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Fellowship or lab Los Angeles, United States
Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship
Run by The Black List, with producer Cassian Elwes
Producer Cassian Elwes chooses one unrepresented feature writer from ten scripts the Black List shortlists, then takes the fellow to the Sundance Film Festival for meetings and events. Entry runs through a script hosted on the Black List site that has at least one evaluation.
Deadline Nov 1, 2026 (closes in 12 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Submissions close | Nov 1, 2026 | hosting and evaluation on the Black List |
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Entry fee
- PaidThe script has to be hosted on the Black List with an evaluation done or under way, and those are paid services whose prices this page does not give
- Formats
- Feature
- Language
- English
- Where
- Los Angeles, United States (enter online)
- Who can apply
- Feature writers with no representation whose film and TV writing has paid them under USD 5,000 in total, writing in an independent vein.
- Prizes
- A paid trip to the 2027 Sundance Film Festival with a festival pass, plus meetings and events with Elwes.
What to send
- File
- Also asked for
- A project hosted on the Black List site with an evaluation completed or pending.
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What it gives besides money
Time at Sundance alongside an independent producer, with meetings he arranges.
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