Sundance Institute has selected 12 projects for its 2014 January Screenwriters Lab, an immersive, five-day (January 10-15) writers’ workshop at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Participating independent screenwriters – drawn from around the world, including the United States, Latin America, Europe, and China – will have the opportunity to work intensely on their feature film scripts with the support of established writers in an environment that encourages innovation and creative risk-taking.

Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, said “The Sundance Institute Labs provide an environment that fosters innovation and creative risk-taking to allow artists to really take chances and push themselves and their work. The Labs are the first step in support programs that provides critical year-round and ongoing resources for some of the most talented and innovative independent artists working today.”

Michelle Satter, Founding Director of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, “We are thrilled to welcome our new group of fellows who are telling contemporary stories about the search for identity and connection with artistic ambition and singular vision. With the guidance of an extraordinary group of Lab mentors, they have the opportunity to further develop their scripts in a setting that encourages risk taking and the craft of screenwriting. Our support continues after the Lab through a robust suite of creative and tactical initiatives tailored to their specific needs.”

The Fellows will work with a distinguished group of creative advisors at the Lab, led by Artistic Director Howard Rodman, and including Dustin Lance Black, Naomi Foner, John Gatins, Michael Goldenberg, Erik Jendresen, Patty Jenkins, Kasi Lemmons, Tobias Lindholm, Walter Mosley, Marti Noxon, Jon Raymond, Susan Shilliday, Zach Sklar, Peter Straughan, Quentin Tarantino, and Bill Wheeler.

Sundance Institute Feature Film Program fellows who have recently been recognized with awards for their work include: Ryan Coogler with Fruitvale Station, Haifaa Al Mansour with Wadjda, Andrew Dosunmu with Mother of George, David Lowery with Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and Ritesh Batra with The Lunchbox.

Click on link to view the Projects and Fellows selected for the 2014 January Screenwriters Lab