Exciting a new generation ages 1824 to the power of story. To celebrate, were spotlighting some of our favorite short films to come out of the lab. During the forum, film independents director of artist development jennifer kushner will award the alfred p. The lab is an intensive eightweek program designed to support emerging independent film directors on their feature films. The top 10 best indie writerdirectors the script lab. Programs for utah audiences to experience independent film, theatre, and music through free screenings and discussions.
Join us, in partnership with sony electronics, for a lively roundtable discussion among film independent documentary fellows affected by the current covid19 crisis. Film independents artist development program offers free labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents yearround. Much like the intricate culinary mesa of beans and. We help independent creators from around the world develop new projects.
Screenwriting lab is a weeklong workshop designed to provide individualized story and professional development for emerging screenwriters with a fiction feature screenplay. Taking place may 30june 23 in the mountains of sundance resort in utah, the annual lab supports the next wave of independent filmmakers exploring. As we celebrate twenty years of this lab, we are pleased to present. Applicants must submit a work sample which should include a minimum of a polished trailer and scene selects, all the way up to a rough cut. Project involve, film independents signature diversity and mentorship program, is turning 25 this year. This list is dedicated to the top 10 indie writerdirectors.
Meet the 2019 film independent directing lab fellows yelling. Film independent has lined up quite the class for its 2020 documentary lab this years participants are all women. Zooming in on the filmmakers headed to the 2020 directors closeup. Film independent has announced the filmmakers and projects selected for its 12th annual directing lab, an intensive program that helps directors develop new feature films and improve their craft. Film independent selects all women filmmakers for the 2020. Film independent announces 2019 directing lab fellows. Juno films buys chilean nightsky documentary cielo. Connecting composers and directors to nurture the development of music in film. Directing lab is a fiveweek program for directors prepping independent feature films. The directing lab is open to any director who is attached to an unproduced, featurelength narrative film with an eye toward production.
Filmmakers apply to the film independent directing lab. Eight projects from 11 filmmakers were selected for the program, which is designed for filmmakers currently in postproduction on a feature documentary. Distribution for independent films wednesday, july 17, 2019 at canon burbank, burbank, ca. The lab provides creative feedback and advances the careers of its fellows by. The idc and the idc, east seek to help the guild develop policies, programs and activities that better serve the needs of dga members who work in the independent and low budget film arenas, reach out to independent film directors who are not yet members of the guild to raise their. Andrew ahn talks about his experience workshopping the awardwinning drama spa night during the film independents directing lab. A great casting director should be one of the first partners you hire when you set out in preproduction on your feature. Note that the people on this list arent necessarily making true indie films anymore. Film independent has selected six directors selected for its 18th annual directing lab, an eightweek program designed to support emerging independent film directors on their feature films. She is an alumna of the sundance film festival, tiff, the tiff talent lab, tiff pitch this. March 3, 2020 more information applications open directing lab 2020 nonmember deadline.
Introducing kodaks independent production package kipp film is a choice and kipp is our way of putting film in your hands. Through kipp we can offer both 16mm and 35mm packages camerastockprocessingtransfer tailored to your independent budget. Sloan producers grant to support a fiction film that explores science or technology themes. Filmmaker labs directing lab is a fiveweek program for directors prepping independent feature films. Jennifer kushner, film independents director of artist development. Film independent has unveiled the six fellows chosen for its annual directing lab, a program designed to support emerging independent film directors. The film independent documentary lab accepts applications for nonfiction films or series that will be in late postproduction in the spring of 2019. These are the writerdirectors that blew up on the indie scene, turned something cheap, and at least borderline experimental, into something huge.
November 5, 2019 more information applications currently closed. Sundance institute selects eight firsttime filmmakers for. Kodak and alpha grip helping directors to shoot on film. They include filmmaker labs for directors, screenwriters, producers and documentarians, project involve and the grants program. Film independent names 2020 directing lab fellows deadline. Writerdirectors are welcome to apply, as are directing teams, who may submit a single application. Spa night case study directing labs andrew ahn film. Writer directors are welcome to apply, as are directing teams, who may submit a single application. Film independent has lined up quite the class for its 2020 documentary lab this years. The event was designed to provide an opportunity for the participants to better understand the world of representation and. Fixing the representation equation film independent. Founded by robert redford, sundance institute is a nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of independent storytellers in film and theatre.
The lab is an intensive eightweek program designed to. The lab is an intensive nineweek program designed to. October 22, 2019 film independent member extended deadline. Film independent unveils 2016 directing lab fellows. The independent directors committees idc are composed of directors actively working in independent film.
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