FAST FORWARD

Shout out to Alumni Holly Willis for publishing her book "Fast Forward: Future(s) of the Cinematic Arts"! I'm sure you'll be interested in a particular section titled "Self as Source: The Technique by Joan Scheckel". Go check out the book for yourself!

SLAPPER

Congrats to Alumni Writer/Director Luci Schroder for her short film "Slapper"! Most recently she is nominated for an Australian Directing Guild Award for Best Direction in a Short Film! Already under her belt are wins at both the Melbourne and Sydney Film Festivals for Emerging Australian Filmmaker and Best Short Fiction! Earlier this year she was Nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance!

CHECKOUT THE TRAILER OF 'WE DON'T BELONG HERE'

In theatres now, Alumni Writer/Director Peer Pedersen’s “We Don't Belong Here”! Watch the trailer here!

Congrats to our JSFL Community!

“It would be hard to find someone as sensitive and nurturing as Joan Scheckel to the difficult process of having all these feelings, articulating them in a way others can relate to, even when you can't even when it's beyond your present skill set. The questions and the wrestling bring me to a much deeper understanding of what I'm trying to do."
Mike Mills (Writer/Director)
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Screenplay
"20th Century Women"

Our community of game-changers and culture-makers are once again, making their impact known this year. With major nods at the Academy Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, WGA, New Zealand Film and TV Awards, BAFTA, NAACP Image Awards, SAG, Sundance Film Festival, Golden Globes, The Blacklist, Critics' Choice, Emmys, Peabody Awards, and Tribeca Film Festival, just to name a few! Congratulations to all of our Alumni Nominees and Winners and to their fellow collaborators and teams! 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. Here's to proudly ringing the bell for meaning and feeling for many more years to come!

Congrats to our JSFL Community! Read on for the highlight Awards for 2016-2017:

ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Original Screenplay
"20th Century Women"
Writer/Director Mike Mills
(Nomination)

INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

Best Screenplay
"20th Century Women"
Writer/Director Mike Mills
(Nomination)

WGA AWARDS

Best Comedy Series
"Transparent"
Writers: Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway
Created by Jill Soloway
Consulting Producer Joan Scheckel
(Nomination)

NEW ZEALAND FILM AND TV AWARDS

Best Film
"The Rehearsal"
Writer/Director Alison Maclean
(Nomination)

Best Director
"The Rehearsal"
Writer/Director Alison Maclean
(Nomination)

BAFTA TV AWARDS

Best International
"Transparent"
Created by Jill Soloway
Consulting Producer Joan Scheckel
(Winner)

NAACP IMAGE AWARDS