Screenwriting: Core Elements (Jan. 2020)

Live Online Learning

The application period for the course has ended. Watch the Sundance Co//ab newsletter for updates on future course offerings.

Learn the core elements of writing a screenplay for a feature film, with an accomplished screenwriter as your guide. During this eight-week course you will develop a new script idea into an outline that can be used to write your first draft. Sessions include presentation and discussion, interactive exercises, and a writing workshop with a renowned advisor from the Sundance network. The course concludes with a one-on-one mentoring session focused on your project.


The course will be held live in our virtual classroom. All sessions are recorded for registered participants who are unable to attend live.


  • DURATION: Eight weeks, January 13 - March 2
  • SCHEDULE: Mondays, 9:00am - 11:00am PT