Moonstone International takes Screenwriters’ Lab to Scotland

Moonstone International’s Artistic Director, Jean-Luc Ormières, has announced that the next Screenwriters’ Lab will take place in the Nairn, Scotland between November 13-18 2005.
Ormierés said: “Scotland holds a very special place at the heart of Moonstone. Our Head Office is based here, and past Scottish participants and projects that have gone through the Moonstone development programme have been so well received, for example, award-winning Kenny Glenaan (Yasmin) and Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher). Even at the moment Pratibha Parmar is directing her first feature film, a screenplay by Andrea Gibb, Nina’s Heavenly Delights in Glasgow. We are delighted also that Andrea has agreed to act as an Advisor on the Lab, too. I am excited about the projects we are about to develop at this year’s Screenwriters’ Lab in Nairn, Scotland.”
Moonstone is delighted to announce that in addition to the support as funder this Lab is being sponsored by Scottish Screen.
Scottish Screen Chief Executive Ken Hay said: “Scottish Screen is delighted to be supporting Moonstone’s return to Scotland with its latest Screenwriters’ Lab. As one of the founding members of Moonstone, Scottish Screen has had a long track record in supporting both the organisation and its activities. We’re very much looking forward to further developing our relationship with Moonstone in the future.”
Moonstone is also delighted that the Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission is again sponsoring this Lab.
The Screenwriters’ Lab is a week-long programme. Participating screenwriters will work on their projects in a series of one-to-one meetings with established, international screenwriter Advisors from the USA and Europe.
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