Native Women Write - Lab

Program Overview

Native Women Write™ began in 2010, is an intensive scriptwriting lab that is designed to develop native women writers to further their careers in film and television industry.

Industry professionals work with a hand full of native women writers, during the each scheduled program. In addition the lab will develop drama and comedy writers for jobs at a television networks, film studio and Red Nation Television Network.

Stay Turned in as we are re-developing this initiative. Announcement August 2022.

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Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI) a nonprofit organization, is the longest-running, successful Native women-led, Indigenous media arts and cultural enterprise in the history of the entertainment industry – representing 575+ Native Nations! Red Nation Celebration Institute, in being the first to create the largest Native Indigenous Film Festival in the country ‘Red Nation International Film Festival,’ to the first streaming network (predating Netflix and all others) ‘Red Nation Television Network,’ to Native Women in Film & Television in All Media and Native Indigenous Student Academy for Cinematic Arts. The Creative Enterprise by Natives delivering to all people the stories that shape our world.

RNCI is a year-round nonprofit arts media & culture organization based in Los Angeles CA and New Mexico, founded by Joanelle Romero in 1995 during the famous Indian Market in Santa Fe NM.

SANTA FE AUGUST 17 – 20
NEW YORK CITY 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. 2023
PARIS FRANCE 2023

RNCI Year-Round Program Calendar

The Red Nation Celebration Institute Programs focus on the specific development of storytellers from Native and Indigenous backgrounds, encompassing feature film and episodic work. Fellows will receive hands-on support from the Institute and advisors, including one-on-one feedback sessions and roundtable discussions.