2026 Stowe Story Labs Croatia Writers' Retreat Application
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Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Stowe Story Labs Croatia Writers' Retreat. Stowe Story Labs is a Vermont (U.S.) based nonprofit dedicated to helping top emerging filmmakers and screenwriters develop their craft and their work. We are honored to have been asked to deliver this program.
This​ application is open to screenwriters resident in Croatia or Croatian writers abroad working with the Croatian screen industries. The program will be held in Lovran, Croatia September 21-25, 2026.
The screenwriters and filmmakers selected from Croatia through this process will not be charged a fee or room and board costs to attend the Retreat. Selected participants will be responsible for getting themselves to and from the Retreat.
The Retreat will have 20 participants. Ten fellows resident in Croatia or Croatian writers will be selected. Other participants will join from around the world.
The application asks about you and about your project, your residency, and asks for a writing sample from the material you intend to workshop at the Retreat. Please note you must have a solid first draft of the script by August 1, 2026 to be considered for the program.
We do charge a small fee to review the application. We do not do this lightly. It takes time and resources to conduct meaningful reviews, and we keep the fee as low as possible to not discourage applicants. If paying this fee is a burden, please reach out to us at info@stowestorylabs.org.
Please take your time completing the application, and know we make the same effort in reviewing your submission as you do in building it.
We are honored to have received this grant from the Croatian Audio Visual Center (HAVC) to run this program. We thank our partners at SPID and HAVC for making this program possible.
If you choose to apply, we wish you the best of luck in the review process.
This application will close at midnight Eastern Daylight Time on March 30, 2026.
Thank you,
Team Story Labs