Fellowship or lab Washington, DC, United States

WIFV Narrative Script Development Fellowship 2027

Run by Women in Film & Video (WIFV)

Members of Women in Film & Video, the Washington, DC area membership group, can apply with a feature or a pilot to a small cohort that works toward production rather than another draft. Mentors include producers, a casting director and a literary agent. The fee is 50 dollars and applications close February 8, 2027.

Deadline Feb 8, 2027 (closes in 111 days)

Dates

DeadlineDateFee
DeadlineFeb 8, 2027USD 50

Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.

At a glance

Entry fee
From $50Application fee; applicants must already be WIFV members
Formats
Feature, TV pilot
Language
English
Where
Washington, DC, United States (in person and online)
Who can apply
WIFV members in good standing. The page sets no rule on where you live or how much you have written.
Prizes
No cash award is mentioned.

What to send

Also asked for
A complete feature script, or a pilot with an outline of the series arc, with its title and logline; a statement on why you and why this project now, with a summary of past work; whether you mean to sell the script or make it yourself; the release route you have in mind; and how you would measure success.

Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.

What it gives besides money

A cohort of four to six writers meets its mentors three times a month and the group once a month, with master classes on pitching, casting, budgeting, distribution and financing. Each writer ends with either a shooting script, budget and plan to make the film or a project ready to take to producers.

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