Anna Kunkel, Colin Trevorrow Join Screencraft Summer Programming

Anna Kunkel, Lisa Zwerling, and Catherine Collins are the official mentors for the 2023 Screencraft Demo Competition. In addition, Colin Trevorrow and Emily V. Gordon joined the Screencraft Yearbook Summit as speakers.

Konkle, Zwerling and Collins will each select one grand prize winner from the pilot competition, which is accepting applications through September 30 and will announce winners by February 1, 2023. Winners will receive a round of notes, a virtual meeting and project development insight from their mentor, as well as entry into a program Screencraft writer development and introductions with Hollywood literary directors. In addition, all ten finalists will receive written comments from a member of the jury.

Previous competition winners have been appointed to writers’ rooms and signed with companies including 3Arts, Management 360 and CAA. Notably, Chris Webster and James King sold their pilots to “Power” and “Lovecraft Country” producer David Knowler directly through the program.

Konkle is best known for co-creating and acting on “Pen15”. Zwerling has written and produced series including “ER” and “The Rook” and is currently in the process of a comprehensive deal with Universal Television. Collins is currently the presenter on “The Handmaid’s Tale” and has previously written for “Lost in Space” and “Blindspot”.

Trevorrow and Gordon are joining writers including Sofia Coppola, Spike Jones, Tania Saracho, Michael Shore as speakers at the Screencraft Book Summit, a virtual event taking place June 25-26. Proceeds will benefit 826LA, The Writers Lab, and The Writers Guild Foundation.

Trevorrow is best known for writing and directing “Jurassic World” films. Gordon co-wrote the 2017 movie “The Big Sick” and developed “Little America”.

“ScreenCraft is delighted to partner with the likes of iconic creators such as Anna, Lisa, Katherine, Colin and Emily. We are excited to continue delivering software to our audience of aspiring filmmakers that we connect with the industry’s tastemakers,” said Cameron Benches, ScreenCraft Senior Director of Development. These fantastic opportunities are a way for aspiring TV writers to get mentorship directly from the people behind these beloved series.”



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