The Writers Lab Europe
SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED.
With support from brilliant partners we are delighted to announce the launch of The Writers Lab in Europe.
Continuing the success of the UK&I and US Labs, we’re bringing this virtual script development programme to women screenwriters who are over the age of 40 and based in Europe (including Ireland). UK based writers are not eligible to apply for TWL Europe (The Writers Lab UK 2022 edition announcing soon).
Learn more at The Writers Lab
TWL seeks to fight sexism and ageism in film and TV.
The Lab is open to submissions of both feature and pilot scripts of all genres, we will not be accepting short films or documentaries.
Scripts must be submitted in English language. We are accepting partial translation (a minimum of 20 pages in English with additional 250 to 300 word synopsis in English)
Some participating scripts may later be translated to the native language of the region.
Applicants will need good availability throughout April-November 2022 for this six month Lab.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARTICIPANTS SELECTED FOR TWL EUROPE 2022!
Regine Anour, Underdoc
(½-Hour Comedy, Austria)
E Coleman, Dumas
(1-Hour Historical Drama, Switzerland)
Ilaria Freccia & Bebetta Campeti, Hold Me Tight
(Feature Drama, Italy)
Mumta Mala Ghedia, No Monsters in Berlin
(½-Hour Drama, Germany)
Virginie Gourmel, Concussion
(Feature Thriller, Brussels – Belgium)
Tuija Halttunen, Hard Boiled Eggs
(Feature Comedy, Finland)
Orla Hannon, Bereft of a Talisman
(1-Hour Drama, Ireland)
Marta Hopfer-Gilles, Good Enough
(1-Hour Comedy, Norway)
Nicole van Kilsdonk & Marijke Schermer, Breakwater
(Feature Drama, Netherlands)
Tereza Kotyk, Faith: A Fair Balance of Pain
(Feature Drama, Austria)
Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, Shitballs
(Feature Comedy, Iceland)
Carlota Pereda, The Blondes
(Feature Comedy/Thriller, Spain)
Ninon Schubert, The Plague Doctor
(Feature Horror, Germany)
Raquel Stern, Imperfect Cadence
(½-Hour Comedy, Germany)
Francesca Tasini, Unclean
(1-Hour Drama, Italy)
Dorotea Vucic, Hadi
(1-Hour Sci-Fi, Croatia)
Agnieszka Zwiefka, She
(Feature Drama, Poland)
APRIL - NOVEMBER 2022.
During the 4-day lab intensive, Mentors and Writers engage in rigorous script development through one-on-one meetings, small group and panel discussions, workshops and more to develop their scripts and their craft, and to build tools and strategies to achieve success. In the subsequent 3-month Development Phase and the 2-month Market Strategy Phase, we guide writers through the revision process and offer development and market support with a team of partners, acclaimed screen industry leaders, and our development team..
Partners.
Partners include Fremantle, HBO Max Nordic, German Films, The Netherlands Filmfund, Screen Ireland, The Austrian Film Institute, ORF, FISA - Film Industry Support Austria, Aurora Studios from Finland, Rabbit Films, Film Tampere, City of Helsinki and screen.brussels. Award winning European based production companies Wildside, a Fremantle Company (My Brilliant Friend, The Miracle, Anna) and Germany-based Odeon Fiction A LEONINE Studios Company (Spy City) also join. The Lab is in association with Drehbuchforum Wien (Screenwriters Forum Vienna), Women in Film and TV (WIFT) Finland, Women in Film and TV (WIFT) International and Women In Film TV & Media (WIFTM) Italy.
The Writers Lab US is supported by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Oprah Winfrey, The UK&I Lab is supported by Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films, Screen Skills Ireland, Screen Scotland, Northern Ireland Screen and Film Cymru Wales.
“Great to see such brilliant work developed by the lab! It's incredible support for talented film makers to get a chance to hothouse and realise their feature films in a nurturing environment is essential.”
Lynne Ramsay (writer, director "‘You Were Never Really Here”) - The Writers Lab UK&I 2021 mentor