Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, to enrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. DEADLINE: May 15 2023 The Development Track application allows an artist's work-in-progress fiction feature screenplay to be considered for several programs, fellowships, and grants. Recipient of the Sloan Development Fellowship. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Comedy Fellowship. John Hibey co-wrote and produced the two-time Sundance award-winning film Fishing Without Nets (short and feature versions.) Today we are. is a Kurdish American writer from Ohio. Her short film, Youth, premiered at SXSW in 2019 and won an Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs. She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. As barriers to her career overwhelm her, Mileva battles mental illness and her own exclusion from history. 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. 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. Screenwriting Labs and Intensives encourage a creatively rigorous process focused on original storytelling, experimentation . is an award-winning writer/director. Formany years he was caretaker for Spencer Cook. 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. Her debut short film, at BlackStar, Sundance Film Festival, AFI and others, and won the 2020 Golden Bear for, Best Short Film at Berlinale. She participated in the Gotham Project Market and Film Independents FastTrack. Recipient of the Sloan Development Fellowship. 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. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. Hadas Ayalon is a director, screenwriter and film editor living in Tel Aviv. 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. By Stephanie Ornelas "Raw, truthful, collaborative." These were the three words writer-director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz uses to describe the labs at Sundance Institute. Through intimate portraits, animated films, immersive installations, and multi-year community based projects, she explores the potential inherent within the creative process to act as a catalyst for social change and interpersonal healing. Michael Len (Co-writer/director) and Ashley Alvarez (Co-writer) with Crabs in a Barrel (U.S.A.): When her talentless frenemy is anointed as the future of Latinx voices, a struggling Latina writer sets out to sabotage this unearned opportunity. Cracked world premiered at Tribeca and is streaming on HBO Max & Hulu. Joshua Penn Soskin is an award-winning director, writer and photographer. She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. Jason Fitzroy Jeffers is a filmmaker from Barbados who has produced award-winningshort films such as Papa Machete and T that have screened at festivals such asSundance Film Festival, TIFF, BlackStar, and Berlinale. 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. David Miranda Hardy is a Chilean filmmaker living in Vermont. Ciara Leina`ala Lacy is a filmmaker whose Native Hawaiian identity drives her works intimacy and authenticity. Click here to read our spring 2023 issue, featuring A.V. Her short film, Beast, premiered at the Tribeca FilmFestival and screened in select theaters nationally before Jordan Peeles Nope. sexuality, and cultural bereavement. 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. As barriers to her career overwhelm her, Mileva battles mental illness and her own exclusion from history. Sean Wang is a filmmaker from Fremont, CA. is an award-winning writer/director/producer and graduate of NYU, won The Spike Lee Production Grant and a King. 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. 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. Pigeon Wars willbe her debut feature. Find the full list of Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive fellows below. is a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, originally from Louisville, Kentucky. 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. (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. (U.S.A.): Summer, 2004. Audrey Rosenberg is an award-winning writer/director. 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. 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. Othersupporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS,MacArthur, and Firelight. Rosenberg has written for television while developing Wild Animals in several residencies. 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. was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. Her films have screened at, various venues, including the Rotterdam Film Festival, LACMA, and Palm Springs. (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. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. Hershort Unmothered is available on HBOMax. This years Lab will also commemorate Sundances longtime creative advisor Douglas McGrath, who, Several of the 2023 fellows have appeared on our annual 25 New Faces of Film list, including. 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. Nwosus work is informed by the intersectional nature of her life across multiple continents and identities. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Click here to read our spring 2023 issue, featuring A.V. She is co-founder of Third Horizon Film Festival, and a, is a filmmaker from Barbados who has produced award-winning, Sundance Film Festival, TIFF, BlackStar, and Berlinale. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. His films have won many awards, including a Special Jury Mention at Cannes in 2022 for his short film Lori. Urvashi Pathania (Writer/Director) with Skin (U.S.A.): A body-positivity influencer enters a desperate bid to save her self-loathing sister when the latter becomes a test subject for their aunts plastic surgery and skin-lightening racket. Her intersections inspire her to create space through film technologies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. Installed by the Revive Ad Server to distinguish users. The projects selected for the 2023 January Screenwriters Lab and the artists participating are. 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. (Egypt/U.S.A. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. The Lab will be dedicated to the memory of Sundances generous Creative Advisor Douglas McGrath who passed away several months ago. 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. is a filmmaker whose interests lie in telling the stories of trans women of, color. In 2020, his play The Cubans had its world premiere at Miami New Drama. , 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. is a writer/director born and raised in Ecuador with an MFA, from Columbia University. 