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The First-Look Programs

We partner with major producers, studios, and networks to provide paid programs to writers to develop feature and television projects with our partners.

Labs

Apply to join us in one of our highly-selective labs for aspiring film and television writers: the Annual Lab, the Episodic Lab, and the Feature Residency. Participants in each Lab spend intensive sessions workshopping material with working screenwriters, participating in peer workshops, and meeting with industry professionals. The Feature Residency and Episodic Labs are a partnership with WIF (formerly Women in Film) exclusively for women writers and writers from underrepresented genders.

Women • Mentors • Episodic

2024 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab

The deadline for this program is December 15, 2023.

Women • Mentors • Episodic

2024 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab

The deadline for this program is December 15, 2023.

Labs

Apply to join us in one of our highly-selective labs for aspiring film and television writers: the Annual Lab, the Episodic Lab, and the Feature Residency. Participants in each Lab spend intensive sessions workshopping material with working screenwriters, participating in peer workshops, and meeting with industry professionals. The Feature Residency and Episodic Labs are a partnership with WIF (formerly Women in Film) exclusively for women writers and writers from underrepresented genders.

Women • Mentors • Episodic

2024 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab

The deadline for this program is December 15, 2023.

Women • Mentors • Episodic

2024 Black List x WIF Episodic Lab

The deadline for this program is December 15, 2023.

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