Our 25th Annual Screenwriters Lab took place over the weekend, where we were thrilled to welcome our outstanding fellows Aliza Brugger, Pepi Ginsberg and Keaton Ventura, our talented mentors Dan Janvey, Justin Kuritzkes and Rachel Shukert, and all the guests who celebrated these new voices with us. Mentors and fellows arrived at the Maidstone Hotel on Friday, getting to know each other over cocktails before sitting down to a welcome dinner hosted by Board Vice Chair Kim Brizzolara at Nick & Toni’s. By Saturday morning, they were ready to dive into a busy day of one-on-one mentor sessions, where each screenwriting fellow was able to intensively workshop their screenplay with each mentor. That evening, our gracious HIFF patrons Alan Ceppos and Frédéric Rambaud hosted the annual celebratory Lab dinner in their beautiful home, where our fellows were able to mix and mingle with local members of the Hamptons artistic community, previous mentors including Michael H. Weber, Celine Song, and Jeff Sharp, and various board members and special guests. The Lab concluded on Sunday afternoon with a lively, thoughtful, and collaborative group session, while the writers remain in East Hampton to enjoy a few more days of writing time. We offer our many thanks to our generous mentors for the invaluable insights they provided to these young artists, and to everyone who made the Screenwriters Lab so special! (fb)

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