Listen up, writers, administrators, and cinematographers! Women in Film (WIF) is now accepting candidates to 4 of its filmmaking applications uplifting girls and non-binary business newcomers. The group introduced in a press launch that purposes are open now for 4 of its profession acceleration applications for the 2023 yr: the Episodic Lab, the Feature Residency, the Director Fellowship, and the Cinematographer Fellowship.
WIF acknowledges that “achieving equal cultural representation within our media narratives requires a representative number of skilled storytellers.” To this finish, the collective has collaborated with The Black List, a platform the place scribes can have their writing showcased and evaluated, to create the WIF Writing Labs, which embrace the Episodic Lab and Feature Residency.
The Episodic Lab selects “six to eight promising non-professional television writers who are of underrepresented genders“ for its four-week in-person program with sessions on script development and pitching. The Lab also includes a mock writers’ room and roundtables with experienced scribes and industry execs. Advisors and masterclass instructors have included scribes from series such as “Watchmen,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” and “Parenthood.”
Applicants can submit as much as three TV pilot scripts for consideration, for which they’re the only and unique creator. The applicant should not have acquired greater than $25,000 in mixture up to now as compensation for TV writing work.
Recipients of the in-person Feature Residency will obtain one-on-one mentorship with screenwriters, peer workshopping classes, and business recommendation. During the 12 month program, “writers will be supported through additional events as well arranged meetings with representation, production companies, and fellow writers to elevate their projects and career trajectories,” per program particulars. Residency mentors have included screenwriters of movies corresponding to “Legally Blonde,” “Bring It On,” and “Wadjda.”
Applicants can submit as much as three characteristic screenplays, for which they’re the only and unique creator. The applicant should not have acquired greater than $100,000 in mixture up to now as compensation for movie or TV writing work.
As of 2023, all contributors of WIF’s discipline-specific profession applications, together with the Episodic Lab and Feature Residency, may even be WIF Fellows of their respective specialties.
The Director Fellowship and Cinematographer Fellowship are a part of WIF’s collection of Fellowship applications. Providing yearlong govt mentorship, neighborhood constructing, and networking help, WIF Fellowships are “committed to advancing the careers of women and all people of underrepresented genders.” Fellows throughout applications may even obtain entry to business consultants and particular occasions. All fellowships will probably be held nearly till additional discover.
Submissions should embrace a press release that articulates a transparent profession focus. Applicants should be native to the Los Angeles space.
Since its inception in 1973, WIF has “[advocated] and [advanced] the careers of women working in the screen industries — in front of and behind the camera, across all levels of experience—to achieve parity and transform culture,” per the organization’s web site.
Head over to WIF for extra data on the Writing Lab or Fellowship applications. Click to use to the Episodic Lab, Feature Residency, Director Fellowship, or Cinematographer Fellowship.
The deadline to use to all of those applications is November 7, 2022. All purposes require a charge of $40 for non-members whereas WIF members can apply for membership charges.
Applications for WIF applications supporting different positions in leisure, together with producers, enterprise roles, craft, and below-the-line roles, will open December 12.