WAVE Grant
Wavelength Productions
SUBMISSION PERIOD: October 1 - December 1, 2023
INFO: The WAVE Grant is devoted to helping emerging female and non-binary filmmakers of color tell their own “great f**king story.” This year we will select five recipients to receive a $5,000 seed grant for the production of their short film. Recipients will also receive mentorship from our award-winning team with development, production, and distribution strategies.
AWARD:
Recipients will receive a $5,000 seed grant for the production of their short film.
Recipients will receive a mentorship program. The Wavelength team will assist with development, production, and distribution strategies.
ELIGIBILITY:
Wavelength’s WAVE Grant is for a short narrative film of approximately 10 minutes. Shorts already in production or post-production will not be considered.
Production of the short must be completed within 2024. Production cannot begin before Feb. 2024.
This project must be the applicant’s directorial debut. Student films do not count as prior work. Applicants may have prior experience in film industry apart from directorial role.
Applicants must own the copyright of their production and have budgetary and editorial control.
Applicants must identify as a member of the BIPOC community and identify as woman or non-binary.
Applicants must be based in the United States and will be required to provide proof of residency.
Student films, feature films, series and engagement/outreach campaigns will not be considered. Documentary concepts or films in need of finishing funds will not be considered.
REQUIREMENTS:
Treatment (one-page max) – include a brief outline of the story and tone
Script (optional) – a script is not required but preferred if you have it.
Budget & Schedule – work-in-progress budget at development stage only and your production schedule. (A note on film financing: Wavelength partners with Seed & Spark as a platform tool for grantees to utilize. If the budget exceeds $5,000, must include information on how you plan to raise the additional funding.)
Resume – include a PDF of your CV. A link to your personal portfolio is also welcome.
Video pitch (3 minutes max) – 1-3 minute video introducing yourself and the project (private Vimeo or YouTube link is preferred)
Signed release form – we will not be able to review your application without this release.
If currently enrolled in university, must be graduating in or by 2024.
TIMELINE:
Applications open: October 1, 2023
Applications close: December 1, 2023 at 11:59pm PT
Interviews with finalists: January 2024
All applicants will be notified by January 31, 2024 of the status of their submission
WAVE Grant program begins: February 2024
wavelengthproductions.com/grants
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WIF / The Black List Episodic Lab
WIF / The Black List
APPLICATION PERIOD: October 2 - November 13, 2023
INFO: The Black List and WIF will invite six to eight promising non-professional television writers who are of underrepresented genders to the Lab. The Lab will kick off the first week of March 2024, running twice weekly for four weeks, and will consist of script development, peer workshopping sessions, and master classes with established writers and industry executives. Lab participants will have their final pilots read by agencies and networks. Past advisors and master class teachers include Monica Beletsky (“Parenthood”), Carly Wray (“Watchmen”), Sono Patel (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Glen Mazzara (“The Dark Tower”), Erika L. Johnson (“The Good Lord Bird”), Kira Snyder (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Lauren LeFranc (“Impulse”), Jane Becker (“Ted Lasso”) and many others.
All participants of the 2024 Episodic Lab will also be 2024 WIF Fellows. All WIF Fellowships provide year long support.
ELIGIBILITY:
IMPORTANT: Please note, applicants can apply through either WIF or The Black List, however, instructions are different for each platform. WIF members can apply for membership rates and non-members can apply for $40 per application. Through WIF, applicants can submit up to three scripts. Each script must be submitted through its own application, so fees and/or waivers are applicable per script. For Black List instructions or any other Black List questions, please click here or contact SUPPORT@BLCKLST.COM.
To be eligible to apply through WIF:
You are the sole and exclusive author of the television pilot submitted for consideration.
You have not received more than $25K in aggregate to date as compensation for television writing work.
You will be available for in-person evening sessions during the month of March 2024.
Participants must be able to provide proof of current vaccination, subject to CDC guidelines relating to boosters prior to February 20, 2024, and be willing to test for COVID-19 infection prior to each session in March 2024.
TIMELINE:
October 2, 2023 – Applications open
October XX, 2023 — Program AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) Panel
November 13, 2023 – Applications close
Week of January 15, 2024 – Shortlist writers notified
Week of February 5, 2024 – Interviews
Week of February 12, 2024 – Final Participants and all other applicants notified
March 5, 2024 — Episodic Lab begins
womeninfilm.org/updates/episodic-lab-details/
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2023 PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund
APPLICATION PERIOD: October 4 - November 1, 2023 at 11:59pm ET.
INFO: The PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund will resource documentary productions by mid-career filmmakers from diverse communities in the United States that are intended for distribution on PBS through finishing funds or co-production funding.
The Fund is designed to address the persistent structural challenges many filmmakers face after producing their first films, so that they can remain in the field and continue to create vital stories focused on underrepresented people and topics.
ELIGIBILITY:
The PBS/Greaves Fund is open to documentary filmmakers who meet the following criteria:
Identifies as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color.
Mid-Career filmmaker with a minimum of 7 years experience in documentary filmmaking as a Producer, Director, Co-Director, Editor, Cinematographer, and/or Writer.
Credits on a minimum of two (2) hours of distributed films of any genre, as a Producer, Director, Co-Director, Editor, Cinematographer, and/or Writer. The films must have been distributed via broadcast, streaming, and/or an Academy Award qualifying festival.
Be based in the United States or a U.S. territory (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Samoa, Guam/Northern Mariana Islands).
Secured a minimum of 20% of the total Production budget.
Holds a minimum of 50% of the Copyright to the production.
You are not eligible to apply if you are:
Currently enrolled as a student. Productions that are part of a degree-granting program are not eligible.
Currently a signatory of any Firelight Media fellowship, development or production agreement(s) which has not yet completed delivery.
Employed by Firelight Media or PBS as an officer, full-time employee, or are a member of the board of directors.
Please email grants@firelightmedia.org if you have any questions.
firelightmedia.submittable.com/submit
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PROOF OF CONCEPT SHORT FILM GRANT
Black Film Space / cliveRd
DEADLINE: Extended to October 6, 2023
APPLICATION FEE: $35 (Free for Black Film Space paying members)
INFO: Black Film Space is partnering with cliveRd, a studio focused on producing and building in media, on a Proof of Concept Short Film Grant.
We are seeking one short film script under 15 minutes/pages that aims to serve as a teaser/preview for a feature film or episodic series.
The grant total will be $9,000.
The project will be selected based on the filmmaker’s ability to present a strong script and treatment that shows great promise as a proof of concept for a feature film or episodic series. We will also consider other factors such as the merit of previous work and financial need.
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS
Must have at least one visual sample that showcases previous work
Must present a completed script for their short film or episodic series.
Must present a completed treatment
Must present a detailed plan on how they will execute their project with details on production, casting, their team, post production, festival strategy, etc.
Must reside in the United States
At least one of the core team members on the team listed in the application must be of Black/African descent
Must submit a narrative, scripted film. Documentary films/non fiction works will not be considered
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENT:
The production timeline for the completed short must be within six months of receiving the grant
Applicants must function in one of the following three roles: writer, director and/or executive producer, and the writer needs to be a part of the selection process
The filmmaker must be willing to exhibit their proof of concept short at Black Film Space’s Awards ceremony in the fall of 2024
CliveRd and Black Film Space must be credited as producers on the short film
Filmmakers must be available for follow up discussions with cliveRd on their progress of their short and their feature film/episodic series
Must be in pre-production and/or producing their feature film or episodic series within AT LEAST a year of receiving the grant
There is a possibility that cliveRd will show continued interest depending on the quality of the feature film/episodic series script and readiness of the filmmaker to complete their project.
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WRITER-DRIVEN SHORTS
The Black List
DEADLINE: Extended to October 15, 2023
INFO: The “Writer-Driven Shorts” program, presented by the Black List x General Motors Marketing and Media Incubator Fund, will grant two emerging filmmakers with $100,000 in production funds to shoot a short film based on their feature scripts.
The short films that are produced as part of the program will aim to have a successful festival run and compete for awards consideration in 2024. GM will provide picture cars to the two filmmakers to use in their short films (if needed).
All genres are encouraged to submit for the Writer-Driven Shorts program, ranging from romantic comedy, action adventure, grounded dramas, fantastical sci-fi and more. In alignment with GM's sustainable, all-electric future and aspiration to be the most inclusive company in the world, films showcasing sustainability, electrification and/or diversity will be highly considered. Scripts with scenes of excessive violence, illegal drug or substance abuse, car crashes, unsafe driving and/or explicit sexual acts will not be considered.
