Lab 2025

Philip is a screenwriter, playwright and a screenwriting consultant. Originally associated with Disney Studios and DreamWorks. His screenwriting credits include “Mulan” and “Pocahontas” for Disney, and “The Prince of Egypt” and “The Road to El Dorado” for DreamWorks, among many others.

He has written the book for the theatrical musical “The Prince of Egypt” with songs by Stephen Schwartz, which opened at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End in February, 2020.

Philip has considerable experience in film teaching: Polish Film School (Lodz, Poland), Bridging the Dragon (Mentor, China), North by Northwest (Tutor, Bornholm), Animationhus (Workshop, Viborg) and worked as a Film/Story Consultant for: “Antz” and “Shrek” (Story consultant, DreamWorks Feature Animation and PDI), “Lion King 1 ½” and “Mulan II” (Disney Television Animation), and numerous other films.

Philip’s goal is to foster a positive, supportive environment in the room, where we can discuss the screenwriting tools which are useful not only for developing the project in the workshop but also future scripts. These tools include analyzing story structure, understanding character motivations, and knowing what questions to ask when writing a script.

Maria is a Master of Arts, cultural worker, communication specialist, project manager, artists consultant, film aficionado and occasional film critic.

In 2019, she graduated from the Faculty of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies at the University of the Arts in Poznań. Since 2017, she has collaborated with cultural institutions (Scena Robocza, Nowy Teatr in Warsaw, Szum Magazine), social projects, artists, and commercial companies in roles related to communication and project coordination.

She is the co-founder of kuna.works (2022), an entity specializing in brand visual communication, where she focuses on project management and brand storytelling. She is the author of “Three Afternoons with Pola”, an educational children’s book addressing waste management policies, published in 2023 by the City of Poznań and Estrada Poznańska. In 2023, she was recognized in the Krzysztof Mętrak Competition for film review. She participated in the “Sunday in the Country” film critics workshops organized by New Horizons and the European Film Academy, mentored by Pascal Edelman and Manolis Kranakis. She consults on artistic projects, including video arts. In 2024, she led a panel on video art&art-house cinema at U-Jazdowski Cinema in Warsaw.