{"id":63195,"date":"2025-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/?p=63195"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:52:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:52:53","slug":"gatecrashers-a-writers-lab-for-genre-feature-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/opportunities\/gatecrashers-a-writers-lab-for-genre-feature-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatecrashers: A Writers Lab for Genre Feature Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Closing: 27th November ’25<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This 4-month writing lab (January-April 2026) supports genre feature film projects from writers from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds. Open to early career and emerging UK-based screenwriters over 18 and out of full-time education, with a creative track record in film, TV, theatre, radio, literature, or through study\/courses. Projects must be ambitious, original genre films (Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Rom-Com, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Western).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lab includes online masterclasses (6 sessions in January), Treatment Residency (6 days, 9-14 February 2026), Script Sample Residency (6 days, 19-24 March 2026), and Pitch Showcase to industry (mid-April 2026). Each writer works 1-2-1 with the Gatecrashers team to develop their project from outline to treatment and script sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writers receive payment of up to \u00a33,500 (\u00a3175\/day), plus travel, accommodation, and food during residencies. Applications require: 1-3 page outline, 10-15 page screenplay sample, and CV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gatecrashers writers lab supports working class UK screenwriters developing genre feature films (Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Rom-Com). Four-month paid programme includes masterclasses, writing residencies, and industry pitch showcase. Writers receive up to \u00a33,500 plus expenses. Deadline: 27 November 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"wp-custom-template-post-opportunity","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[880],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}