David Miranda HardyīA from the University of Chile and MFA in filmmaking from Temple University (as a Fulbright Scholar).Īssistant Professor of Film and Media Culture David Miranda Hardy is a Chilean filmmaker and sound designer with an MFA in film from Temple University in Philadelphia, where he resided for five years on a Fulbright Scholarship. Uricaru is also a script consultant ( Beyond the Hills, by Cristian Mungiu, Best Screenplay Award, Cannes Film Festival). She is currently in development with the feature Paperclip (recipient of the Sloan Sundance Commissioning Grant and the Berlin Prize). Uricaru was a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriting and Directing Labs and a resident of the Cannes Cinefondation. She previously directed the short film Stopover (2011 Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival) and codirected the omnibus feature Tales from the Golden Age (2009 Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival). Ioana Uricaru directed and cowrote the feature Lemonade, which premiered in the official selection of the Berlin Film Festival in February 2018 and was selected in numerous other festivals (including in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival). MFA in film production and PhD in critical studies from the University of Southern California. Ioana Uricaruĭirector and Middlebury College Professor Notable Middlebury alumni in the entertainment industry include writer/director Michael Tolkin ( The Player), writer/producer Shawn Ryan ( The Shield), producer Andrew Peterson ( Howl, Thin Ice), Justin Haythe ( Revolutionary Road, Red Sparrow), and filmmaker and digital entrepreneur Ryan Koo (founder of ). In addition to its undergraduate college, Middlebury is home to a number of other exceptional schools and programs, including the Middlebury Language Schools, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences, and the Bread Loaf School of English. Middlebury College, located in Middlebury, Vermont, is a liberal arts college with a tradition of social engagement, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The Middlebury Script Lab was initiated through the Ron and Jessica Liebowitz Fund for Innovation and it is currently organized and sponsored by Middlebury College through its Envisioning Middlebury initiative. If you are selected as a Fellow, you must arrive in Middlebury on January 16, 2020, after 3 p.m., and attend all the days of the Script Lab.
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If you are selected as a finalist for the second round of evaluation, we will ask for the full script(s) to be submitted no later than November 1, 2019. The application process is handled via FilmFreeway and we initially ask that you send us the first 10 pages of your script accompanied by additional materials (as described in the FilmFreeway application).
citizens or permanent residents who are over 18 years of age on January 1, 2020. The screenplay should be written in English, in any genre, and must be the original work of the author (no adaptations). Writers who find brainstorming and discussion helpful will get the most out of the Script Lab.
We accept all genres but we prefer serialized over episodic content.
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For TV content, we request a full pilot script for 60-minute shows or the first two episodes for 30-minute shows, accompanied by a show bible. The screenplay should be the writer’s first or second feature script (no more than one other feature screenplay produced or sold) and fit the scale of an independent production. We are looking for compelling, exciting screenplays that have a completed first draft (75–120 pages). We are particularly looking for talented emerging writers who have encountered extraordinary obstacles in their pursuit of a screenwriting career.
Ample individual time is built into the week’s schedule, allowing fellows to make real progress on their screenplays. Writers, producers, script consultants, and agents-the advisors-will be offering their mentorship in workshops, master classes, and one-on-one conferences. You will live and work in individual, comfortable rooms and find your inspiration in the crisp Vermont outdoors (town shuttles can take you up the mountain for a ski break!). The idyllic New England town of Middlebury will welcome screenwriters developing their first or second feature script or their first television series. The Script Lab covers all the expenses except for the travel costs. Six emerging screenwriters-the Fellows-will be invited to spend one week at Middlebury, in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.