Scripts are not required to include scenes with vehicles.
GM is committed to fighting climate change and achieving carbon neutrality in their operations and products by 2040. As such, the Writer-Driven Shorts program is particularly interested in identifying and supporting filmmakers whose scripts include compelling and optimistic climate storytelling. This opportunity is ideal for writers whose scripts promote hope and idealism–stories about characters who dream of and fight for a more sustainable and equitable future.
These kinds of stories can include (but are certainly not limited to!):
Rom-coms about rival chefs in the slow food movement
Family comedies about a sustainable road trip
Satires about the cutthroat world of local composting organizations
An imagined biopic about a scientist who stops the polar ice caps from melting
Action movies with electric car chases
As part of a broader commitment to a more equitable Hollywood, the Black List and the GM Incubator Fund will also grant fee waivers for one free month of hosting and two free evaluations on blcklst.com to the first 200 writers from traditionally underrepresented communities. Fee waivers will be distributed at the discretion of the Black List and GM - submitting writers will be asked to elaborate on why they qualify for a fee waiver during the final stages of the program submission process.
Writer/directors and writer and director teams are welcome to submit for this opportunity. A link to your project’s directing sample will be required when you submit for the opportunity. If you are a writer who has paired with a director for this project, you must submit a directing sample for your attached director. Please note that only filmmakers who have directed at least one narrative short film will be considered eligible. If you are a writer submitting for this opportunity who has not directed a short film, you must attach an eligible director to your project.
When the submission period ends, a short list of 20 filmmakers will be invited to submit additional materials. These materials include prior directing samples, production plans, lookbooks, and budgets so please be prepared with these materials should you make it to the next round and do not submit for this opportunity if you will not be able to provide any of the above.
Only feature-length scripts will be considered for this program. All shorts will be excerpts and/or adaptations of the selected feature-length scripts. The Black List does not accept short film scripts on the website. Only full-length, completed feature scripts will be accepted for consideration. Do not submit your short film script.
You must have at least one evaluation attached to your script to submit to this program. If you are unable to purchase an evaluation, please check if you qualify for a GM fee waiver for one free month of hosting and two free evaluations. You can read more about the Black List's evaluation requirements here.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Long List Notified: October 16, 2023
Short List Notified: November 15, 2023
Filmmakers Announced: December 15, 2023
REQUIREMENTS:
You must post an original screenplay on www.blcklst.com and opt-in to the Program during the Submission Period. Ideally, you will have directed at least one short film previously.
You must agree to (1) these Submission Requirements, (2) all terms relating to the Program posted on Black List’s website, which you should review and read in full, and (3) the Submission Agreement, which governs the submission of your script to Company and Black List. The Submission Agreement includes important, legally binding terms and conditions, including arbitration of any disputes, which you must read in full before accepting.
If requested, you must submit by a date determined by Company the following materials, which are also governed by the Submission Agreement:
A professional resume and personal statement;
Samples, production plan, look book and short script; o Contact and other personal information; and
Executed originals of the Submission Agreement.
If selected by Company for the Program, as a condition of your participation, you must agree to Company’s terms of such participation, which shall include, without limitation:
The selected candidate will receive a $100,000 grant to produce a short film based on candidate's feature screenplay or other submitted material.
If the candidate does not deliver a completed short film on schedule or otherwise fails to meet their obligations, which will include but will not be limited to identifying and detailing a budget for the use of the grant in the production of the short film (which budget shall be subject to Company's approval), providing a timeline for production (which timeline shall be subject to Company’s approval), and clearing all rights necessary for Company to exploit the short film free and clear of all obligations to third parties, Company shall be entitled to a refund of the grant money.
Company will receive "Producer" mentions in the short films produced in connection with the Be Unstoppable Film Project Program, and Company's name and/or logo will be included in each short film and in promotional communications about each short film.
If selected for the Program, the candidate will grant to Company the necessary rights, permissions and authorizations for Company to use the candidate's name, likeness and the short film produced in connection with the Program (including but not limited to stills, key art, and clips therefrom) in Company advertising, marketing, and promotional material in all media.
