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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T00:05:02.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Sundance labs",
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    "TikTok has created a microseries-writing workshop in partnership with the Sundance Institute.",
    "Follow this link",
    "screenwriting",
    "fill out an application"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nI spent all morning texting my various writers' groups about a golden opportunity. And now, I'm bringing it to you.\n\nTikTok has created a microseries-writing workshop in partnership with the Sundance Institute. \n\nThey are teaming up to launch a brand-new, completely free global program through Sundance Collab to support the next generation of creator-led, short-form serialized storytelling for digital audiences.\n\nThat's kind of a cool opportunity for writers looking to flex their muscles and get their ideas out into the world in different, exciting ways.\n\nLet's dive in.\n\n* * *\n\n## What is the TikTok and Sundance Writing Program?\n\nThe program is a four-week live online course focused entirely on screenwriting for the microseries format. The goal is to provide writers with the structural tools, pacing frameworks, and industry guidance needed to build serialized, story-driven narratives designed for digital audiences.\n\nAnd it gets your voice out to billions of people on the app.\n\nDirector of Sundance Collab, Patty West, said, “The microseries format is genuinely exciting to us because its constraints produce exactly the kind of creative pressure that generates the most original work. Partnering with TikTok allows us to bring this opportunity to writers around the world entirely for free, removing the barrier between curiosity and action. We want creators to see this format not as a lesser version of film or television, but as its own distinct craft that is wide open for new voices to define.”\n\n## How Do I Apply?\n\nFollow this link to the official application page.\n\nApplications are currently open globally on the Sundance Collab website, and you have until Wednesday, July 1, to submit your pitch.\n\nA limited number of participants will be selected, aiming to reflect the global scale of the creator community.\n\nThis is a massive opportunity no matter where you are in the world.\n\nTikTok wants Hollywood-level storytelling on its platform, and they are hiring Sundance to train the army that will build it.\n\nYou could be among their ranks!\n\n## The Art of the Creative Squeeze\n\nWriting for a mobile screen isn't just about turning your camera sideways. It requires an entirely different approach to the craft of screenwriting that feels like it could be a unique way to break into Hollywood.\n\nOr change the way Hollywood sees story.\n\nIf you can master the art of holding an audience's attention in a format that's so short and immediate, you might be able to prove you're someone Hollywood should pay attention to.\n\n## Summing It All Up\n\nThe time is now. Get your ideas together and fill out an application before the July 1 deadline. Worst-case scenario, you learn a few things about tight pacing and hook-driven writing. Best-case scenario, you write the next digital hit that forces Hollywood to come knocking on your door.\n\nLet me know what you think in the comments.",
  "title": "TikTok and Sundance Just Launched a Microseries Workshop - Here’s Why You Should Apply"
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