Sundance Institute

2025 Episodic Intensive

Eight screenwriting fellows were selected to participate in Sundance Institute’s 2025 Episodic Intensive. In its third year, the annual program continues to introduce and expand support for artists breaking into the scripted TV format with creative and professional guidance from a group of accomplished advisors.

As part of the intensive, the fellows will be paired with either award-winning showrunners and writing producers for one-on-one feedback sessions on their script or development executives for feedback sessions on their pitch. Fellows also receive Sundance Film Festival benefits; an invitation to join ELEVATE, the Institute’s innovative, year-round professional development track that empowers Sundance Institute–supported artists with essential business acumen to propel their projects forward and build a sustainable career. The track includes private workshops, connections with other Institute-supported artists, and a Community Package to Sundance Institute Collab, Sundance Institute's digital artist platform where they can enroll in self-guided craft training curriculums. They are also invited to join concurrent online workshops hosted by allied organizations.

Alissa Nutting Creative Advisor	Bruce Evans Creative Advisor	Desta Tedros Reff Creative Advisor
Javier Grillo-Marxauch Creative Advisor	Jennifer Yale Creative Advisor	Kesila Childers Creative Advisor
Michael Grassi Creative Advisor	Pia Chikiamco Creative Advisor	Rae Sanni Creative Advisor
Rochée Jeffrey Creative Advisor

As Far As The Eye Can See	blob	Butter Baby
Humdrum	John of Sherwood	POP
The Darkness Inside Us	The Grapevine

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