EPISODIC STORY LAB
Sundance Institute
INFO: The Sundance Institute Episodic Story Lab offers 10 writers an opportunity to develop long-form episodic content in a setting where they can hone their writing skills and learn how to navigate the changing industry. Working with accomplished showrunners, as well as non-writing creative producers and studio/network executives, the Fellows participate in one-on-one creative story meetings, pitching sessions, writers’ rooms, and group conversations focusing on the key creative and tactical elements that are central to their success in episodic storytelling.
- Emerging writers and writer/directors from all mediums, including independent narrative features, documentary, theatre, and fiction, who are developing an episodic series.
- Applicants must have at minimum a completed script for the pilot episode and a 2-3 page series overview that includes a brief description of the premise, genre, central characters and world of the series, as well as a short summary of the story and character arcs for the first season.
- The submitted pilot cannot have been sold at any point to a studio or network.
- Additionally, applicants cannot have sold a pilot or pitch to a studio or network in the past that has been produced.
- The submitted pilot may be original or adapted from optioned source material.
- A priority of the program is to identify and support writers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the television industry.
APPLICATION FEE: $40
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Applications Open: December 1, 2016
- Deadline: February 1, 2017
- Lab Dates: October 5-10, 2017
sundance.org/programs/episodic-storytelling