Short Film Lab 2010

Script to Screen and Show Me Shorts are calling for applications for the 2010 Short Film Lab. If you are a budding film writer or writer/director and are developing ideas for short film, then you won’t want to miss this amazing opportunity to take part in our inaugural Short Film Lab. Participants in the workshop will be mentored by experienced industry practitioners who have excelled in short filmmaking, including producer Ainsley Gardiner (Boy, Eagle vs Shark, Two Cars One Night, Tama Tu), writer/director Mark Albiston (Run, The Six Dollar Fifty Man), and screenwriter, producer and academic Shuchi Kothari (Firaaq, Apron Strings, Coffee and Allah).

Up to six writers (or writer/directors) will be selected to workshop their short film ideas during the full-day lab on Saturday 6 November in Auckland.  Those selected can come on their own or can bring up to two key creative collaborators along with them. Thanks to the support of the New Zealand Film Commission, participation in the Short Film Lab is free for all selected applicants.*

Interested? Click here for full application info

Application Deadline: September 10

*Although the Short Film Lab is free, participants will need to be in Auckland for the day of the lab at their own expense.

Full info:

To apply for the Short Film Lab 2010 you need to:

- Send us the following four documents:

1. Written outlines of two to three ideas for short films. Write approximately half a page per idea, clearly explaining the concept and/or outlining the story that you want to develop.  The ideas/stories must be suitable for short films that can be shown on the big screen. The short film ideas you submit will be the films you workshop at the lab if you are selected.

2. A CV or bio

3. A paragraph on what you want to gain from the Short Film Lab

4. A completed application form (download here)

- Pay the $15 application fee. You can pay by credit card online here or email esther@script-to-screen.co.nz to organise an alternative method of payment.

All documents can be either emailed to esther@script-to-screen.co.nz, or posted to: Script to Screen, PO Box 147263, Ponsonby, Auckland.

Application deadline: September 10

What next?
A selection panel will read all the application material and select up to 6 applicants.  All applicants will be notified and then the successful applicants will be publicly announced at the Show Me Shorts Film Festival programme launch on October 5.

Any other questions?
If you’d like any more information about the Short Film Lab or the application process, then please contact Esther Cahill Chiaroni: esther@script-to-screen.co.nz / 09 360 5400.