Paris-based talent platform Wscripted has unveiled its second Cannes Screenplay List showcasing a selection of scripts by female and non-binary writers.
This year’s list, which has been created in partnership with streaming service Mubi, features 25-English-language and six French-language feature scripts available for option or financing, by women screenwriters from France, Nigeria North America and the UK.
The selection was vetted by several industry partners and curated with an all-female reading committee. Wscripted also collaborated with Séquences7 – the french non-profit for emerging screenwriters – and their Co-President Isabelle Savary, former executive at France 3 Cinema, for selecting the inaugural list of French projects.
Wscripted was launched in 2021 by Ellie Jamen as an online marketplace aimed at female storytellers with decision-makers. The team also includes co-founder Marine Haziza, who oversees the technical development of the platform, and producer and former Sundance collaborator Rebecca Katz as head of talent development.
Sylvia came to scriptwriting via her work as Script Supervisor/Continuity in film and television, working with directors such as Danny Boyle, Kenneth Branagh, Clio Barnard, Cary Fukunaga, Yorgos Lanthimos and David Hare.
Sylvia is currently developing a horror feature with Starchild Pictures.
In 2021 Sylvia was selected for the Writers Lab UK & Ireland and was a quarterfinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship with her feature script 600 STEPS.