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. 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. Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Othersupporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS,MacArthur, and Firelight. supporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS, MacArthur, and Firelight. He. Her first short, (2014) won the Student Academy Award and the Israeli. 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. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, to. Since 1981, Sundance Institute has evolved to become an internationally-recognized nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of risk-taking storytellers worldwide. The Sundance Institute has announced the 13 independent film projects selected to take part in this summer's Screenwriting and Directing Labs. As the Sundance Institute describes it, the Lab offers screenwriters "indispensable lessons in craft to facilitate the deep exploration needed to fully realize their material." Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance and Berlinale. Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. She was a recipient of Sundances 2021 Uprise Grant, one of Filmmaker, Magazines 2021 New Faces and had her recent short film. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. He was, named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a. Before transitioning to film, Walter worked as a journalist for The New York Times. Readers around Park City and Summit County make the Park Record's work possible. is a Miami-based filmmaker. 2008. 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. In 2020, his play The Cubans had its world premiere at Miami New Drama. 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.. Her short film, Festival and screened in select theaters nationally before Jordan Peeles. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. 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). With the help of advisors, some of . Douglas was an Advisor to over 200 writers in his twenty years participating in the Lab. Yuan Yuan, Sundance January Screenwriters Lab participant and writer/director of Late Spring. One of the most exciting things about starting each year with the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of, Fellowship Enters Fifth Year of Supporting Filmmakers from Underrepresented Communities As They Focus on a Sustainable and Creative Path Forward Los Angeles, CA Today. Her films have screened at, various venues, including the Rotterdam Film Festival, LACMA, and Palm Springs. (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. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, toenrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. 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. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. The Sundance Screenwriters Lab is an experiential and nebulous process. Nwosus work is informed by the intersectional nature of her life across multiple continents and identities. He has written films that have premiered in Berlinale and Venice and. Sean Wang (Writer/Director) with Ddi () (U.S.A.): Fremont, CA. His shortfilm 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. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. Her first short film Paris on the Water (2014) won the Student Academy Award and the Israeli Academy Award for Best Narrative Short. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Faye Ruiz is a filmmaker whose interests lie in telling the stories of trans women ofcolor. Its a powerful distraction keeping much of our community and nearly the entire documentary business in a state of naive limbo. Television and film credits include Search Party, Law & Order, and Crabs in a Barrel (HBO Latinx Short Film Competition winner). 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. Foundation Fellow. She is anAssistant Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Oregon. Her debut feature The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2022 and was supported by the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Lab along with the Catalyst Forum. Her films explore gender. Walter Thompson-Hernndez is a Los Angeles-born and raised filmmaker. 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. 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. 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. 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. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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. 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. 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. He is also co-founder of Third. Dramatic Competition, and The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future and Dos Estaciones, both premiering in World Dramatic Competition. Meagan Brothers is the author of Debbie Harry Sings in French, a 2009 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and its prequel, Supergirl Mixtapes. 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. is a Lebanese director with an MFA in film from NYU Tisch. The Screenwriters Intensive, a two-day online workshop, will have 12 writers participating on March 2-3 to develop their first fiction features. This relationship was the basis for their2022 SXSW Audience Award-winning short, Act of God. Formany years he was caretaker for Spencer Cook. currently in the writers room for Acapulco on Apple TV+. were Nepals official entry for the Academy Awards. His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, and. Alvarez has performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Womens Project, INTAR, and Miami New Drama. Our industry-leading technical consultation and full-service product offerings make for comprehensive treatment solutions. She is a Sundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and is one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. He is also co-founder of ThirdHorizon Film Festival in Miami. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. His short. Estrada) and is in pre-production on his feature directorial debut. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olive Nwosu is a BAFTA-Pigott Scholar, Alex Sichel Fellow at Columbia University, and an African Promises director selected by the Institut Franais. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. His latest short film. (U.S.A.): Summer, 2004. Marja Bl Nango is a film director, screenwriter and producer. Her work draws cultural bridges that lead to the Caribbean through intersectionality, duality and ancestral memory. 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. Twelve-year-old Lil Ant begins to see mysterious figureseerie men with their arms spread like wingsaround his home. Neo Sora is a filmmaker, translator, and artist working in New York and Tokyo. The Academy Nicholl Fellowship is one of the best screenwriting fellowships for new, up and coming screenwriters. Each donation will be used exclusively for the development and creation of increased news coverage. is a Los Angeles-born filmmaker of Ryukyuan descent. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Spencer Cook is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. Award at Outfest and is available to stream on Fandor. A graduate in Film & Media Arts from American University in Washington DC, Nicole is a polyglot who writes about the confluence of . ): 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. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences and artists to ignite new ideas, discover original voices, and build a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. The Sundance Institute has named the summer fellows for the Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs. (U.S.A.): Eighteen-year-old Almas purposeful and happy life is disrupted when she must cope with the shock of intrafamily sexual abuse. 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. However, in return for participation in a Screenwriters Lab, fellows are obligated to sign an agreement stipulating that (a) they will make a contribution to Sundance of % of their film's final budget in excess of $1,000,000 (the "Budget Participation"), (b) Sundance will receive 1% of 100% of the film's net receipts, and (c) Sundance will She has been awarded a Miami Individual Artist Stipend and fellowship from the South Florida Cultural Consortium. 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. 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. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. 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. (U.S.A.): In the wake of 9/11, a First-Gen Muslim teenager discovers her mothers cassette tapes. One of the highlights for us every January is gathering a new and uniquely talented group of storytellers at our annual Screenwriters Lab. Jesahel Newton-Bernal is a writer/director born and raised in Ecuador with an MFAfrom Columbia University. 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. If they want to survive, theyll need to learn how to make their own magic. Parker Smith is a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, originally from Louisville, Kentucky. Her films have screened atvarious venues, including the Rotterdam Film Festival, LACMA, and Palm SpringsShortFest. Bringing you exemplary service, along with a . 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. She is a, Sundance Interdisciplinary Program and Academy of Motion Pictures fellow, and is, one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Her short film, Youth, premieredat SXSW in 2019 and won an Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs. 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.