5 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE 2021 ROCABERTI WRITERS' RETREATS!

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2021 SCHOLARSHIPS

WIN A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO A ROCABERTI WRITERS' RETREAT IN FRANCE!

We’re delighted to announce that FIVE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to the 2021 Rocaberti Writers’ Retreats are now available.

In addition, top-ranking finalists will each be offered a partial scholarship of €1,000 towards the cost of the retreats. (Usual cost: €4,595.)

We’re thrilled that as a result of the retreats last year, twelve projects are now in development and that next year, once again, top industry mentors will be mentoring just 4 writers each at the retreats, which will be held at Miles Copeland’s (former manager of Sting and The Police) medieval castle in the Dordogne, France.

Rocaberti mentors include:

  • Kelly Edwards, VP of Talent Development and Programming at HBO
  • British producer Joan Lane, who developed the Academy Award-winning THE KING’S SPEECH
  • Literary Manager Daniela Gonzalez from Circle of Confusion
  • Joey Tuccio, the Founder & CEO of Roadmap Writers
  • British Film Director, Niall Johnson
  • Jen Grisanti, the Writing Instructor for NBC’s Writers on the Verge 
  • Literary Manager Chris Deckard from Fictional Entity
  • Diane Drake, multi-million dollar screenwriter of WHAT WOMEN WANT and ONLY YOU
  • Richard “RB” Botto, the Founder & CEO of Stage 32, the official film and networking platform of AFM and the Cannes Film Festival
  • World-renowned Script Consultant, Linda Seger, who invented the profession
  • Kala Guess, the industry liaison for Final Draft and the Contest Director for their Big Break Screenwriting Contest
  • Craig James, the Founder & CEO of  ISA, the International Screenwriters’ Association

TO APPLY

DEADLINE: Friday, March 27th, 2020, 12 midnight, West Coast time.

Entrance Fee: None. Just share this info on social media and sign up for the newsletter! 🙂

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY:

a) Send a brief outline of your screenplay or TV pilot (max: 250 words), as well as explaining why you believe you’re deserving of the scholarship (max: 250 words) to: [email protected]

b) Please also confirm that you can cover the remaining retreat fees (€3,595), if awarded a partial scholarship of €1,000.

c) Don’t forget to include the screenshot of your post share on social media!

Finally, don’t forget to sign up for the newsletter!

Good luck!