Overview
The program combines an online preparation week with three weeks at Banff Centre to develop a screen adaptation through workshops, one-to-one feedback and peer collaboration.
Write Over Here: Indigenous Futurism 2027
Deadline
Sep 23, 2026
Location
Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada, with an online preparation week
Application fee
Paid
Reward / Stipend
Indigenous participants receive a scholarship covering tuition, accommodation and meals, plus faculty feedback and public readings or screenings.
Who is this for
Indigenous screenwriters worldwide aged 18 or over, applying alone or with one novelist, short-story writer or playwright collaborator.
Summary
Incentives
- Indigenous participants receive a scholarship covering tuition, accommodation and meals, plus faculty feedback and public readings or screenings.
Eligibility
- Indigenous screenwriters worldwide aged 18 or over, applying alone or with one novelist, short-story writer or playwright collaborator.
- The call is international but restricted to Indigenous screenwriters.
Fees
- CAD 35 application fee; Indigenous arts participants receive a scholarship covering the CAD 6,153 total fee, meal plan and accommodation.
Key dates
- Application deadline: 2026-09-23.
- The program includes online preparation and on-campus weeks in February 2027.
Application materials
- Online form, adaptation proposal, script or writing sample, professional background and collaborator information where applicable.
Additional notes
- Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada, with an online preparation week. Participants must attend the entire online and on-campus program without variable dates.
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