Wed, Mar 10 | Zoom
BIPOC Writers Fellowship: Adapting Books for the Screen
The Writers Room 5050 and Level 4 Press Present: The BIPOC Writers Fellowship, "Adapting Books for the Screen," beginning March 2021. In this 12-week fellowship, fellows will adapt a Level 4 Press book into a feature film screenplay, receive mentorship from industry leaders, a stipend for participating, and more.
About the FELLOWSHIP
BIPOC Writers Fellowship: Adapting Books for the Screen
The Writers Room 5050 in partnership with Level 4 Press is proud to introduce its 12-week adaptation lab: Adapting Books for the Screen. The Level 4 Press catalogue and vast IP library, spanning various genres, is providing the books to be adapted for the screen.
The fellowship will focus on adapting a book into a screenplay, the release of fictional feature films for theatrical, streaming, and television movies-of-the-week (MOWs). In the process, BIPOC writers will learn the highest industry standards for developing, writing, financing and producing an adapted feature film project. Each fellow will adapt one Level 4 Press book of their choosing into a feature film screenplay.
The Writers Room 5050 and Level 4 Press are working with top executives, writers, representatives and guest speakers to provide mentorship, feedback, and firsthand industry knowledge.
The BIPOC Writers Fellowship includes but is not limited to:
• A 12-week lab taking you from book-to-screenplay
• Mentorship on creating and crafting your script
• A $750 Writer Stipend to all participants and accepted writers
• Expert development notes and assessments by industry professionals
• A 'table read' with professional actors
• Script Sales and Career Strategy instruction
• Pitch deck and high-end marketing collateral created for the project
• Live Industry Event to pitch your new script and meet high-end industry decision-makers
• For those scripts optioned, setup or sold, there will be financial participation
Submission Requirements:
• BIPOC Writer: Applicants must be of BIPOC heritage/ethnicity (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color)
• Script Submission: Writers must submit a completed screenplay (90 to 120 pages) for consideration
• Application Fee: An Early, Regular or Late application processing fee will apply.
Application Submission Period: October 12 - January 8
• Early Deadline: November 20
• Regular Deadline: December 18
• Late Deadline: January 8
Application Fee:
- Early Submission Fee - $40.00
- Regular Submission Fee - $50.00
- Late Submission Fee - $60.00
Script Submission Feedback:
For an additional fee of $30.00, writers can receive feedback on their scripts from an experienced reader, focused on characters, plot, structure, dialogue, concept, and formatting. Feedback is optional.
Announcements:
• Semi-Finalists: January 22
• Finalists: February 5
• Fellows Announced: February 19
• Fellows Begins: Week of March 8
Fellowship Schedule:
Dates: Wednesdays, March 10th to May 26th, 2021
Time: 6pm to 9pm PST - (1 class per week, 3 hours per class)
Venue: Zoom
Copyright and Sub-rights:
Copyright and all sub-rights for the books used as IP during the BIPOC Writers Fellowship: Adapting Books to the Screen will not be transferred to the screenwriters. Level 4 Press, Inc. will retain sole ownership of the books and any screenplay adaptations that emerge from the fellowship. If the screenplay is sold or set-up, the screenwriter will receive writing credit and financial participation, but Level 4 Press, Inc. is not obligated to use any screenplays that emerge from the fellowship.
We would be honored to take this journey with you!