Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Institute and Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) announced today the selection of playwrights Quincy Long and Matthew Paul Olmos and filmmakers Ritesh Batra and Elgin James as the 2009 Time Warner Storytelling Fellows.
The Time Warner Storytelling Advancement Fund, established in 2007, provides substantial support over four years to help fund the development and celebration of independent artists across Sundance Institute's Feature Film and Theatre Programs. Time Warner Storytelling Fellows, a talented group of Sundance film and theatre artists (up to 20 Fellows over a four-year period), receive grants to enable them to focus specifically on the advancement of the narrative and voice in their projects. Additionally, Fellows receive a combination of year-round guidance, residency support, mentoring, and professional development.
"On year three of Time Warner's commitment to storytelling artists, the Sundance Theatre Program is proud to announce that Matthew Paul Olmos and Quincy Long will receive direct artist grant support," said Sundance Institute Theatre Program Artistic Director Philip Himberg. "Both playwrights have created unique new scripts that define the Sundance independent spirit."
for official announcement
visit SUNDANCE:
http://www.sundance.org/pdf/2009-05-11-time-warner.pdf
read about it in VARIETY
http://www.variety.com/art icle/VR1118003673.html?cat egoryid=15&cs=1
read about it in PLAYBILL
http://www.playbill.com/ne ws/article/129245-Sundance _Institute_Announces_2009_ Time_Warner_Storytelling_F ellows
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