Posted by vanillachiller on 12/06/06 23:52

FILM INDEPENDENT'S 2007 DIRECTORS LAB DEADLINE: December 11, 2006

Film Independent is now accepting submissions for its annual Directors
Lab that will take place in Los Angeles from February 22 to April 5,
2007 (approximate dates). The deadline for submissions is December 11,
2006 (postmarked). A maximum of ten directors will be chosen for this
intensive seven-week program, designed to help directors prep their
feature film. Under the guidance of the Lab instructor, participants
select short scenes from their feature scripts and go through a
mini-production. Film Independent provides camera and sound packages
to the participants, and helps partner them with cast and crew. Lab
participants also have one-on-one meetings with professional advisors
- established producers, directors, and other industry professionals.
The filmmakers also receive a complimentary pass to Film Independent's
annual Director Series, which runs concurrently.

Past Lab Instructors include Allison Anders (Things Behind the Sun),
Rodrigo Garcia (Nine Lives), Tony Drazan (Hurlyburly), Charlie
Herman-Wurmfeld (Kissing Jessica Stein), Nicole Holofcener (Lovely and
Amazing), Michael Steinberg (Wicked), and Greg Harrison (November).
Past guest speakers include Eric D'arbeloff (Lovely and Amazing),
Matthew Greenfield (Fox Searchlight), Craig Emanuel, Midge Sanford,
Peggy Rajski, Laurie Parker, Ron Yerxa, among others.

The Film Independent Filmmaker Labs are the incubators for the next
generation of independent filmmakers. Committed to cultivating writers,
directors, and producers with strong, original voices, the Labs provide
filmmakers with the opportunity to develop their new work in a
nurturing yet challenging creative environment. The following projects
are just some of the exciting projects that have gone through the labs:
So Yong Kim's Sundance-winning film, In Between Days; Jessica Sanders'
After Innocence, short listed for the Academy Awards' documentary
category; Andrea Millers' Dark Matter, starring Val Kilmer and Meryl
Streep; Scott Prendergast's Kabluey, currently in post with Lisa
Kudrow; Dana Jackson's Park starring Billy Baldwin; Mora Stephens and
Joel Stephens' Conventioneers, winner of an Independent Spirit Award;
Ted Kroeber's American Gun recently released by IFC Films and nominated
for the 2007 Spirit Awards Best Picture award.

For an application and more information, go to:

http://www.filmindependent.org/index.php/talent_development/producers_labs

For specific questions, please contact Soo at shugh@filmindependent.org

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