Wscripted Unveils Nominees for MUBI-Backed Cannes Screenplay List by Women and Non-Binary Writers

Wscripted, the talent platform sourcing women and non-binary writers, has unveiled the nominees for its third Cannes Screenplay List, an initiative launched in partnership with MUBI.

The final selection was curated by an inaugural jury of international female filmmakers, including Mounia Meddour (Papicha, Houria), Funa Maduka (Waiting for Hassana), and Camille Griffin (Silent Night).

The list features 10 English-language and two French-language film projects by women and non-binary screenwriters and celebrates original projects from development to early financing stages.

The task of selecting the final list was nothing short of challenging as each script possessed its own unique brilliance, said Maduka, a Nigerian filmmaker who is the former head of international original films at Netflix. On behalf of the jury, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all entrants and sincerest congratulations to the finalists, who represent the bold and brave voices our industry needs. Its an especially important time to highlight writers- they are the architects, weavers and catalysts that propel our imagination, said Makuda, who was recently a jury member at Sundance 2023 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

Nominees include French filmmaker Coralie Watanabe Prosper with her first feature Wagako, a Franco-Japanese drama about bi-raciality queer couples and motherhood; No Love Lost, a thriller by Dominican-American filmmaker Diana Peralta whose debut De Lo Mio premiered on HBO; and Chariot, a true story drama by Sundance Fellow and NYU Purple List winner Alyssa Loh.

Projects were presented at industry events at Cannes, notably at the Producers Network where Ellie Jamen, founder of Wscripted served as Guest of Honor, at a female-forward lunch on the Croisette co-hosted by Girls Support Girls and Kering Women in Motion.

Here are the nominees for the third Cannes Screenplay List:

A More Certain Light by Elizabeth Corbett (Drama, US-Argentina)

Always Crashing in the Same Car by Dorothy Jane Stewart (Drama, UK)

Carmen(s) by Carmen Maria Vega (Drama, France, French-language)

Chariot by Alyssa Loh (Drama, USA)

Dont Mention The War by Julie Mayhew (Comedy, UK)

Jane and Yola by Rose Lichter-Marck (Adventure, USA)

Madison by Bethan Marlow (Coming of Age, UK)

No Love Lost by Diana Peralta (Thriller, USA)

Sweetie Pie by J. Bulluck (Coming of Age, USA)

The Bushwhackerby Lauri Donahue (Action, USA)

The house by the rails by Lily Landecy (Horror/Romance, France)

Wagako by Coralie Watanabe Prosper (Drama, France-Japan, French-language)