We’re thrilled to introduce our 2025 Feature Fellowship winner, Alana Saab, whose screenplay JAANEM (MY LOVE) impressed us with its emotional resonance and layered characters. In JAANEM (MY LOVE), a woman’s world crashes down when her transgender husband dies and she must plan a traditional Islamic funeral with her religious in-laws while trying to […]
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Feature Fellowship prizes! Many, many thanks to our Fellowship judges for their invaluable insights and efforts in making this difficult decision. FEATURE FELLOWSHIP WINNER JAANEM (MY LOVE) by Alana Saab As our Feature Fellow, Alana receives free tuition and lodging for the retreat and a private […]
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2024 Feature Fellowship winner, Judith Posey, whose screenplay THE BELLS impressed us with its complex characters and insightfulness. Taking place on an island off the coast of Maine over a late summer long weekend, THE BELLS tells the story of three sisters as they struggle to find common ground after […]
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Feature Fellowship prizes! Many, many thanks to our Fellowship judges for their invaluable insights and efforts in making this difficult decision. FEATURE FELLOWSHIP WINNER THE BELLS by Judith Posey As our Feature Fellow, Judith receives free tuition and lodging for the retreat and a private advisory […]
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2023 Feature Fellowship winner, Kimberly Dilts, whose screenplay BREW impressed us with its brilliant voice and wit. About beer, BREW is a Satirical Allegory condensing 200 years of Goode and Evyl, Concerning the Making of Ale, Witches, General Patriarchal Fuckery, and Three Sisters. Kim says of the script, “Humans have […]
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Feature Fellowship prizes! FEATURE FELLOWSHIP WINNER BREW by Kimberly Dilts As our Feature Fellow, Kimberly receives free tuition and lodging for the retreat and a private advisory session with all the retreat mentors. In addition, she receives a cash prize of $10,000 and a 12-month fellowship […]
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2022 Feature Fellowship winner, Timothy Ware-Hill! In his Fellowship-winning script, A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE – THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO COFFEE, after an unarmed Black man is killed by police, a poet/preacher’s kid is asked to lead a peaceful protest, but he’s afraid that if his father and community discover he’s […]