Film Independent Sets 2022 Episodic Lab Participants
deadline.comFilm Independent has set the participants and projects for its sixth annual Episodic Lab — an intensive program, designed to provide individualized story and career development for emerging television writers with original pilots.
The list includes Christopher Au (Cloak & Data), Miguel Orozo & Boris Rodriguez (East Los Aliens), Terry Dawson (Makeba) GG Hawkins (Murder Podcast), Sarah Mokh (Room 099), and the duo of Ben Gonzales & Erica Bardin (The Deed).This year’s Lab will be a two-week virtual program helping to further the careers of its Fellows by introducing them to industry veterans who can offer guidance on both the craft and business of writing episodic content.
Through personalized feedback from experienced showrunners, creative producers and executives, Fellows will gain the tools to revise and refine their pilots and navigate a changing industry landscape.
A final networking and pitch event will then offer participants the opportunity to introduce themselves and their work to studio and network executives.The 2022 Episodic Lab’s Creative Advisors and Guest Speakers include Linda Yvette Chávez, Silka Luisa, Robbie Pickering, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Ligiah Villalobos, Patrick Magill, Stacy Rukeyser, Jessica Schulman, Marc Mounier, Eliza Wheeler, Elaine Chin, Sydney Lowe, Laura Garrison, Miura Kite, Ellen Shanman, Kelly Kulchak and Sheila Hanahan Taylor.Then, there’s the Lab’s Founding Sponsor, Netflix, which will pair each Fellow with an Industry Advisor and provide them with opportunities to learn from the showrunners being its series.“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Film Independent on their signature program for emerging television writers,” said Peter Friedlander, who serves as Netflix’s VP of Scripted
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