DFI’s Series Lab applications deadline June 1

Doha, Qatar: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) is calling on emerging screenwriters who wish to hone their writing talents as the institute s Series Lab i...

Doha, Qatar: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) is calling on emerging screenwriters who wish to hone their writing talents as the institute’s Series Lab is accepting applications until June 1.

The Series Lab is dedicated to screenwriters developing scripted and documentary series projects for distribution across all platforms, including television, digital, and web, and it will provide participants with scriptwriting tools and industry access to help them advance their projects and careers, according to DFI’s website.

The programme provides an opportunity for emerging screenwriters and writer-directors from the region to complete the treatment/script of the pilot or first season, create the project’s general concept presentation, hone their writing and pitching skills, and gain an understanding of the global series landscape and the entire series creation process.

Participants will collaborate with experienced mentors and story editors to generate ideas and structure their material. The programme will include: customised one on one advising session with mentors, group work session with mentors and other participants, simulation of a “writer’s room,” group tutorials with selected industry experts (producers, showrunners, labs and markets, funding and distribution platforms), pitch training, and final projects presentation and feedbacks.

There will be three sessions lasting six full days for the lab, and all will be held online. Session 1 will run from July 10 to 15, session 2 from September 11 to 16, and session 3 from January 29 to February 3, 2025.