1993 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

Jon Amiel

Creative Advisor

Alice Arlen

Creative Advisor

Walter Bernstein

Creative Advisor

Bobby Bukowski

Creative Advisor

L.M. Kit Carson

Creative Advisor

Michael Canton-Jones

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Irene Diamond

Creative Advisor

Scott Frank

Creative Advisor

Richard Friedenberg

Creative Advisor

Lisa Fruchtman

Creative Advisor

Eva Gardos

Creative Advisor

Nelson George

Creative Advisor

Carlin Glynn

Creative Advisor

Todd Graff

Creative Advisor

James V. Hart

Creative Advisor

Arthur Hiller

Creative Advisor

Roland Joffe

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Larry Konner

Creative Advisor

Richard LaGravenese

Creative Advisor

Stephen Lighthill

Creative Advisor

John S. Lyons

Creative Advisor

Robert Mandel

Creative Advisor

Debi Manwiller

Creative Advisor

Frank Oz

Creative Advisor

Frank Pierson

Creative Advisor

Steven Poster

Creative Advisor

Michael Ritchie

Creative Advisor

Amy Robinson

Creative Advisor

Murray Schisgal

Creative Advisor

John Schelsinger

Creative Advisor

Howard Smith

Creative Advisor

Denzel Washington

Creative Advisor

Sam Waterston

Creative Advisor

Rosalind Cash

Actor

Vincent D’Onofrio

Actor

Peter Friedman

Actor

Gail Grate

Actor

Philip Baker Hall

Actor

Zeljko Ivanek

Actor

Christian Jacobs

Actor

Moira Kelly

Actor

Priscilla Pointer

Actor

Michael Rapaport

Actor

John C. Reilly

Actor

Jon Seda

Actor

Barbara Sukowa

Actor

Susan Traylor

Actor

Lauren Velez

Actor

Alicia Witt

Actor

Carl Lumbly

Actor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor

Courtney B. Vance

Actor
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