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Sundance Institute announced today the 12 projects selected for the 2015 January Screenwriters Lab, an immersive, five-day writers' workshop at the Sundance Resort in Utah taking place January 16 - 21. The Lab is one of the 24 residency programs the Institute hosts year-round, in addition to granting more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.

 
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