Rewriting Your Screenplay and Crafting Your Pitch

Looking for support to polish your script and prepare your pitch? Revise your feature film screenplay with an accomplished screenwriter as your guide. In this live online, nine-week course designed for aspiring and experienced screenwriters, a Sundance Instructor will offer a comprehensive approach to refining your script and preparing to pitch it to industry professionals. 

How the course is structured:

At the beginning and the end of the course, your instructor will read your screenplay and will meet with you for two dedicated 45-minute 1-1 sessions.

Outside of the 1-1 sessions, you will meet weekly with your instructor and nine other writers to discuss core concepts and be guided on a revision schedule. The final 1-1 meetings will take place one to two weeks after the last class session.

By the end of the course, you will have a stronger version of your screenplay, a compelling pitch, and the confidence to present your project to industry professionals.

This course is meant to follow Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay, but can be taken on its own if you have a full draft of a feature-length screenplay. This is the final course in the Screenwriting Track. 

What you bring to the course:

• a full draft of a feature length screenplay (under 120 pages)

What you’ll get from the course:

• a greater understanding of screenplay structure and character development
• tools to develop your own approach to rewriting and polishing your work
• how to effectively incorporate feedback to improve your script
• how to develop and practice a formal screenplay pitch

This course will:

• provide tools and techniques to apply to any project
• build a creative community of writers to support each other
• offer personalized feedback on your screenplay and your pitch via one-on-one sessions with a Sundance Instructor

A limited number of need-based scholarships are available and are considered on a rolling basis as they are received. Those who apply earlier will have a greater chance of getting support. To apply for a scholarship, please complete the registration form and follow the instructions on the left side to fill out a scholarship application.

Sundance Collab provides accommodations and support services to participants with disabilities. Accommodations and services are designed to meet the needs of each participant. Please email us at accessibility@sundance.org to arrange for services.