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"The people I met in Santa Fe, the presenters and the attendees, as well as the fabulous volunteers, were the smartest, nicest, funniest, most interesting people I have ever met."
Miriam Queensen
Minneapolis, NM
 


A course elite for advanced screenwriters only: a stimulating 12-hour intensive on theory and practical applications as they pertain to structure, characterization, and market viability of your present or envisioned screenwriting effort. Bring a synopsis, brief treatment (fewer than fifteen double-spaced pages) and/or step outline - or just a logline or concept - to share with nine other advanced screenwriters and your Academy Mentor. An Academy Lab is a creative gold mine with ten rich veins to survey.

The final three hours of the Lab will shift to readings. Actors will be present to read scenes so the writers can learn what dialogue is working and what needs polish. Expect dramatic results. Leave with a logline and ideas for development.

Each Academy Lab is limited to only 10 students.

ACADEMY LABS HONOR SYSTEM ADMITTANCE CRITERIA
To be accepted into an Academy Lab, I affirm that I have accomplished TWO (2) of the following five criteria:
  • I have written a minimum of three complete feature-length screenplays.
  • I have placed in the semi-finals or higher in a contest listed on MovieBytes.com (this includes the SCSFe Actors Choice Awards).
  • I have attended The Screenwriting Symposium component of SCSFe at least three times.
  • I have had a screenplay optioned in writing or sold.
  • I am a film school graduate (must be from a college or university).
You need not present evidence of your achievements. If you qualify, great. If not, it?s a good goal to target for next year. Good luck. Any questions, please call us at 866.424.1501.


Academy Lab Mentors
Jeff Arch
Jeff earned an Oscar nomination for Sleepless in Seattle which also took nominations for best original screenplay at the Writers Guild and British Academy in 1994. His rewrite of Iron Will was an adventure film in the old-time Disney tradition. His original romantic comedy Sealed With a Kiss was an unqualified success for CBS in '99. Jeff moved into directing with his '04 screenplay adaptation of Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys. He is now adapting the book "Saving Milly" for CBS and his novel, The Bell Tower, is set for publication this year.

Kirk Ellis
Kirk served as writer and supervising producer of the award-winning TNT/Dreamworks miniseries Into the West, as well as writer and co-Executive Producer on his latest HBO project, John Adams, based on the David McCullough biography and produced with Tom Hank's Playtone Co. Kirk recently completed an untitled Jackie Robinson feature for Robert Redford and is writing "The Marcus Dixon Story" for Paramount.
Kirk received the 2001 Writers Guild Award for the ABC Emmy-winning miniseries, Anne Frank which also garnered him the Humanitas Prize and an Emmy nomination. It followed a series of successful biographical films that included The Beach Boys, Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, and The Three Stooges.

This roster of Academy Mentors and their respective labs is based on the availability of the instructors and is subject to change without notification.

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