All rights or benefits granted by the candidate to Company or services provided by the candidate in connection with the Program shall be non-union.
At Company's request, you may be required to enter into a more formal agreement with Company regarding your participation in this Program, provided that until such time as a more formal agreement is entered into, these Submission Requirements shall remain binding.
You must be at least 18 years of age and not a minor in the state or country of your residence at time of submission.
If the submitted materials written by a team consisting of one or more writers, (i) each member of that writing team must comply with these Submission Requirements, including agreeing to the Submission Agreement described below and (ii) all members of the writing team must opt-out of the Program if any other member becomes ineligible (including as a result of failing to timely agree to the Submission Agreement or failing to timely provide the materials listed above).
The submitted materials must be wholly original to you and you must be the sole owner of all rights. The submitted materials must not in any way infringe upon the copyright of any person or entity or, to the best of your knowledge in the exercise of reasonable prudence, constitute libel, defamation or invasion of privacy or any other rights of any third party. You understand and agree that Black List will share any information that you provide in connection with the Program with Company.
blcklst.com/programs/writerdriven-shorts-presented-by-the-black-list-x-the-gm-incubator-fund
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NICKELODEON WRITING PROGRAM
Nickelodeon Animation
ENTRY PERIOD: October 15 - November 15, 2023
INFO: Founded in the year 2000, the Nickelodeon Writing Program is a full-time, paid, yearlong development Program for television comedy writers with unique voices and from underrepresented communities. Join us at the studio in Burbank for classes and workshops to sharpen your skills, executive mentorship and networking to build your professional relationships, and the opportunity to work in the iconic live-action and animation writers’ rooms at Nick. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dedicate yourself to the craft of writing and build your career from the ground up.
The Nick Writing Program is not a writing contest – It’s a launching pad for diverse and emerging creatives. If you bring the unique voice and innovative ideas for kids’ and family content, we’ll help you launch a career with all the tools you’ll need to succeed in the industry for years to come.
ELIGIBILITY / HOW TO APPLY:
You must be 18 years or older, and eligible to work in the United States to participate.
To apply, follow the link under the “Apply Online” section, fill out the application through our submission portal, and submit two scripts: One spec from our Accepted Shows List which gets updated every year (watch our social media channels for announcements), and one half-hour original comedy pilot.
If you have previously applied to the Program and were not selected, you are welcome and encouraged to apply again with a new spec script for each submission period.
APPLICATION DETAILS:
STEP 1 (Pick a Focus) - When you pick a focus, it helps us curate your experience in the Program to better help you reach your goals as a television writer. Picking a focus does not mean your time in the Program will be spent exclusively working on content for this audience, but simply helps us gauge your interests and set you on a course for success. Your spec and pilot submissions do not need to adhere to these audience age groups in any way.
Kids’ Content (Audience Age 6-11) - This age group is Nickelodeon’s bread and butter. Most of Nickelodeon’s most iconic live-action and animated shows are developed for this demographic including SpongeBob SquarePants, Danger Force, and The Loud House.
Preschool Content (Audience Age 2-6) - The Preschool age group (including “bridge” content for tots moving into early elementary school age) loves to laugh and play along with their content. They’re smart, engaged, and always ready for new shows to watch like Paw Patrol, Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, and Baby Shark’s Big Show.
Preteen/Young Adult (Audience Age 11-17) - Nickelodeon shares its home in the Paramount Kids & Family Group with our partners at Awesomeness who cater to a tween and teen audience. We’ll partner with ATV and the creators of Nick’s shows for a slightly older audience like Side Hustle, Drama Club, and iCarly to make this experience the right one for you.
STEP 2 (Script Preparation) - All applicants must submit a SPEC SCRIPT and HALF HOUR ORIGINAL COMEDY PILOT that adhere to the following guidelines:
Must be based on a television series from the Accepted Shows List (spec only).
Typed in standard Final Draft (or equivalent) script format.
In black type, 12pt courier style font.
Do not upload a cover page with your script.
The following information should be included in the header/footer of your spec script on the first or all pages:
Name of the show (center of the header).
Title of the episode (center of the footer).
Filename should include only the name of your show and episode (Do not include your name or your submission will not be considered).
Do not put your name anywhere on the script, file, or file name.
THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:
Feature-length screenplays, reality-based comedies or dramas, treatments, outlines, plays, short stories, books, graphics, magazine/newspaper articles, poems, headshots, audio/videotapes, or other digital media. If it’s not on the Accepted Shows list or your comedy pilot, please do not submit it!
Please note: Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.
STEP 3 (Accepted Shows 2023):
Abbott Elementary
Agent Elvis
American Auto
Awkwafina is Nora from Queens
Big Mouth
Bob Hearts Abishola
Bob’s Burgers
Call Me Kat
Ghosts
Girls5eva
Grand Crew
Harley Quinn
Home Economics
HouseBroken
How I Met Your Father
Human Resources
I Love That For You
Loot
Lopez vs. Lopez
Mythic Quest
Night Court (2023)
Our Flag Means Death
Party Down
Raven’s Home
Rick and Morty
Solar Opposites
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Tacoma FD
That ’90s Show
The Conners
The Great North
The Ms. Pat Show
The Neighborhood
The Other Two
The Wonder Years (2021)
This Fool
Unstable
We Are Lady Parts
Welcome to Flatch
What We Do in the Shadows
Young Rock
Young Sheldon
STEP 4 (Apply Online)
SUBMISSION MATERIALS TO INCLUDE:
Completed application questions – some of these are long, so start your application early.
One spec script in .pdf format (this applies to both individual writers and writing teams).
One original comedy pilot in .pdf format (this applies to both individual writers and writing teams).
One-page resume in .pdf format.
Completed and digitally signed Submission Release form and Schedule A for each script. These can be downloaded from the link above the document upload section.
COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION:
Beginning July 1st, you can start your application for the Nickelodeon Writing Program. Submissions must be uploaded before 11:59pm PT on August 1st.
All submission materials should be completed and uploaded to the Nickelodeon online submission platform Coverfly. All necessary forms can be downloaded via links embedded in the application.
Once in the platform, fill in the form with your “Project Info” about your spec from the Accepted Shows List.
Projects written by writing teams should only be submitted once. On the first page of the checkout form, writers will have the option to add one additional writer by clicking on the plus sign (+) next to the name fields.
Upload a .pdf of your spec script following the provided instructions. Leave off all identifiable information. At this stage, you will be asked to provide a few additional details about the script.
Choose the Program “Package” and “Add to Cart.”
Give us some “Additional Info” including your contact details, a signed Schedule A form, and a signed Release form (one for each member in the case of writing teams) for each script you submit (spec and pilot). Both forms can be downloaded from the link above the document upload section.
We’ll also need a resume in .pdf format. Please be sure to fill out all required fields and answer all questions or you will not be able to submit your application.
Finally, “Check Out” (at no cost) to complete your submission.
Don’t wait until the last minute! We advise that you give yourself at least two weeks prior to the August 1st deadline to complete your submission. No exceptions will be made for late submissions regardless of the circumstances.
If you are experiencing problems with the online application, please contact the technical support team at Coverfly by scrolling to the bottom of their site homepage and clicking “Contact.”
IMPORTANT DATES:
November 15, 2023 - Submission Period Closes
February 15, 2024 - Semi-Finalists Notified
March 1, 2024 - Chosen Writers Notified
nickanimation.com/programs/writing-program/
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Unscripted Producers Lab
BIPOC TV + FILM
DEADLINE: October 20, 2023
INFO: The Unscripted Producers Lab is a one-week intensive for emerging producers and aspiring showrunners working in unscripted, factual, and reality TV content production.
Developed in partnership with Bell Media senior production executive Tina Apostolopoulos and 2023 lead facilitator Andrea Griffith, the lab will focus on producing an unscripted series from start to finish, covering a range of topics: unscripted storytelling, management skills, casting, production and post-production workflows, financing and scheduling, and career development.
Following the lab intensive, participants will be matched with a mentor for individual support for six months.
KEY DATES
Call for Applications: September 21 to October 20, 2023
Lab Dates: February 26 to March 1, 2024 at Bell Media Studios in Toronto
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
The BIPOC TV & Film Unscripted Producers’ Lab in partnership with Bell Media is open to Canadian residents who are Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized Persons of Colour. To be eligible, you must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
You have/had an unscripted, factual, or reality series in development with a Canadian or US broadcaster or production company; OR,
You have attained a producer-level credit on at least one season of a Canadian or US unscripted, factual, reality or documentary series; OR,
You have a producer credit on a feature-length or broadcast documentary. Note: associate producer credits are eligible.
