BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//LA Skins Fest - ECPv5.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:LA Skins Fest X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://laskinsfest.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for LA Skins Fest BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T051619 CREATED:20220523T035551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T160242Z UID:10954-1704096000-1735664400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:Writers DESCRIPTION:Native American TV Writers Lab\nNow in it’s seventh year\, the Native American TV Writers Lab hosts 8-12 fellows each year in a multi-week lab that provides creative and professional guidance. \nNative American Feature Film Writers Lab\nThe Native American Feature Film Writers Lab is a 10-week lab that has each participant complete a feature length screenplay. \nNative American Writers Seminar\nFor new and emerging Native American writers\, the Seminar is a month-long initiative that provides one-on-one mentoring and creative feedback. \nNative American Showrunner Program\nThis is an advanced multi-month program for Native American writers who have participated in our programs and have professional television writing experience. \nNative American Writers Accelerator Grant\nThis is a cash grant for Native American writers that have been an active participant in our development programs. \nNative American Monthly Writers Group\nAn on-going initiative that features Native American authored television and feature film scripts read by actors providing new perspective and additional insight. URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/writers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LASF-Writers.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T051619 CREATED:20240619T152231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T160531Z UID:13340-1717228800-1735664400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:5th Annual Native American Showrunner Program Fellows Selected DESCRIPTION:The Native American Media Alliance announced its selections for the 5th Annual Native American Showrunner Program\, sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal\, Cherokee Film and the National Endowment for the Arts. \n     “This endeavor has been a groundbreaking resource for experienced Native writers seeking advanced career development\,” said Ian Skorodin\, Director of Strategy for the Native American Media Alliance. “In this challenging environment\, we are continuing to push the industry to support the Native American community.” \n     The Native American Showrunner Program is a multi-month intensive that offers mentorship from television showrunners and series creators to to experienced Native American writers and have expanded the program to include Native American producers in unscripted. \n    Program fellows take part in several meetings with assigned showrunner mentors who offer guidance on furthering the fellows’ writing and producing careers and provide creative feedback on current projects. The program consists of weekly one-on-one mentoring to develop the writers’ and producers’ abilities\, offer advice as it pertains to producing for television and provide overall insight into running a television series. \n     The Native American Showrunner Program is designed to propel experienced Native American writers to the highest levels of television writing and producing. This initiative continues the Native American Media Alliance’s drive for inclusion and focuses on new points of access for the Native American community. The fellowship is an extension of the organization’s ongoing development programs as it equips the next generation of Native American writers and producers with the skills and professional network to break into television producing positions. \n     The 2024 Native American Showrunner Program fellows: \nScripted Fellows: \nJamie Brunton \nHeidi-Marie Ferren \nUnscripted Fellow: \nFaith Phillips \n     The Native American Showrunner Program was created to expand the number of Native Americans working in writer rooms and producing for television to increase fair and accurate portrayals of Native Americans on television. Native Americans continue to maintain the lowest representation within current television series. \nSponsored by: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Comcast NBCUniversal\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n National Endowment for the Arts\n \n \n \n \n \n View Image\n \n Cherokee Film\n \n \n \n\n\n  \nCheck out our past fellows: \n2020 Native American Showrunner Program Fellows \n2021 Native American Showrunner Program Fellows \n2022 Native American Showrunner Program Fellows \n2023 Native American Showrunner Program Fellows URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/13340/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-0505-Barcid-Native-American-Show-Runner-5th-Annual-Fellows-1200-x-384-Comp-3.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241008T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T051619 CREATED:20241001T153550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T213725Z UID:14085-1728374400-1733072400@laskinsfest.com SUMMARY:4th Annual Native Writer Accelerator Grant DESCRIPTION:The Native American Media Alliance announced the recipients of the 4th Annual Native American Writers Accelerator Grant. With support from Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity\, the organization launched the Native American Writer Accelerator Grant for fellows from their highly successful writers programs. \n“The Native American Accelerator Grant continues to be a powerful platform for empowering Native American writers.” Announced Ian Skorodin\, Director of Strategy of the Native American Media Alliance. “We’re honored to support this talented group of individuals who are making a significant impact on their communities and beyond.” \nCreated to give new opportunities to Native American writers\, the Native American Writer Accelerator Grant provides $10\,000 grants and professional support that include live script reads and writer room experience to help recipients develop their craft and bolster their writing careers. In its fourth year\, the Native American Writer Accelerator Grant awards 12 Native American writers from the Native American Media Alliance writers programs. \nThe Native American Writer Accelerator Grant is also designed to encourage Native American writers to expand on their current opportunities. According to the Writers Guild of America’s Inclusion Report\, Native American writers represent only 1% of working television writers. This fund addresses this challenge as past recipients have been able to develop their craft to become staff writers on current series and produce their own creative material.\n\nThe collaboration with Netflix on the Native American Writer Accelerator Grant is part of Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity\, a dedicated effort to help train creatives for job opportunities on Netflix productions and set talent up for success in entertainment. Since its launch in 2021\, Netflix has partnered with over 80 organizations in more than 35 countries. \nRecipients of the Native American Writer Accelerator Grant: \nKris Crenwelge \nRory Crittenden \nKhadijah Iman \nNoah Keeling \nTony Magaña \nHeidi-Marie Ferren \nRichard Montes \nFaith Philips \nMarcie Price Jackson \nMatthew Rochester \nTamara Stratton \nSteven Tallas \n  \nCheck out our past Grantees: \nInaugural Native American Writers Accelerator Grant Recipients \n2nd Annual Native American Writers Accelerator Grant Recipients \n3rd Annual Native American Writers Accelerator Grant Recipients URL:https://laskinsfest.com/event/4th-annual-native-writer-accelerator-grant/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laskinsfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1200-X-384.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR