The Writers Lab US
The Writers Lab US
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132 West 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 679-0870 (voice)
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Web:
http://thewriterslab.nyc
Email:
contact@thewriterslab.nyc
Contact: Nitza Wilon, Co-Founder
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The Writers Lab, produced by IRIS and New York Women in Film & Television and supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, is open for submissions of screenplays by women over the age of 40
ABOUT THE LAB
The Writers Lab brings 12 women screenwriters over the age of 40 with promising scripts together with outstanding professional female filmmakers for an intensive four-day screenwriting development retreat of one-on-one meetings, panel discussions and other activities designed to inspire the artists; to prompt rigorous creative exploration; and, through revision, to cultivate first-rate cinematic stories.
We seek a broad selection of screenplays across all genres of fiction. Scripts by more than one writer will be considered, but all writers must be female, and only one writer can attend the Lab. Show More
Rules
Applicants must be at least 40 years old on or before the Lab: born on or before November 7, 1983.
Please see website for complete rules and guidelines.
Awards
- Individualized feedback, insights and guidance on their selected projects and their craft;
- Understanding of industry standards, practices, expectations and predilections, and strategies and resources for navigating them;
- A community of peers and a network of relationships that can extend well beyond the program;
- Exposure and opportunities beyond the Lab, as well as the resources and year-round supplemental programming of The Writers Lab.
The Writers Lab US
Contact
132 West 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 679-0870 (voice)
na (fax)
Web:
http://thewriterslab.nyc
Email:
contact@thewriterslab.nyc
Contact: Nitza Wilon, Co-Founder
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The Writers Lab US
Contact
132 West 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 679-0870 (voice)
na (fax)
Web:
http://thewriterslab.nyc
Email:
contact@thewriterslab.nyc
Contact: Nitza Wilon, Co-Founder
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Meryl Streep Funded Writers Lab Now Open for Submissions
The Writers Lab returns in 2017, once again with
funding from Oscar winner and NYWIFT Muse honoree Meryl Streep. The Writers Lab,
established for women screenwriters over the age of 40 by New York Women in Film &
Television (NYWIFT) and IRIS, in collaboration with the Writers Guild of America, East, has
selected leading filmmakers to provide exclusive mentorship and increase opportunities for
content made by women.
The mentors attached to The Writers Lab 2017 include: Alexis Alexanian (“Pieces of April”),
Susan Cartsonis (“What Women Want,” “Where the Heart Is”), Lisa Cortés (“Precious,”
“Shadowboxer”), Amy Fox (“Equity”), Caroline Kaplan Caroline Kaplan (“Time Out of Mind,”
“Letters to Juliet”), Kirsten Smith (“Legally Blonde,” upcoming “Expendabelles”), and Pat
Verducci? (“True Crime”), among others.
The Writers Lab 2017 ?will take place from Thursday, September 14 - Sunday, September
17, 2017 and will include a select group of female screenwriters over 40 for a four-day
intensive script development retreat with acclaimed mentors.
“After receiving an overwhelming response in our first two years, we are thrilled to now make
The Writers Lab an annual entertainment industry event,” said Terry Lawler, Executive
Director of New York Women in Film & Television. “Providing this one-of-a-kind support to
an underserved demographic is vital to shaping a media landscape that includes and
represents all voices.”
"Now, more than ever, women's distinctive voices must be heard,” says IRIS Co-Founder
Nitza Wilon. “Through the Lab, we'll continue to support and promote women’s scripts, and
we'll work to get those stories onscreen."
The selected female screenwriters will be announced on August 1. Submissions must be
feature-length, fictional narrative scripts of any genre written by women over the age of 40,
who are American citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
The Writers Lab was launched in 2015 to provide script development for women writers
over the age of 40, it creates a springboard to the next stage of production and expands the
boundaries of today’s commercial narrative film.
Updated: 02/01/2017
The Writers Lab US
Contact
132 West 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 679-0870 (voice)
na (fax)
Web:
http://thewriterslab.nyc
Email:
contact@thewriterslab.nyc
Contact: Nitza Wilon, Co-Founder
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