TOPICS TO BE EXPLORED:
Unscripted Storytelling: Building the vision for your series
Building and Leading an Unscripted Team
The Ins and Outs of Casting
Production and Post-production
Financing, Budgeting and Scheduling
Building Your Relationship with Your Broadcaster/Network
Building and Evolving Your Career
bipoctvandfilm.com/unscripted-producers-lab
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The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
NYFA
DEADLINE: November 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST
INFO: The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre provides grants to encourage and support the creation of digital, film, music, and live or online theatre content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.
The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre (“Women’s Fund”), administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), is a signature initiative that addresses the underrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry. The Fund provides grants to encourage and support the creation of content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.
The $1.8 million to be awarded in the fifth cycle will bring the grand total of Women’s Fund grants to $9.3 million, allocated to a current total of 343 recipients (97 in Cycle 4, 89 in Cycle 3, 94 in Cycle 2, and 63 in Cycle 1).
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES:
Finishing grants* for film and digital projects
Funds for the creation of music recordings or videos
Production funds for live or online theatre
In addition to being made by, for, or about all who identify as women, projects are eligible if they feature a prominent woman perspective; and/or include a woman-identified director and/or producer and/or writer/songwriter and/or engineer (for recordings) and/or woman-indentified protagonist(s) or lead musical role.
*To be eligible, projects need to have completed principal photography.
GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
Fiction Feature (running time of 60 minutes or more) – up to $50,000
Fiction Short (running time of 59 minutes or less) – up to $25,000
Fiction Webisode/Webseries (all forms) – up to $20,000
Documentary Feature (running time of 60 minutes or more) – up to $50,000
Documentary Short (running time of 59 minutes or less) – up to $25,000
Documentary Webisodes/Webseries (all lengths and forms) – up to $20,000
Music (all categories) – up to $20,000
Theatre Production – up to $50,000
GRANT TIMELINE
Applications close: November 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET*
Recipients notified: March 2024
Funded Project completion: March 31, 2025
nyfa.org/awards-grants/nyc-womens-fund-for-media-music-and-theatre/
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TV RETREAT & FELLOWSHIP
CineStory Foundation
DEADLINES & SUBMISSION FEES:
Extended Late Deadline – November 5, 2023 ($85)
Final Deadline: December 3, 2023 ($90)
INFO: The CineStory Foundation believes in helping writers find their voice. We’re entering a world in which the ways to tell stories are limitless. Those stories always begin with a blank page. Our goal with the Television Retreat is to educate writers about the unique world of TV storytelling, from the collaborative nature of writing for networks or streaming channels to the independent realm of creating and shooting series for the web.
Structured like the CineStory Feature Retreat, the CineStory Television Retreat takes place over three days in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild, California. Attendees receive three one-on-one, one and a half hour sessions with CineStory mentors. During these sessions, mentors will give attendees feedback on improving the craft of the script(s) they submitted in advance and will also discuss with writers various aspects of the business of TV writing to help writers better understand TV writers’ various roles in the entertainment industry.
TV writers also will experience what it’s like to sit in a professional writers room run by an experienced mentor. In addition, mentors and writers will gather for meals, drinks, screenings, and other special events.
RETREAT DATES:
May 3 – 7, 2024
RETREAT FEE:
The retreat fee for the 2023 Feature Retreat is $2,200 for individual participants and $3,000 for teams (who participate in all retreat events as a team).
The retreat fee covers meals (a light breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and all retreat events, including informal sessions, one-on-one meetings, social gatherings (cocktail parties, etc.).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quarterfinalists – Late January
Semifinalists – Late February
Finalists – Mid March
Division Winners – Early April
Fellowship Winner – Mid April
TV DIVISIONS:
Original Drama – 1 hour series
Original Comedy – 30 minute series
Original Sci Fi/Fantasy – 1 hour series
Original Children/Family – 30 min series
Pilots only. For division details, please visit our TV Submissions page.
cinestory.org/retreat-fellowship-contests/tv-retreat-fellowship-contest/