Exclusive: The Natural Resources Defense Council, The Black List, The Redford Center and the CAA Foundation have announced the opening of submissions for the third cycle of their Nrdc Climate Storytelling Fellowship, for the year 2024.
A first-of-its-kind program supporting screenplays or pilots that engage with climate change in a meaningful and unique way, the fellowship has thus far supported half a dozen writers through grant funding and mentorship from creative professionals, as well as script feedback from Nrdc’s team of climate experts. For this cycle, Nrdc will also cover the cost of one month of hosting and one evaluation on the Black List website for all qualified screenplays.
“The fellowship is part of Nrdc’s Rewrite the Future program, which helps Hollywood tell stories about climate change and environmental justice,” said Nrdc director of entertainment partnerships and fellowship founder Katy Jacobs. “We want to support great stories that engage...
A first-of-its-kind program supporting screenplays or pilots that engage with climate change in a meaningful and unique way, the fellowship has thus far supported half a dozen writers through grant funding and mentorship from creative professionals, as well as script feedback from Nrdc’s team of climate experts. For this cycle, Nrdc will also cover the cost of one month of hosting and one evaluation on the Black List website for all qualified screenplays.
“The fellowship is part of Nrdc’s Rewrite the Future program, which helps Hollywood tell stories about climate change and environmental justice,” said Nrdc director of entertainment partnerships and fellowship founder Katy Jacobs. “We want to support great stories that engage...
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Black List, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Redford Center along with the CAA Foundation have chosen three recipients of the group’s inaugural Climate Storytelling Fellowship.
The fellowship, which launched in April, aims to harness more stories that focus on climate change, its impact and possible solutions. The CAA Foundation has since come aboard the initiative and has helped boost the grant money given to the winners.
Elise H. Greven’s Silent Spring, Jonathan Brebner’s The Demon and Ellie Bambach’s American Exiles were chosen out of hundreds of applicants that ranged from sci-fi TV pilots to feature-length romantic comedies, the companies said Tuesday. The trio receive $15,000 apiece and will be paired with screenwriting mentors Sarah Treem (The Affair), Scott Z. Burns (An Inconvenient Truth) and Naren Shankar (The Expanse) as well as climate professionals to help develop their scripts over the next six months,...
The fellowship, which launched in April, aims to harness more stories that focus on climate change, its impact and possible solutions. The CAA Foundation has since come aboard the initiative and has helped boost the grant money given to the winners.
Elise H. Greven’s Silent Spring, Jonathan Brebner’s The Demon and Ellie Bambach’s American Exiles were chosen out of hundreds of applicants that ranged from sci-fi TV pilots to feature-length romantic comedies, the companies said Tuesday. The trio receive $15,000 apiece and will be paired with screenwriting mentors Sarah Treem (The Affair), Scott Z. Burns (An Inconvenient Truth) and Naren Shankar (The Expanse) as well as climate professionals to help develop their scripts over the next six months,...
- 9/28/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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