Registration is now closed for Screenwriter Sessions
January 18 - February 15
These online and LIVE - not pre-recorded - sessions will provide one-of-a-kind intimate conversations and guidance from some of the best screenwriters working today, plus interactive writing workshops with a community of peers.
If you are working on a screenplay or looking to generate or develop a new idea, join us to learn from our preeminent guest speakers:
Sabrina Dhawan (MONSOON WEDDING) Sian Heder (CODA), Nicole Holofcener (THE LAST DUEL), James Schamus (THE ICE STORM), and Lulu Wang (THE FAREWELL)
Course Fee
Fee - $750.00
Dates: Jan 18 - feb 15
This online course consists of five sessions (via Zoom). Enrollment covers all five sessions;
we do not offer enrollment for individual sessions, only for the course as a whole. Enrollment is first come, first serve.
COURSE DETAILS BELOW
Join the Waitlist
This online course is intended for 30 - 35 aspiring fiction feature screenwriters who will benefit from an intensive immersion into the craft of screenwriting.
Please fill out the below form if you are interested in participating in this year’s course. Upon submitting the form you will be directed to the purchase page and will be able to complete your enrollment. If you have any questions you can contact us at helpdesk@nantucketfilmfestival.org.
Course Details
Together with our Featured Screenwriters, a community of peers will explore elements of story, theme, character, plot, and dialogue. The program includes five sessions featuring inspiration and guidance from expert screenwriters through a mixture of conversation and Q&A, and small group workshops with writing exercises for participants. The course is geared towards helping you develop a project you are working on, or inspiring the discovery of a new undeniable idea for your next screenplay.
Sessions will take place Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings each week, and they will be approximately 2-2.5 hours.
Exact dates and details about the fifth session to be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information about our featured screenwriters below.
LIVE - Tuesday, January 18th
LULU WANG (Writer / Director / Producer / Showrunner) is a rising star and award-winning writer/director who is a champion of telling truthful and entertaining stories that broaden the landscape of film and television. Wang brings a fresh and nuanced perspective to grappling with themes of family, loss, and cultural identity, and deftly blends tones of comedy and drama in her work.
LIVE - Tuesday, January 25th
JAMES SCHAMUS (Writer / Director / Producer / Showrunner / Educator) is an award-winning filmmaker who led the prestigious studio Focus Features for 13 years. His many films share an artistry, intelligence, attentiveness to detail, and an infusion of warmth, wisdom, and humanism. NFF 2002 Screenwriters Tribute Honoree.
LIVE - Tuesday, February 1st
SIAN HEDER (Writer / Director / Producer / Showrunner) is an award-winning storyteller known for her festival favorite coming-of-age films. Heder has the distinct ability to tell impactful and moving stories about the human condition that resonate with audiences worldwide. Her most recent feature film CODA stands as the biggest acquisition at Sundance to date. NFF 2016 New Voices In Screenwriting Award Honoree, 2008 Almanack Screenwriters Fellow.
LIVE - Thursday, February 10th
NICOLE HOLOFCENER (Writer / Director / Producer) is an award-winning filmmaker, whose work spans three decades. Acclaimed by critics and audiences for her relatable writing and personal directing style, Holofcener has created seminal films about relationships, class, loyalty, and love with realistic and multidimensional characters. Most recently she co-wrote the screenplay for THE LAST DUEL, and is currently working on a new feature film with Julia Louis-Drefus. 2016 Almanack Screenwriters Honoree.
LIVE - Tuesday, February 15th
SABRINA DHAWAN (Writer / Director / Producer / Educator) is an international award-winning screenwriter best known for her postmodern depiction of India in her debut feature Monsoon Wedding. Dhawan has taught at filmmaking labs around the world, including Uganda, Tanzania, India, and the continental USA. She currently serves as the head of the screenwriting department and NYU Tisch.