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. She is aSundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and isone of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance and. Her films explore gender. Revise the script again. An Emmy Awards Finalist and recipient of the VR Grand Prize at The Venice Film Festival, her work has appeared at Sundance, SXSW, AFI Fest, Cannes NEXT, Tribeca, Telluride, and Venice. Native Lab participants will include Eva Grant (Degrees of Separation), Quinne Larsen (Trouble), Anpa'o Locke (Growing Pains), Jana Schmieding (Auntie Chuck) and Cian Elyse White (Te Puhi'). Spencer Cook is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. He is a 2020 Sundance Ignite Fellow,2021 SFFILM Rainin Grantee, and 2022 Sundance Institute & Asian AmericanFoundation Fellow. Our application includes questions to determine your eligibility for each program and fellowship . At the Lab, the screenwriters will immerse themselves in a rigorous and holistic creative process, working to further develop their scripts with the mentorship of . This relationship was the basis for their 2022 SXSW Audience Award-winning short, Act of God. Bernardo Cubra is a Mexican award-winning screenwriter and playwright. One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. (U.S.A.): A discarded TV/VCR combo set circulates through the lives of various working-class indigenous characters of color in an Oregon town. Their short film Skin received a Special Jury Mention at Outfest(2019). Her short Unmothered is available on HBOMax. When Lungulov-Klotz applied, The heart of Sundance Institutes work begins with our labs each spring/summer and continues year-round with the nurturing of diverse, dynamic voices. Sundance Institute said the Native Lab has been a significant part of supporting . His filmshave won many awards, including a Special Jury Mention at Cannes in 2022 for hisshort film Lori. Farida Zahran (Writer/Director) with The Leftover Ladies (Egypt/U.S.A. Jesahel Newton-Bernal is a writer/director born and raised in Ecuador with an MFAfrom Columbia University. 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. His latest short film. ed 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. In her directorial debut, You Resemble Me, cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. (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. Estrada) and is in pre-production on his feature directorial debut. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, to. (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. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. (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. Urvashi Pathania (Writer/Director) with Skin (U.S.A.): A body-positivity influencer enters a desperate bid to save her self-loathing sister when the latter becomes a test subject for their aunts plastic surgery and skin-lightening racket. His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, andAustin Film Festival, among others. 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. Were looking forward to kicking off a new year of the Screenwriters Lab, supporting the bold visions of a stellar group of storytellers. 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. They find forgotten memories, love, and connection through this seemingly obsolete object. As barriers to her career overwhelm her, Mileva battles mental illness and her own exclusion from history. Show less Visiting Practitioner University of the Arts London Mar 2023 - Apr 2023 2 months. (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. 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. Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, toenrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. Douglas was an Advisor to over 200 writers in his twenty years participating in the Lab. Recipient of the Sundance Institute HorrorFellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. Gabriela Ortega is a multi-disciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic. 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 Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Ciara Leina`ala Lacy is a filmmaker whose Native Hawaiian identity drives her works intimacy and authenticity. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. She participated in theGotham Project Market and Film Independents FastTrack. He embarks on a relentless quest across Nigeria that forces him to confront the choices hes made in his own life. Sign Up 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. Applications for the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive will be available online between April 14, 2022, through May 12, 2022, and can be accessed at apply.sundance.org. In a Minute Youll Be Gone is her first feature film. Walter Thompson-Hernndez is a Los Angeles-born and raised filmmaker. 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. ): 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. Douglas was an Advisor to over 200 writers in his twenty years participating in the Lab. 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. 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. While we, By Stephanie Ornelas Raw, truthful, collaborative. These were the three words writer-director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz uses to describe the labs at Sundance Institute. Bane Fakih is a Lebanese filmmaker whose shorts Assil and Jad and Vibes screened at Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Recipient of the Sundance Institute HorrorFellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. He is the co-creator of the immersive virtual play Carlas Quince (Drama League Nomination), and is currently working on a new Broadway musical. They write genre work, predominantly gothic, folk, psychological, and body horror with queer and female, received a Special Jury Mention at Outfest, (2019). His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, and. Wasserman Award for Best Graduate Film at NYUs First Run Festival. But he encounters unexpectedand very humancomplications when he falls in love with the man who knocks him up. Currently, Hadi is an adjunct professor at NYUs Graduate Film Program. His first short, Act of God, has won many awards, including Best U.S. Short at the Palm Springs ShortsFest and an Audience Award at SXSW 2022. Hes currently in post on his horror short film. Abinash Bikram Shah is an award-winning writer/director based in Nepal. 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. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. He iscurrently in the writers room for Acapulco on Apple TV+. 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. Co-Founder of 3 Percent Films. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Neo Sora is a filmmaker, translator, and artist working in New York and Tokyo. Ev is a paranoid young hustler who believes his mother was abducted by aliens when he was a boy. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Faye Ruiz (Writer/Director) with Wishes Sink in Man-Made Lakes (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. Were looking forward to kicking off a new year of the Screenwriters Lab, supporting the bold visions of a stellar group of storytellers. She is currently working towards developing her first feature film. is a filmmaker whose Native Hawaiian identity drives her works, intimacy and authenticity. The fellows come from both the U.S. and abroad, with participants hailing from the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Nepal. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. 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. (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. 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. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent on Wednesday named the eight screenwriters set for the 25th edition of their Screenwriting Lab. He was, named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. After her MFA from Columbia University, Fakihreceived the Ezra Litwak Award for Screenwriting Distinction. 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.
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