1997 Directors Lab

The Directors Lab is held for 3-4 weeks each 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

Gyula Gazdag

Artistic Director

Allison Anders

Creative Advisor

Jon Amiel

Creative Advisor

Michael Apted

Creative Advisor

Alice Arlen

Creative Advisor

Kathy Bates

Creative Advisor

Walter Bernstein

Creative Advisor

Aida Bortnik

Creative Advisor

Robert Caswell

Creative Advisor

Martha Coolidge

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Allen Daviau

Creative Advisor

Charles Fuller

Creative Advisor

Nelson George

Creative Advisor

Carlin Glynn

Creative Advisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Creative Advisor

Robbie Greenberg

Creative Advisor

Peter Hedges

Creative Advisor

Agnieszka Holland

Creative Advisor

Millard Kaufman

Creative Advisor

Callie Khouri

Creative Advisor

Peter Masterson

Creative Advisor

Christopher McQuarrie

Creative Advisor

Victor Nunez

Creative Advisor

Frank Pierson

Creative Advisor

Steven Rosenblum

Creative Advisor

Mark Rydell

Creative Advisor

Michael Schiffer

Creative Advisor

Michael Schultz

Creative Advisor

Susan Shilliday

Creative Advisor

Lynn Seifert

Creative Advisor

Howard Smith

Creative Advisor

Stewart Stern

Creative Advisor

Denzel Washington

Creative Advisor

Robert M. Young

Creative Advisor

Erika Alexander

Actor

Thomas Broxton Jr.

Actor

Billy Burke

Actor

Tristan Docrescu

Actor

Jenifer Courtney

Actor

Clea DuVall

Actor

Glenn Fitzgerald

Actor

Lisa Gay Hamilton

Actor

Kelvin Han Yee

Actor

Dule Hill

Actor

Terrence Howard

Actor

T.J. Lowther

Actor

Matt McGrath

Actor

Chris Mulkey

Actor

Jenny O'Hara

Actor

Nicole Ari Parker

Actor

Joe Perrino

Actor

Summer Phoenix

Actor

Max Pomeranc

Actor

Nick Sadler

Actor

Sab Shimono

Actor

Tamlyn Tomita

Actor

Diane Venora

Actor

Nathan Watt

Actor

Malinda Williams

Actor

Michael R. Miller

Creative Advisor
  
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