2001 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

Art Director

Allison Anders

Creative Advisor

Jane Anderson

Creative Advisor

Paris Barclay

Creative Advisor

Antonia Bird

Creative Advisor

Ian Calderon

Creative Advisor

Wes Craven

Creative Advisor

Alfonso Cuarón

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Allen Daviau

Creative Advisor

Roger Donaldson

Creative Advisor

Tony Drazan

Creative Advisor

Robert Elswit

Creative Advisor

Scott Frank

Creative Advisor

John Gatins

Creative Advisor

Bart Gavigan

Creative Advisor

Danny Glover

Creative Advisor

Keith Gordon

Creative Advisor

Robert Nelson Jacobs

Creative Advisor

Christopher McQuarrie

Creative Advisor

Peter Medak

Creative Advisor

Sally Menke

Creative Advisor

Ron Nyswaner

Creative Advisor

John Ottman

Creative Advisor

Frank Oz

Creative Advisor

Dean Parisot

Creative Advisor

Geraldine Peroni

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

John Ridley

Creative Advisor

David Self

Creative Advisor

Susan Shilliday

Creative Advisor

Lynn Seifert

Creative Advisor

Howard Smith

Creative Advisor

Stewart Stern

Creative Advisor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor

Stanley Tucci

Creative Advisor

John Turteltaub

Creative Advisor

David Veloz

Creative Advisor

Amy Vincent

Creative Advisor

Sigourney Weaver

Creative Advisor

Michael Weller

Creative Advisor

Tyger Williams

Creative Advisor

Boaz Yakin

Creative Advisor

Tatyana Ali

Actor

Vanessa Bauche

Actor

Jason Beghe

Actor

Kieran Culkin

Actor

Lisa Edelstein

Actor

Alison Folland

Actor

Cipriano Garcia

Actor

Peter Gerety

Actor

April Grace

Actor

Adam Hann-Byrd

Actor

Dennis Haysbert

Actor

Lucinda Jenney

Actor

Vincent Kartheiser

Actor

Donal Logue

Actor

Pat McNamarae

Actor

Marisol Padilla-Sanchez

Actor

Steve Reevis

Actor

Michael Rooker

Actor

Yolonda Ross

Actor

Zoe Saldana

Actor

Susanna Thompson

Actor

Julia Whelan

Actor

Hume Cronyn

Creative Advisor

Steven Bauer

Actor
  
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