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The Filmmakers' Workshop serves a specially curated group of film and TV writers each year. We focus on fresh, ambitious work and prepare writers for success in a competitive industry. Participants gather during the NYSAF Summer Season in the Hudson Valley, where they receive a table read of their script with professional actors, attend the readings of fellow writers, and receive one-on-one feedback from industry professionals. Six months later, a follow-up retreat allows for additional access to the NYSAF community and subsequent mentor support.

***2023 FILMMAKERS' WORKSHOP COHORT TO BE ANNOUNCED IN JULY***

The application process for the Filmmakers' Workshop is currently accessible by recommendation only.

For inquiries and more information:  filmlab@newyorkstageandfilm.org

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Marilyn Agrelo

Zakiyyah Alexander

Joshua Astrachan

Kevin Bacon

Stephen Belber

Kyle Bradstreet

Anthony Bregman

Keith Bunin

Anne Carey

Thomas Carter

Luis Castro

Elsie Choi

Rebecca Choi

Miranda de Pencier

Bash Doran

Griffin Dunne

Laura Eason*

Grace Edwards

Halley Feiffer

Shani Geva

Melissa Gibson

Geoffrey Gilmore

Jessica Goldberg

William Goldberg

Tony Goldwyn

Bingo Gubelmann

Jenny Halper

Zach Helm

Michael Hoffman

Soo Hugh*

Tom Hulce

Kim Jose

Rajiv Joseph

Toni Kalem

Aditi Brennan Kapil

Jason Katims

Richard LaGravenese

Michael London

Andrew Marcus

Riva Marker

Mia Mask

Mary Stuart Masterson

Max Mayer

Paula Mazur

Lillah McCarthy

Scott McGehee

Bill Migliore

Rebecca Miller

Rob Morrow

Ekwa Msangi

Janine Nabers

Geoffrey Nauffts

Michael Nozik

Ken Olin

Frank Pugliese

Josh Radnor

Jacquelyn Reingold

Anslem Richardson

Amy Robinson

Julie Rottenberg

Kent Sanderson

Peter Saraf

Kyra Sedgwick

John Patrick Shanley

David Siegel

Diana Son

Tim Squyres

Shelby Stone

Charlie Stratton

Jon Tenney

Bryan Unkeless

Leslie Urdang

Ben Watkins

Matthew Weiner

Suzanne Weinert

Jennifer Westfeldt

Diana Williams

Matt Williams

Stu Zicherman

Maria Zuckerman

Elisa Zuritsky

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Nichole Abshire

Kevin Armento

Nancy Bannon

David Baugnon

Rob Bellon

Anika Benkov

Brooke Berman

Jonathan Bird

Caroline Lai Hung Blair

Jaki Bradley

Maria Agui Carter

Yakira Chambers

Damon Colquhoun

Michael Cooke

Melody Cooper

Jed Cowley

Adam Curley

Danielle Davenport

Kim Dempster

Sachin Dharwadker

Daracy Fowler

Avra Fox-Lerner

Kyle Fried

Jonterri Gadson

James Gallagher

Bat-Sheva Guez

Hasan Hadi

Jenny Halper

Jacob Harpel

Lukas Hassel

Anderson John Heinz

Olga Humphrey

Tarik Karam

Alessandro King

Tori Larsen

Ana Lazarevic

Savanah Leaf

Josh Liveright

Nolan Lynch

Abigail Mangin

Lauren Marcus

Mozhan Marnó

Jabari McDonald

Charlie McNamara

Denise Meyers

B. Monet

Caitlan Moore

Heidi Neurauter

Tyler Nilson

Samuel Nozik

Maya Perez

Ashley Pishock

Ama Quao

Guru Ramanathan

Traven Rice

Jay Riedl

Charia Rose

April Rouveyrol

Richa Rudola

Minnie Schedeen

Robin Rose Singer

Shawn Snyder & 

Jason Begue

Azia Squire

Syd Stewart

Shawn Wines

Emily Zemba

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