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MIDPOINT Writers' Room 2025

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Open Call

An international program offering a unique experience in a professional writers’ room setting.

Benefits

A program simulating a writers' room, merging a diverse group of writers who are trained on various types of series.

For writers and writing producers

  • develop storytelling craft and writing skills through practical plotting and writing exercises
  • gain insight into the collaborative process of series creation, including creative teamwork, joint brainstorming, and maintaining a unified narrative voice and vision
  • learn about the structural elements of scripted series episodes, both procedural and serialized
  • expand your professional network within an international and diverse community of writers
  • gain access to the MIDPOINT Talent Connections - a curated industry database connecting skilled talents with the international audiovisual market. The database is presented at major partnering series markets.

For observing producers

  • rare insight into the inner workings of a professional writers’ room
  • improved understanding of the creative development process
  • greater confidence in contributing to story development and collaboration with writers

Structure

Writers' Room simulation from different perspectives

Selected participants are offered lectures tackling the organization of a writers' room as well as addressing the structure of a pilot episode and season. The core of the program is a hands-on writers’ room simulation, guided by experienced industry professionals.

  • All participants
    Workshop
    October 12 - 18, 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic

    Writers
    Writers and writing producers entering the program as creative talents will explore the structure, hierarchy, and workflow of professional writers’ rooms from two distinct series formats: procedural and serialized. The program combines theoretical lectures with practical plotting exercises and the writers’ room simulation.

    Observing producers 
    Observing participants will have the unique opportunity to explore how professional writers' rooms function, gaining valuable insight into becoming a more secure and engaged part of the creative development process.

Fee & how to apply

Open call

May 7 - June 30, 2025

Fee

1,000 EUR
per participant
The fee includes accommodation, board, and tuition during the residential workshop. Travel costs are NOT included.

Application materials

To apply for the workshop, please create an account on the MIDPOINT Visitor Page and follow the instructions within the submission form.

We welcome international participants to join the program.

The application materials consist of:

  • basic information on the applicant
  • motivation letter or video explaining the applicant's professional background, the motivation and reasons for joining the Writers' Room, how the participant is planning to use the acquired skills after the training. Letter: no restriction in lenght / video: max. 5 minutes
  • max. 10-page excerpt of a script written by the applicant (any fiction genre: series, feature, short; please set the excerpt up for context) *only mandatory for submitters applying as actively writing participants
  • biography max. 1.000 characters including spaces, and photo 

 

Tutors

Inspirational professionals with passion for sharing their experience

References

FAQs

You may ask...

  • I have an idea for a project. Is Writers' Room a program for me?

    Not really. Writers' Room is a program designed to work on your skills, as opposed to a particular project. However, if you do have a project you'd like to develop within MIDPOINT, we strongly suggest that you apply for MIDPOINT Series Launch. 

  • I'm a writer and producer – how do I choose in which capacity am I to apply for the program?

    This really depends on your ambitions: if you'd like to participate in writing and be trained in actual writing skills, we'd suggest applying as a writer. As a writer, we will be asking you to participate in writing exercises during the training. If your profile is more of a producer and you feel more comfortable in a semi-observing position, we suggest you apply as an observing producer.

  • My English no good. Me can apply?

    Sadly, no. As the entire training runs in English, and during the working days you'll be asked to write directly in English, we require an intermediate level of these language skills. This simply means: your grammar doesn't have to be perfect, but you need to talk/write fluently and have the vocabulary to do so.

  • What background should the writing applicants have?

    We don't like to narrow the profile of the applicants down too much, as we believe talent comes from all places, however, Writers' Room is designed for writers wanting to train their skills in series writing, in particular. Writers that have written features, documentaries, shorts or series before are welcome. But so are script editors or directors or any other actively writing talents.

  • What sample of a script/writing should I submit in my application? Should the sample already be produced?

    No, it doesn't have to be produced already, and you're most welcome to submit any fiction script you feel reflects your style the best: feature, short or series episode. Of course, the sent material has to be submitted in English.

  • What is the function of an observing producer in the training?

    While the selected writers will be actively participating in all the writing and plotting exercises, and actively work throughout the training, the producers will rather take on an observing position. But don't get us wrong, it will be no holiday. They will be still asked to participate and be a part of the discussion.

  • I'm not European, can I apply?

    Yes, you are more than welcome to apply! Although our primary focus is on working with writers from Central and Eastern Europe, we are also open to other European and international talents. 

  • Does MIDPOINT Institute offer scholarships?

    Sadly, not for this particular program. We HIGHLY recommend to submit an application to a national organization (fund, institute, ministry) at the same time you're applying to MIDPOINT Institute. You can always withdraw your application if not selected, but as the processing time of this support can be rather long, it might be quite late to do this once we confirm.

Funders

Partners

Contacts

Alexandra Gabrizova
Program Coordinator
alexandra.gabrizova@midpoint-institute.eu
Petra Hrubosova
Production
petra.hrubosova@midpoint-institute.eu

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