Oxbelly has announced the participants of the Oxbelly Retreat 2024, which took place from 22 to 30 June in Costa Navarino. The Oxbelly Retreat is an annual, international gathering of creatives dedicated to sharing ideas, deepening technical training, and broadening artistic horizons through cross-cultural dialogue.

The 2024 edition included specialised programmes for writers in film, television and literature, open to participants from all over the world. Oxbelly continues to set itself apart from conventional models of arts programs by opening and encouraging dialogue and interaction between participants, advisors and special guests of the three programs, thus deepening the intersection between the film, literature and television industries.

The Screenwriters programme, led by Nicole Perlman (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY), hosted 10 screenwriters who are in the process of developing their second feature film. The Episodic Writers program, led by Jen Blake (JOYLAND) and Jörg Winger (DEUTSCHLAND 83) brought together 10 promising writers working on their first original fiction series. The Fiction Writers program, directed by Chigozie Obioma (AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES), hosted ten emerging writers seeking to upgrade their technique, and strengthen their literary voice.

In attendance as Oxbelly 2024 Consultants and Special Guests were Michael Almereyda, Ritesh Batra, Jen Blake, Nazrin Choudhury, Willem Dafoe, Merve Emre, Maureen Fazendeiro, Eva H.D, Miguel Gomes, Isabella Hammad, Marielle Heller, Fanny Herrero, Barry Jenkins, Elnathan John, Charlie Kaufman, Alejandro Landes, Gonzalo Maza, Imbolo Mbue, Chigozie Obioma, Nicole Perlman, Klaudia Reynicke, Fiammetta Rocco, Kristen Roupenian, Vera Santamaria, Simon Van Booy, Lulu Wang, Anna Webber, Anna Winger, Jörg Winger and Femke Wolting.

The 2024 Oxbelly Participants:
Steve Anthopoulos (Australia) – BAND OF BOYFRIENDS – Episodic
Helen Beltrame-Linné (Brazil) – DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA – Screenwriters
Fayssal Bensalah (Algiers) – Fiction
Savannah Bowen (USA) – Fiction
Linh Duong (Vietnam) – DARK NIGHT, WHITE LIGHT – Episodic
Martika Ramirez Escobar (The Philippines) – DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA – Screenwriters
Iuli Gerbase (Brazil) – EXOTIC NECKS – Screenwriters
Ahmad Ghossein (Lebanon) – THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUSTING LIFE – Screenwriters
Robert Goldsbrough (GB) – PINK PRESS – Episodic
Georgis Grigorakis (Greece) – NEKTAR – Screenwriters
Avi Heikkinen (Finland) – THE FOG – Episodic
Giorgos Iliopoulos (Greece) – BUCKS – Episodic
Erato Ioannou (Cyprus) – Fiction
Sophie Jarvis (Canada) – TAKING THE WATERS – Screenwriters
Aziza Kasumov (Azerbaijan) – Fiction
Marco Kaye (USA) – Fiction
John Magary (USA) – RECESS – Screenwriters
Subhadra Mahajan (India) – MOH – Screenwriters
Tonia Mishiali (Cyprus) – MAYA – Screenwriters
Chido Muchemwa (Zimbabwe) – Fiction
Hassan Muhammad (Nigeria) – Fiction
Charles Muhumuza (Uganda) – Fiction
Makena Onjerika (Kenya) – Fiction
Dimosthenis Papamarkos (Greece) – NEKTAR – Screenwriters
Solina Riekkola (Finland) – THE FOG – Episodic
Mais Salman (Jordan) – UNFOLLOWED – Episodic
Theo Toksvig Stewart (GB) – ISLE OF MANY – Episodic
Giorgos Teltzidis (Greece) – BUCKS – Episodic
Jana Zeineddine (Jordan) – UNFOLLOWED – Episodic
Yi Zhu (China) – Fiction