Sundance Labs: 20 Up-and-Coming Directors and Screenwriters Named for 2021 Fellowship
Signature workshops include 12 fellows for directors and screenwriters labs and nine fellows cultivating Native artists
Diane Haithman | May 10, 2021 @ 2:55 PM
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The Sundance Institute named on Monday the artists and projects for the first group of its upcoming summer labs. The group includes 12 fellows for the directors and screenwriters labs and nine artists participating in the Native and Indigenous lab which focuses on the development of storytellers from those backgrounds through feature film, episodic work and other pursuits. One artist will participate in both labs.
Elements of this year’s labs will take place digitally via Sundance Collab.
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Kenyan scriptwriter, director and producer, Tony Koros, has made the list as a Fellow for this month’s screenwriters Lab.
Tony began his career as a staff writer for
Mheshimiwa, a comedy drama series that was aired on KTN. He has also written for acclaimed tv drama series
Jane & Abel and
One in a Million, both airing on Multichoice’s Maisha Magic East. He has served as both a writer and content producer for corporate entities such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Standard Chartered Bank, the Urgent Action Fund and the Association of Media Women in Kenya.
Tony has also worked with