Hey screenwriters! Apply to the CAPE New Writers Fellowship.

Submissions open through January 7, 2019.



Hey, screenwriters! This is an awesome opportunity. The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) is now accepting submissions for one of its signature initiatives, the 2019 CAPE New Writers Fellowship, a talent and professional development program that trains emerging writers to succeed in Hollywood.

The New Writers Fellowship, led by top industry leaders, is comprised of a multi-week intensive with workshops and panels and a writing lab component. CAPE writers have been staffed on every major network, streaming platform and premium cable channel, as well as cable channels such as FX, Freeform, USA and more.

Here's some more information:

Apply to the Sundance Institute's Asian American Feature Film Fellowship

Deadline extended to June 22.



Hey filmmakers! Got a story to tell? Here's an awesome opportunity for you... The Sundance Institute's Asian American Feature Film Fellowship aims to further the presence of Asian American voices in independent film. Made possible in part by the A3 Foundation and Naja and David Lockwood, the Fellowship will support an Asian American writer (or writer-director) on the development of their feature screenplay through participation in a Screenwriters Lab, Screenwriters Intensive, or Creative Producing Summit.

The Fellowship, which is currently accepting applications, is open to writers or writer-directors developing their first or second narrative feature film and of Asian American descent, or with significant themes and/or characters relating to the Asian American experience in their screenplay.

Here are some more details about the Fellowship:

Doug Jung co-writing 'Star Trek 3' with Simon Pegg

I'm just hoping Sulu gets more screen time this time around.



Some more interesting news on Star Trek 3... The next installment of the hit sci-fi movie series has a pair of screenwriters. Doug Jung is co-writing the script with Simon Pegg. (I know, most outlets have been reporting this co-write relationship the other way around, but you know how we do.)

Simon Pegg Co-Writing 'Star Trek 3' With Doug Jung

Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the revamped Star Trek franchise, will pull double duty as screenwriter along with Doug Jung, whose previous credits include Cinemax's Banshee, HBO's Big Love and creator/executive producer of the TNT cop drama Dark Blue. He made his feature screenwriting debut on 2003's Confidence.

14th Annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship

Submit your scripts by January 31



Hey, screenwriters! Got that awesome feature or television script you want to share with the world? Do you have material, but need some guidance on how to successfully pitch your project? Then CAPE, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, invites you to submit your work to the 14th annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship. Up to ten fellows will be selected to attend an intensive writing fellowship with exclusive opportunities to meet top industry professionals. Here are some more details:

Screen Gems acquires Mike Le's zombie script Patient Zero

Studio wins bidding war for undead action thriller.

Some cool movie news, just in time for Halloween... After duking it out in a bidding war, Screen Gems has acquired Mike Le's highly sought-after zombie feature script Patient Zero: Screen Gems Wins Bidding War for Mike Le's Zombie Script 'Patient Zero.'

Described as a character-driven action thriller, Patient Zero is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a man with the special ability to speak to the undead sets out to find a cure to save his infected wife.

According to The Wrap, bidding was apparently pretty competitive before Screen Gems got their hands on the script, which is described as having a "rich mythology" with strong potential to "reinvent the zombie genre." And we all know zombies are hot right now. I'm in.

Apply to the Sundance/A3 Foundation Feature Film Fellowship

Hey Asian American filmmakers! Got an awesome screenplay? This is for you.

The recently established A3 (Asian American Artists) Foundation Fellowship is part of the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program Screenwriters and Directors Labs. This Fellowship aims to support Asian American writers (or writer-directors) through the development of their feature screenplay, as well as screenplay content that is Asian American-themed.

The A3 Fellowship is now accepting applications to participate in the 2014 January Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Here are some more details:

AAIFF Screenplay Reading: The Chinese Delivery Man, August 1

If you're in New York, check out this special table read of Isaac Ho's The Chinese Delivery Man, winner of the 2013 Asian American International Screenplay Competition, co-hosted by Asian American Film Lab, Asian CineVision and the A/P/A Institute at New York University. It's happening Thursday, August 1 at NYU.

Chosen by jurors from over thirty scripts submitted to the competition this year, The Chinese Delivery Man is inspired by the true life murders of Chinese delivery men in New York City. The reading will be conducted in an "Unfinished Works" style, which will allow the audience to participate directly in the creative process.

Here are some more details about the event:

Screenwriters! Apply to the CAPE New Writers Fellowship

The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment invites aspiring television and film writers to submit their work to the CAPE New Writers Fellowship, dedicated to discovering and nurturing Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and talents. Here's a rundown of some of the fellowship details:

AAIFF'13 Feature Screenplay Writing Competition

Hey, screenwriters! Got a script you want to share with the world? The Asian American Film Lab, Asian CineVision and the Museum of Chinese in America are hosting a screenwriting competition as part of the 36th Annual Asian American International Film Festival in New York City.

The winner will receive a directed reading by Asian American Film Lab Actor Directory actors and feedback from the audience at the Museum of Chinese in America during AAIFF'13 on August 1. Here are some general guidelines for competition:

Intro to Screenwriting Workshop with Koji Steven Sakai, January 19

This one's for screenwriters (or wannabe screenwriters) in Los Angeles...

Visual Communications, the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts organization, is offering an Intro to Screenwriting Workshop taught by Koji Steven Sakai (The People I've Slept With).

This one's different from previous multi-session courses they've offered -- it's just a one-day intensive class happening on Saturday, January 19 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.

Here are some more details about the class: