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07.18.16

Congrats to the Alumni of the 2016 July LA 3 Day Lab - Oedipus!

Congrats to Sarah Magill, Rebecca Tansley, Jessica Kaye, Paul Young, Alex Schemmer, Adrienne Schaffler, Jamie Travis, Nan Schmid, Ashley Brim, Marla Mitchnick, Kyle Bowe, Philiane Phang, Laura Bickford, Nathan Firn, Sophie Huber and Samir Mallal!

06.27.16

ALUMNI MEETUPS AT WEWORK

Create, connect, inspire!  JSFL Alumni are meeting up this summer! Join your community to workshop The Technique™ and join forces with your peers. It's all happening at WeWork in DTLA. Come for wine and cheese and stay to throw down some action verbs. Thank you to our Alumni for initiating this new Summer Series, and thank you to all our friends at We Work for hosting us! We hope you enjoy it there as much as we do.

We are thrilled to provide this new series as a space for you to learn, kick back and connect. Feel free to drop in anytime for as long as you like. Have a great meet up!
 
Join Us:
 
LOS ANGELES:
Thursday June 30 7:00 P.M.
Wednesday July 27 7:00 P.M.
Wednesday August 24 7:00 P.M.
 
LOCATION:
555 W 5th Street, 35th Floor Los Angeles, CA

06.20.16

LEARN MORE ABOUT JOAN SCHECKEL FILMMAKING LABS & THE TECHNIQUE

Earlier this year, members of Film Independent’s Project Involve and Directing Lab participated in a creative workshop from instructor Joan Scheckel. For years, Scheckel has been sharing an unique approach to storytelling—dubbed “The Technique”—with her students and collaborators, which include some of the most critically acclaimed creators in film and television. 

CHECK OUT all of the Film Independent videos about Joan Scheckel and the Technique here.

06.06.16

Congrats to the Alumni of the 2016 June LA 3 Day Lab - Action!

Congrats to Sarah Magill, Melanie Backer, María Elisa Camargo, Margaret Brown, Jessica Kaye, Maddalena Ischiale, Michael Steiner, Kieran Thompson, Paul Young, Jessie Kahnweiler, Sean Barnes, Sharon Oreck, Maria Arida, Slavik IA, Katherine Alyse, Michael Escobedo, Mike George, Jeff Becko, Elena Greenlee, Kevin Napier, Jesse Cramer, Keren Hantman, Sylvia Jaunzarins, Bonnie Foster, Isaiah Seret, Nicki Beltranena, Evita Castine, Alex Schemmer, and Denise Dorado!

05.21.16

JSFL ALUMNI WIN AT THE PEABODY AWARDS

Transparent and UnREAL each take home Peabody Awards! JSFL celebrates all of our Alumni and their stories that matter. The intention of The Technique™ is to help forge  authentic, felt and meaningful narratives that contribute to our self-awareness and help us connect to the real issues that society faces today. Congratulations to the creators, cast and crew of these transformative shows! Click Read More for our list of winning alumni.

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