Scholarships available for the Rocaberti Writers' Retreats!
Scholarships
Win a Full Scholarship to Castle Writing Retreat in Spain or Italy with Academy Award-winning mentors!
We're delighted to announce that - just in time for Christmas! - we're offering ONE FULL SCHOLARSHIP, as well as several partial ones, to be mentored, in person, by Academy Award and BAFTA-winning producers, directors and writers at a medieval castle in Spain or Italy next year!
Rocaberti mentors include:
Simon Egan, British Academy Award-winning producer of THE KING’S SPEECH
Diane Drake, Multi-million dollar screenwriter (WHAT WOMEN WANT, ONLY YOU)
Andrew Lazar, Academy Award-Nominated Producer (NYAD, AMERICAN SNIPER, I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS)
Joan Lane, British producer who developed THE KING’S SPEECH
Stan Zimmerman, writer of Emmy-winning TV shows, THE GOLDEN GIRLS, ROSEANNE, GILMORE GIRLS
Wendy Kram, US producer (MAD MONEY, directed by Academy Award-winning writer/director Callie Khouri (THELMA & LOUISE)
Judi Levine, Australian producer of the Academy Award-nominated THE SESSIONS
Literary Manager, Chris Deckard, who has spent over seven years working with and representing talent at major agencies such as ICM Partners and WME and:
Producer and financier Kirsty Bell, founder & CEO of Goldfinch (2023 Academy Award for Best Short Film & BAFTA winner for AN IRISH GOODBYE)
Over 30% of writers who attended a retreat this past year now have their projects in development with a mentor who they met at Rocaberti (one of ‘8 Unmissable Writers’ Retreats Worldwide’ - American Express)!
— THE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST IS FREE TO ENTER —
In addition to the full scholarship winner, top-ranking finalists will be offered a partial scholarship of 2,500 euros towards the retreat fees. (Usual cost: 6,495 euros.)
TO APPLY
DEADLINE: Saturday, November 30th, 2024, 12 midnight, West Coast time.
Entrance Fee: None. We just ask that you share the link to the Scholarship page on social media. 🙂
Please open the scholarship form below where you will be asked to:
a) Send a brief outline of your screenplay, TV pilot or book (max: 400 words), as well as explaining why you believe you're deserving of the scholarship (max: 300 words).
b) Please also confirm if you can cover the remaining retreat fees (3,995 euros, instead of the usual fees of 6,495 euros) if awarded a Partial Scholarship of 2,500 euros.
c) Finally, don't forget to include the screenshot of your social media share!
Good luck!
Applications are now closed
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