2016 Directors Lab

The Directors Lab is held for 3-4 weeks in May/June at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. A total of eight projects, the vast majority of which have participated in a previous Screenwriters Lab, are invited to participate. There is no open application for the Directors Lab; rather, applicants to the January Screenwriters Lab program are considered for the June Directors Lab after their projects have been selected for the January Screenwriters Lab.
Over the course of the Directors Lab, the Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors and professional production crews, rehearsing, shooting, and editing key scenes from their scripts. Through this intense, hands-on process, the Fellows push the boundaries of their scripts, allowing them to workshop text, collaborate with actors, and find a visual language for their film in an atmosphere where experimentation is encouraged. Surrounded by seasoned professionals, yet removed from the typical pressures of production, Lab Fellows are offered a unique opportunity to see the script “on its feet,” develop skills, and take risks. Directors Lab Fellows also join in the week-long Screenwriters Lab with five additional Screenwriter projects to participate in individualized story sessions under the guidance of established screenwriters.

  • Credits
  • Projects

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Glenn Close

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Creative Advisor

Gyula Gazdag

Creative Advisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Creative Advisor

Keith Gordon

Creative Advisor

Randa Haines

Creative Advisor

Catherine Hardwicke

Creative Advisor

Azazel Jacobs

Creative Advisor

Richard Jenkins

Creative Advisor

So Yong Kim

Creative Advisor

Kasi Lemmons

Creative Advisor

Joshua Marston

Creative Advisor

Lee Percy

Creative Advisor

Rodrigo Prieto

Creative Advisor

Nancy Richardson

Creative Advisor

Ira Sachs

Creative Advisor

Peter Sollett

Creative Advisor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor

Dylan Tichenor

Creative Advisor

Barbara Tulliver

Creative Advisor

Bradford Young

Creative Advisor

David Gordon Green

Creative Advisor
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