David Schwab - Sundance Collab

David Schwab, is a screenwriter based in New York City. Since 2014, Mr. Schwab has been an adjunct professor of screen writing at the Graduate Film school at Columbia University. He has also taught at the French film program, La Femis.

Mr. Schwab received his MFA in Film from the Columbia University School of the Arts. His thesis script, Mr. Verner’s Pygmy, was purchased by Scott Rudin. Since then Mr. Schwab has written for, among others, Warner Brothers, Animal Logic, Hollywood Pictures, Propaganda, HD Net Films, and Paramount Pictures.

Mr. Schwab was the 2014 Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grantee for his script, Francis Turnbull – which was also selected for the 2013 Hampton Film Festival writer’s lab. Francis Turnbull is being produced by Oren Moverman (The Messenger, Love and Mercy, Time Out of Mind) and Wren Arthur (Prairie Home Companion). Jennifer Fox (The Tale, Beirut: The Last Home Movie) will direct. Mr. Schwab recently completed Kaczynski a TV pilot about the Unabomber for SightUnseen pictures. Oren Moveman will direct.

Collab items I'm associated with:

On Demand Course

Developing the Narrative Foundation of Your Screenplay (On Demand)

Instructor: David Schwab and 6 more

$115

Developing the Narrative Foundation of Your Screenplay (On Demand)

Beginner to Intermediate

With: David Schwab, Destin Daniel Cretton, Howard Rodman, Mira Nair, Sterlin Harjo, Tamara Jenkins and Trey Ellis

The challenge of writing a feature-length screenplay isn’t starting - it’s choosing the right idea and then sustaining dramatic tension for two hours. The story demands a central dramatic problem powerful enough to drive the entire script, and finding the perfect conflict is often the hardest part of the journey. In this On Demand course, veteran screenwriter David Schwab provides the essential process for testing your ideas and building narratives that truly last.

$115

Master Class

Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab, Mira Nair, Tamara Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton

With: David Schwab and 3 more

$30

Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab, Mira Nair, Tamara Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton

With: David Schwab, Tamara Jenkins, Destin Daniel Cretton and Mira Nair

$30