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Scripted Series Lab 2025 Participants Announced

We are pleased to announce the six participants chosen to take part in the 2024 Scripted Series Lab. The cohort includes Alex Vance, Gur-Inder Singh, Helene Taylor, Jimmy King, Melissa Riemer and Ren Maguire.

2025 Scripted Series Lab Showrunner Announced

We are excited to announce that Nelu Handa has been selected as the 2025 SSL Showrunner in Residence.

New “Develop BC” Pilot Program

With funding from Creative BC, the PSP is excited to announce a new pilot program designed to stimulate the development of BC-owned IP and create work opportunities for emerging BC-based screenwriters. Increasingly, buyers from conventional television and streaming...

The 2024 Indigenous Screenwriters Lab Mentors

The PSP is thrilled to announce the participant-mentor pairings for our inaugural 2024 Indigenous Screenwriters Lab.

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Now Accepting Applications for the Scripted Series Lab 2025

Now accepting applications for the 2025 Scripted Series Lab

Internship Expansion with Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada

The Pacific Screenwriting Program is proud to announce a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada (WBDAC) designed to increase opportunities for BC’s early-career television screenwriters. The new investment from WBDAC will significantly expand the...

David Geary Joins the ISL as Story Room Mentor

The PSP is delighted that experienced screenwriter and educator David Geary is stepping in to take over the role of Story Room Mentor for the upcoming Indigenous Screenwriters Lab, taking place at UBC in August 2024. ParticipantsDavid Geary David Geary (Taranaki...