SLAMDANCE SCREENPLAY CLINIC
The Slamdance Screenplay Clinic offers writers the opportunity to develop and discuss their work at length with industry experts who are committed to helping storytellers grow.
We offer a range of services, including expanded coverage, polish editing, structural analysis, and good old-fashioned brainstorming. The Screenplay Clinic operates separately from the Slamdance Screenplay Competition and is available year-round.
HOW IT WORKS
All projects begin with an initial consultation for $250, which includes three key steps:
- Consultation Kickoff – Once you submit a clinic service request, one of our coaches will contact you to answer basic questions and begin your coaching process.
- Comprehensive Feedback – Upon receipt of your $250 clinic fee and a PDF of your script, your coach will provide a detailed five-page coverage report outlining the strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement in your script.
- One-on-One Coaching – You and your coach will schedule a 60-minute Zoom or phone call follow-up to discuss the coverage report, brainstorm ideas, and create a roadmap for your next draft.Then, you and your coach will have a 60-minute Zoom or phone call follow-up to discuss your project and the coverage report in depth. This is where you can brainstorm together, get your questions answered, and craft a plan for your next draft.
90% of the initial fee goes directly to your coach, ensuring your project gets the attention it deserves.rectly to your coach, who must prepare extensively to give your project the attention that it deserves.
SCREENPLAY CLINIC CONSULTANTS
Beverly Neufeld
If you attended this year’s Slamdance Festival, you may have taken part in Beverly’s standout Polytechnic workshop! Beverly is dedicated to helping writers refine their vision and bring their voices to the screen. With an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA, she has won numerous awards and served as the Director of Development for Juntobox Films. She consults for major agencies and teaches Screenplay and Story Analysis at USC Film School.
Consulting credits include CAA, Gersh, FOX, Slamdance, Coverage Ink, and the PAGE Competition.
Heidi Hornbacher
Heidi’s Polytechnic workshop at this year’s festival pushed writers to think beyond the page and elevate their storytelling craft. Passionate about helping writers unlock their full potential, Heidi co-founded PageCraft in 2008, offering screenwriting retreats in Italy and LA. She specializes in evaluating scripts across style, tone, plot, structure, character, dialogue, and commercial potential.
Clients have gone on to find representation, get staffed, win festivals, and even receive Emmy nominations.
Anjini Taneja Azhar
Anjini Taneja Azhar is a director and screenwriter based in Los Angeles who began her career an actress in 2011 in features such as JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, as well as TV such as Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal and HBO’s The Brink. She has since written and directed award-winning shorts, produced for Fortune 500 companies, and co-written a feature for a prominent producer at CAA. Anjini has been featured for her work in Forbes, Women Cinemakers Biennale Edition, and Ladygunn Magazine.
Anjini is a WritersxWriters Finalist, Hollyshorts Screenplay Competition 2nd Place Winner, Golden Script Finalist and PAGE Awards Semifinalist.
Anna Siri
Anna is an award-winning screenwriter and independent producer with both short and feature film credits. She works regularly as a consultant, ghostwriter, screenplay contest and festival judge, and script doctor, and hails from a background that includes Northwestern University and the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting. She enjoys scripts in all genres.
Noel Lawrence
Noel Lawrence makes, curates, distributes, and writes about cinema. He is currently working on his latest feature, Sammy Gate. After receiving a master’s degree in Russian Literature from Stanford University, Noel transitioned into creative writing. Since then, he has regularly consulted on teleplays and features in development. His clients have been able to secure production deals, win major film festivals, and garner critical acclaim.”