From Script to PreProduction

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You’ve made some shorts. You’ve written a feature script. Or a series pilot. What’s stopping you from moving ahead? At From Script to PreProduction, a lab for women filmmakers, we help you develop all the materials you need to move forward – loglines, synopses, pitches, lookbooks, pitchdecks, reels, websites, schedules, budgets and business plans. We bring in guests to help vet your presentations. And we introduce you to the industry at our Producers Panel. At the end of the six month lab, you will be ready to go out and get partners and financing. In 2023, we added a Writers Boot Camp for filmmakers whose scripts weren't quite ready for production development. The Writers Boot Camp focuses on the script and is open to anyone wanting to make revisions in a structured environment with the support of fellow writers. At the end of the two month boot camp, you will have a new draft of your script. There is no obligation to continue on to the lab and it is not necessary to attend the Writers Boot Camp to apply to the FS2P lab. We're also now accepting series pilots into the Writers Boot Camp and the FS2P Lab. Applications for both the Writers Boot Camp and the FS2P Lab open on August 8th. Notifications for the Boot Camp will go out on a rolling basis with the Boot Camp starting on October 4th and running through November. Applications for both the Writers Boot Camp and the FS2P Lab close on September 26. Notifications for the FS2P Lab go out on December 5th. The FS2P Lab starts on January 10th. PLEASE NOTE: There are FEES for both the Boot Camp and the Lab. Please see the website - fs2p.org - for details. Here’s what some of our filmmakers and supporters have to say about us: “What you’re doing? Works.” Celine Rattray, Producer: The Kids Are All Right, American Honey, The Kindergarten Teacher “The time we took from week to week, the examination, the listening to the group’s ideas and suggestions, yours of course was really priceless... So I wanted to thank you for the gift of really putting a microscope up to my work because ultimately the film will be better, performances will be better and I will be a better, more confident director because of it. So thank you.” Suzanne Guacci Update: Suzanne’s film is wrapped and on the Festival Circuit “My look book is partially what made that presentation so good. It’s also partly why it’s a finalist for [FILMGRANT] because they don’t read the screenplays to get you to the final round. AND I brought up my three budgets in the question and answer period of the pitch fest. Your lab and all the time I spent killing myself over making each of those parts strong has really paid off. I just want you to know I’m thankful. All of that hard work was needed for the steps I’m taking now :) “ Jamie Ruddy Update: Jamie’s projection was accepted for the NYU Production Lab and has now attached Producers “Thank you for putting in a good word for us! We are all set to impress and make this! Saw [her] on the list and am excited to touch base! Thank you again for the support!” Gabriella Moses Update: We introduced Gabby’s film to a member of the Tribeca panel who loved it. She received two grants! And her first feature just premiered at Tribeca! “Your filmmakers are wonderful.” Jennifer Fox, Filmmaker FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS, CURRICULUM, DATES AND FEES ON OUR WEBSITE: fs2p.org.

Last updated Sep 27, 2026

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• Filmmaker

  An invaluable lab and experience! Top notch. Wonderful to be part of it, thank you!

• Filmmaker

  Donna Bonilla Wheeler

• Filmmaker

  It's the hardest I've ever worked, and the best thing I've done for my film career.

• Filmmaker

  A life-changing experience - pushed to the limits and learned so much. The bonus is my project is much further along than it would ever have been without FSP2. The screenplay is polished, the pitch is 'send out' ready and I am more confident navigating the film world. THANK YOU!

• Filmmaker

  This is an intense program in the BEST way: focused, supportive, and deeply independent... but I never felt alone. This program (along with the bootcamp) helped demystify things like budgeting, scheduling, and honest script feedback. I found so much inspiration in the other two filmmakers in my group and in Elizabeth, who holds the space with real clarity. Thank you for this experience!!

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