1983 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

Leah Ayers

Actor

Sara Botsford

Actor

Sharon Chatten

Actor

David Clennon

Actor

Peter Coyote

Actor

Gail Young Duvall

Actor

Robert Duvall

Actor

Margaret Gipson

Actor

Carlin Glynn

Actor

Charlie Hill

Actor

James Hurdle

Actor

Karl Malden

Actor

Nick Mancuso

Actor

Mary Stuart Masterson

Actor

Peter Masterson

Actor

Zachery Richard

Actor

Don Shanks

Actor

Josef Sommer

Actor

Mirra Bank

Creative Advisor

Bob Bell

Creative Advisor

Dianne Peterson Brennan

Creative Advisor

John Dillon

Creative Advisor

Robert Duvall

Creative Advisor

Kirk Hokanson

Creative Advisor

Adam Holender

Creative Advisor

Larry Jackson

Creative Advisor

Peter Jameson

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Jeff Kanew

Creative Advisor

Lindsay Law

Creative Advisor

Lynne Littman

Creative Advisor

Dusan Makavejev

Creative Advisor

Karl Malden

Creative Advisor

Frank Mancuso

Creative Advisor

Jane Morrison

Creative Advisor

Liz Oliver

Creative Advisor

Sydney Pollack

Creative Advisor

J.A.C. Redford

Creative Advisor

Amy Robinson

Creative Advisor

Waldo Salt

Creative Advisor

Walter Teller

Creative Advisor

Jan Troell

Creative Advisor

David Wisnievitz

Creative Advisor

Saul Bass

Creative Advisor

Tom Bernard

Creative Advisor

Frank Daniel

Creative Advisor

Mel Howard

Creative Advisor

Bruce Pustin

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Linda Remy

Fellow

Robert M. Young

Creative Advisor

Edward James Olmos

Actor

Edward James Olmos

Creative Advisor

Sterling Van Wagenen

Creative Advisor

Armand Assante

Actor

Bill Wittliff

Creative Advisor

Jivan Tabibian

Creative Advisor
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