Dates

Preparatory online workshop: September 2020
Workshop 1: October 2020
Workshop 2: January 2021

Venues

Preparatory online workshop
Workshop 1: online
Workshop 2: Trieste, Italy

Who is it for?

* teams of writers and/or directors and producers

* projects of professional or graduation short films

Deadline

August 12, 2020

Contact person

Sona Morgenthalova
Program Coordinator
sona.morgenthalova@midpoint-institute.eu

The creative teams work in a small group under the guidance of an internationally renowned and experienced script consultant tutor.

Most of the selected projects usually are in the early stage of development either with a treatment or an early draft of the script, therefore the Preparatory online workshop and Workshop 1 are mainly focused on creative development and structural dramaturgy. During the first workshop, the participants also start working on their strategies together with the producer tutor. Workshop 2 serves as a platform to further advance the scripts, while it also incorporates distribution strategies into the development process and addresses the important matters connected to presentation skills and promotion. The whole program concludes with the project showcase within the prestigious When East Meets West co-production market. 

All three workshops consist of group work, plenary sessions, inspiring master classes and case studies which offer a deeper understanding of the creative aspects involved in the work, as well as insights into financing, sales, festival and distribution strategies.

There are also one-to-one meetings with guest tutors and international experts from different areas of the audiovisual industry to help the participants further develop their projects.

Tailor-made online consultations follow every workshop according to the need of each project.

Required materials

/ basic information about the participants and the project
/ logline 
/ short synopsis 
/ long synopsis
/ treatment or script
/ writer's note
/ producer's package
- preliminary financing plan of the project
- development & production timetable of the project
- brief distribution strategy of the project
- profile of the production company
- producer's letter elaborating the strategy
/ director's note (if attending)
/ short professional biographies of all team members
/ previous work of writer
/ previous work of director (if attending)
/ photos of all team members