online workshop, will have 12 writers participating on March 2-3 to develop their first fiction features. His first short, , has won many awards, including Best U.S. Short at the Palm Springs ShortsFest. Almas love for her close-knit family forces her to maintain the facade that nothing has changed, resulting in the absolute loneliness that comes with pretending. She wrote and co-directed Hilbes biig, which screened at nearly 30 film festivals, and The Tongues, winning four awards, three of them at Oscar Qualifying Film Festivals. 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, . Her short film Heading South has won awards at the DGA Student Film Awards, Aspen, Palm Springs, Hamptons and Hong Kong International Film Festival. He embarks on a relentless quest across Nigeria that forces him to confront the choices hes made in his own life. 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. In addition, screening in the Premieres section are FFP films Gods Country and Honk for Jesus. Currently, Hadi is an adjunct professor at NYUs Graduate Film Program. Save Your Soul. 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. Daniele Anastasion (Writer/Director) with The Scout (U.S.A): A recently widowed biologist is tasked with eradicating thousands of birds accused of spreading disease from a landfill. Her feature screenplay Keep It Together was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. 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. But he encounters unexpectedand very humancomplications when he falls in love with the man who knocks him up. 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. 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. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Almas love for her close-knit family forces her to maintain the facade that nothing has changed, resulting in the absolute loneliness that comes with pretending. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Television and film credits include Search Party, Law & Order, and Crabs in a Barrel (HBO Latinx Short Film Competition winner). is a Los Angeles-born filmmaker of Ryukyuan descent. Eliza McNitt is a writer and director. All of their work has the power to impact audiences through their unique voices, personal perspectives and exciting and unheard stories, said Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of Sundance Institutes Artist Programs. 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. Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Her feature screenplay Keep It Together was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. In 2020, his play The Cubans had its world premiere at Miami New Drama. (U.S.A.): Two trans teens secretly living in the attic of a cheap-seat movie theater spend an endless summer trying anything and everything to start hormone replacement therapy. (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. He was, named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a. Keisha Rae Witherspoon is a Miami-based filmmaker. His latest short film, H.A.G.S (Have A Good Summer), was acquired by the New York Times Op-Docs. is a Kurdish American writer from Ohio. 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. The projects selected for the 2023 January Screenwriters Lab and the artists participating are. Violet du Feng is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. s work as a screenwriter and director is supported by the Sundance Institute, SFFILM, IFP/Gotham, ARRAY, Visual Communications, and CAPE. Ciara Leinaali Lacy (Writer) with Untitled Eddie Aikau Biopic (U.S.A.): Legendary Native Hawaiian big wave surfer, Eddie Aikau, breaks into the scene of global surf culture while facing colonization of the sport. 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. Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work. David Miranda Hardy is a Chilean filmmaker living in Vermont. His first film, the documentary feature Ramblin Freak, premiered at SXSW in 2017. By Ryan Koo. Her film Cracked won The Spike Lee Production Grant and a KingWasserman Award for Best Graduate Film at NYUs First Run Festival. Her latest shortWarsha (Criterion Channel) won the Jury Prize for Best International Fiction Short at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival along with 90 awards since its premiere. Tony Koros is a New York-based Kenyan screenwriter, director and producer. Legendary Native Hawaiian big wave surfer, Eddie Aikau, breaks into the scene of global surf culture while facing colonization of the sport. Alvarez has performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Womens Project, INTAR, and Miami New Drama. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Comedy Fellowship. Farida Zahran (Writer/Director) with The Leftover Ladies (Egypt/U.S.A. His first feature, Homebody, won the Emerging Talent Award at Outfest and is available to stream on Fandor. Ev is a paranoid young hustler who believes his mother was abducted by aliens when he was a boy. Meagan Brothers is the author of Debbie Harry Sings in French, a 2009 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and its prequel, Supergirl Mixtapes. 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. Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. 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.