EXCLUSIVE: Wscripted has unveiled the projects and talents selected for its fourth Cannes Screenplay List supporting scripts by women and non-binary writers. This year’s list, which is presented in collaboration with long-standing partner Mubi , was curated by an international jury featuring Bafta-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Vanessa Kirby ( The Crown , Pieces of a Woman ), Costa Rican-Swedish director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén ( Clara Sola ) and writer and filmmaker Nathalie Marchak ( Out of Instinc t, @Catcall ). Marchak was a nominee on the inaugural Cannes Screenplay List of 2021 with her second feature A Beautiful Journey, which is produced by Anonymous Federation and Gabman Films.
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They include Nominees include Cuban-American filmmaker Marissa Chibás, a 2022 Sundance Screenwriting Fellow who received the inaugural Sundance/Gold House Accelerator Grant, for her immigrant family drama 1 972 ; Indigenous Australian filmmaker and three-time Australian Director’s Guild Award nominee Darlene Johnson for her historical drama Obelia ; and American actress and .
