Cloud Piercer Selected for U.S. Development Workshop
Kiwi Film Cloud Piercer Selected for U.S. Development Workshop
Film about the first woman to climb Mount Cook goes to the Stowe Story Labs
WELLINGTON, Friday 28th of August
2015 – Cloud Piercer is a narrative
feature film about Freda Du Faur, the first woman to climb
New Zealand’s highest mountain, written by
Wellington-based filmmaker Anita Ross.
Industry professionals have called Cloud Piercer, ‘wonderfully written’ and ‘an excellent piece of work’.
‘The tenacious Freda leaps off the page, hobnail boots and all, to tell the story of her love affair with the mountains. A triumphant tale of determination and true grit.’
The film is at an advanced script stage and has been selected for an intensive industry workshop in Stowe, Vermont this September. Stowe Story Labs brings screenwriters, filmmakers and creative producers together with seasoned industry professionals to help get projects made and seen.
Industry mentors
include:
• David Pope, program director
for the Labs and a London-based filmmaker, consultant and
training provider;
• Alex Boden, a leading UK-based
Creative Producer;
• Amy Hobby, a leading New
York-based Creative Producer;
• Jay Van Hoy, a leading New
York-based Creative Producer;
• Anne Hubbell, an award winning
New York-based Creative Producer;
• Elizabeth Kaiden, a renowned
dramatist and development executive;
• David Magee, an award winning
screenwriter;
• Chris Millis an award winning
screenwriter and producer;
• Beatrice Neumann, a leading
London-based sales and distribution
executive;
• Ellen Parks, a legendary New
York-based casting director with tremendous experience and
insight;
• Mark Piznarski, a prolific
award-winning television director;
• Anne Rosellini, an award
winning screenwriter and creative
producer;
• Fred Seibert, a leader in the
world of new approaches to film distribution and
finance.
Says Story Lab founder David Rocchio,
‘We
are very pleased to have Anita joining us in Stowe this
fall. Her commitment to learning the craft of screenwriting
and her vision for telling the story of Freda du Faur is
inspiring.’
The four-day intensive programme will have
a specific focus on each project with direct access to
working industry professionals and a network of talented
peers. Participants also learn about pitching and packaging
a film, the role of creative producers and new approaches to
finance and distribution.
Cloud Piercer is the first New Zealand film to have been selected for the Stowe Story Labs. The Labs are a significant opportunity to get the script market ready and to take the next steps in bringing this story to the screen.
A campaign to raise funds covering the essential costs of the Labs was launched on PledgeMe recently and has been running very successfully with the involvement of the New Zealand climbing community and many others. The campaign ends on the 31st of August.
To donate and share visit: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/3934-cloud-piercer-at-stowe-story-labs
Cloud
Piercer can be found on Facebook and Twitter.
https://www.facebook.com/CloudPiercerMovie
https://twitter.com/Cloud_Piercer
https://twitter.com/AnitaRossNZ
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