1994 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

Alice Arlen

Creative Advisor

Walter Bernstein

Creative Advisor

Paul Brickman

Creative Advisor

Robert Caswell

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Sally Field

Creative Advisor

Morgan Freeman

Creative Advisor

Richard Friedenberg

Creative Advisor

Gyula Gazdag

Creative Advisor

Nelson George

Creative Advisor

Carlin Glynn

Creative Advisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Creative Advisor

Robbie Greenberg

Creative Advisor

James V. Hart

Creative Advisor

Becky Johnston

Creative Advisor

Pierre Jolivet

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Lyle Kessler

Creative Advisor

Lynzee Klingman

Creative Advisor

John Landis

Creative Advisor

Robert Mandel

Creative Advisor

Craig McKay

Creative Advisor

Thom Noble

Creative Advisor

Alan Pakula

Creative Advisor

Richard Pearce

Creative Advisor

Arthur Penn

Creative Advisor

Steven Poster

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Tom Rickman

Creative Advisor

Lynn Seifert

Creative Advisor

Susan Shilliday

Creative Advisor

David Ward

Creative Advisor

Andy Wolk

Creative Advisor

Adam Arkin

Actor

Irene Bedard

Actor

Jayne Brook

Actor

Beverly D'Angelo

Actor

Tate Donovan

Actor

Patrick Fitzgerald

Actor

Mary Pat Gleason

Actor

Renee Humphrey

Actor

Michael Ironside

Actor

Natalie Jordan

Actor

Olek Krupa

Actor

Scott Lucy

Actor

Anthony Nicolich

Actor

Mato Novakovic

Actor

Annette O'Toole

Actor

John Pankow

Actor

Joe Pantoliano

Actor

Amy Redford

Actor

Hank Richards

Actor

Kyra Sedgwick

Actor

Kevin Tighe

Actor

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Actor

Melora Walters

Actor

Brian Wimmer

Actor

Reese Witherspoon

Actor
  
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