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New Paramount+ Canada Scripted Series Lab Sponsorship

Paramount+ in Canada and the Pacific Screenwriting Program (PSP) announced today that Paramount+ Canada is to be the lead sponsor of the 2026 Scripted Series Lab, the PSP’s flagship program for emerging BC screenwriters. “The PSP is delighted to have Paramount+ Canada...

Program Manager Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Smita Acharyya is joining the PSP as our new Program Manager, starting in mid-April.

Scripted Series Lab Mentors 2025

The PSP is excited to share the names of our 2024 Scripted Series Lab mentors. These talented and generous showrunners are working one-on-one with our cohort to help each of them refine their own pilot scripts.

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Our First Executive Director and Three New Board Members

“We feel privileged to collaborate with such a diverse group of industry executives to help guide the PSP through its evolution from a start-up with an ambitious vision to becoming a key local industry stakeholder championing screenwriters in British Columbia” said PSP Board Chair Brian Hamilton.

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Karen McClellan 2022 Showrunner-in-Residence

Award-winning writer Karen McClellan will serve as Showrunner-in-Residence for the 2022 Scripted Series Lab. Starting in January 2022, Karen will mentor six up-and-coming BC-based screenwriters as they develop her original series in the PSP’s flagship training...

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