2008 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

Artistic Director

Michael Almereyda

Creative Advisor

Fernando León de Aranoa

Creative Advisor

John August

Creative Advisor

Ronan Bennett

Creative Advisor

Walter Bernstein

Creative Advisor

Thomas Carter

Creative Advisor

Caleb Deschanel

Creative Advisor

Suzy Elmiger

Creative Advisor

Robert Elswit

Creative Advisor

Lisa Fruchtman

Creative Advisor

John Gatins

Creative Advisor

Lesli Linka Glatter

Creative Advisor

Michael Goldenberg

Creative Advisor

Deena Goldstone

Creative Advisor

Susannah Grant

Creative Advisor

Randa Haines

Creative Advisor

Cutis Hanson

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Dylan Kidd

Creative Advisor

Christine Lahti

Creative Advisor

Michael Lehmann

Creative Advisor

Tim Blake Nelson

Creative Advisor

Tom Perrotta

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Pikser

Creative Advisor

Steven Poster

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Howard Rodman

Creative Advisor

Ira Sachs

Creative Advisor

Joan Scheckel

Creative Advisor

Susan Shilliday

Creative Advisor

Stewart Stern

Creative Advisor

Wesley Strick

Creative Advisor

Massy Tadjedin

Creative Advisor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor

Camilla Toniolo

Creative Advisor

Bill Wheeler

Creative Advisor

Gary Winick

Creative Advisor

Vilmos Zsigmond

Creative Advisor

Walter Mosley

Creative Advisor

Charles S. Dutton

Creative Advisor
 
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