TORONTO – The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Entertainment One (eOne) have selected three creators for the inaugural CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab.
The three participants are author and digital journalist Angela Misri; playwright, director, and Theatre Brouhaha artistic director Kat Sandler; and author Michael F. Stewart.
The CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab kicks off on May 31, 2016 with a four-day bootcamp in Toronto that will offer practical insights on transitioning to television writing, what makes great television and on the adaptation process itself. Throughout the three-month lab, the three creators will be afforded targeted access to creative industry professionals who will provide individualized guidance, support, and mentorship as they flesh out their creative strategies and increase their knowledge and skills in television writing throughout their project’s development. The Lab will culminate with the participants delivering pilot scripts and creative packages, with the opportunity to potentially secure a series deal with eOne.
“We were very pleased with the response to this unique initiative when we launched the call for submissions last fall,” said CFC CEO Slawko Klymkiw, in the announcement. “The application process was highly competitive, drawing a large number of submissions covering a cross-spectrum of genres and projects that truly demonstrated the diverse and unique talent in this country. We look forward to the seeing the outcomes of the inaugural CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab and the work that the three participants produce.”
“We are thrilled to have found three unique and exciting writer-creators, with compelling projects, for our inaugural lab: a dark millennial dramedy that pushes moral boundaries, a serialized procedural set in the world of underground hacking, a period crime drama with an exciting spin on a classic format,” added Jocelyn Hamilton, president, Canada, eOne Television. “Through our partnership with the CFC, we set off to accelerate the development of great television content creation in Canada and ultimately bring three world-class projects to life. We are very pleased to be well on our way with three talented writers who, while new to television writing, are established within their respective mediums, and three projects that have so much potential to breakthrough on television.”
More information on the CFC / eOne TV Adaptation Lab is available here.
