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NALIP published STARZ #TakeTheLead Writers' Intensive in Programs & Events 2022-07-15 15:15:46 -0700
STARZ #TakeTheLead Writers' Intensive
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For the first time, the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) have teamed together with STARZ to create the STARZ #TAKETHELEAD Writers' Intensive for emerging underrepresented Writers who are looking to break into a career in TV writing for premium cable. The STARZ #TAKETHELEAD Writers' Intensive creates an opportunity for writers to develop a spec script alongside key mentors, executives, and writers.The STARZ #TAKETHELEAD Writers' Intensive will select 10 writers to participate in phase one of the program where writers will be mentored by industry professionals to hone their understanding of TV writing and develop an episode treatment and pitch. Following phase one, four writers will be selected by a Jury to move forward to phase two of the intensive where they will write a full episode spec script, receiving support from creatives and executives.
TIMELINE● Call for entries open date - July 15th, 2022 at 9am PT● Call for entries close date - July 29th, 2022 at 11:59pm PT● Participants Announced - August 8th, 2022PROGRAM DATESSelected participants must be available for the duration of the following dates:● Phase 1: August 22, 2022 to September 16, 2022● Phase 2: October 3rd, 2022 to November 4th, 2022BENEFITS
● $5,000 USD grant awarded to the four participants who move on to phase 2 of the program● Opportunity to meet industry professionals and creatives● Feedback from top executives on your pitch (phase 1 participants)● Feedback from top executives on your spec episode script (phase 2 participants only)PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTSPhase One(4 weeks for participants at approximately 8 hours each week, Monday - Friday)● 15 meetings over 3 weeks with industry creatives and professionals● Participants work with feedback and support to develop an episode treatment and pitch● Culminates in a STARZ Jury hearing pitches, reading treatments and making final cohort selectionPhase Two(5 weeks for participants at approximately 6 hours each week, Monday - Friday)● Meetings with STARZ executives to hone spec script● Feedback from STARZ mentors to refine spec script● Final review and final set of notes for spec script● Pitch of spec scriptAPPLY TODAY
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