Nigeria, April 13 -- Palmtrees has called on emerging and established writers from Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania and other regions to apply for its inaugural screenplay incubator cohort.

In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, the company said the application, in partnership with NEON, would support writers from underrepresented regions by offering mentorship, funding and a residency programme.

The company urged writers to apply with a treatment and the first 15 pages of a feature-length genre screenplay, noting that selected participants would develop their scripts through intensive one-on-one work with dedicated story analysts.

Furthermore, the company stated that writers would be compensated for their participation througho...