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Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40

Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40

by The Daily Eye Team April 20 2015, 4:56 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 29 secs

Meryl Streep has funded a screenwriters lab for women writers over 40, to be run by New York Women in Film and Television and IRIS, a collective of women filmmakers.
The creation of the lab, and Streep’s involvement in its founding, was announced Sunday at a panel discussion presented as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Called the Writers Lab, the screenplay development program aims to increase opportunities for female screenwriters over the age of 40. This year the initiative will accept submissions May 1-June 1, with eight winning scribes named Aug. 1.

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