Are you a female gamer with filmmaking ambitions? If so, gaming company Ubisoft has introduced the perfect fellowship for you. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Ubisoft’s film division will select two women screenwriters for a program “designed to highlight female voices in the film industry.”
In addition to six months of professional consultations, the fellowship participants will receive one-on-one mentorship and access to Ubisoft’s library of potential feature films. Ubisoft Motion Pictures’ creative exec Margaret Boykin and vp/head of development Matt Phelps will be leading the program.
“Adding strong female voices to our development process will allow us to create more diverse and accessible representations of our worlds” stressed Gerard Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures.
“We want to open up more opportunities for women in the action genre,” Phelps added. “This focused fellowship is designed to promote inclusion and provide a fresh take on our material.”
Unisoft is the publisher and creator of video games like “Beyond Good and Evil,” “Assassin’s Creed,” and “Just Dance.” Movie adaptations of Unisoft games “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell,” “Tom Clancy’s The Division,” “Watch_Dogs,” and “Rabbids” are currently in development.
No details yet on the fellowship’s dates or application requirements. Keep tabs on Unisoft’s website and Twitter account for program news and updates.
