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Torino Film Lab – Script & Pitch workshop: applications now open

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Now in its 7th year, Script&Pitch is an advanced script development course for scriptwriters and directors of first and second features from all over the world, open also to story editors, creative producers and audience designers that wish to develop their skills while working with projects that are at early development stage.

Deadline for applications: December 10th, 2011

The course lasts 11 months (from March to January) and we select 20 participants who will follow the entire development process, from the generating of ideas and structuring of the material through a first and second draft up to a final pitch in front of a group of international producers and sales agents.

For full information on the programme and instructions on how to apply please visit TFL website: www.torinofilmlab.it/training.php

Call for short film projects: EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH 2012

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

The deadline for our Call for Short Film Projects for the sixth edition of EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH is approaching!

If you would have any pending projects in their early stages, or scripts in need of support and a fresh point of view, don’t hesitate to apply. You still have 5 days to submit your short film project for consideration. An opportunity not to be missed!

European Short Pitch (ESP) is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of short films which combines a scriptwriting workshop in residency, an on-line session and a coproduction forum bringing together scriptwriters and industry professionals from all over Europe.

ESP 2012 comes along with several exciting new partnerships, including: the Luxembourg Film Fund, Maribor 2012 European Capital of Culture, and the Bristol Encounters Film Festival.

The main events of ESP 2012 are planned for the following dates/locations:
- Jury meeting for selection of the finalist projects at Bristol Encounters Film Festival (UK), 16th November 2011
- Scriptwriting workshop in Luxembourg City, 3rd to 8th January 2012
- Pitching and coproduction forum in Maribor (Slovenia), 2nd to 4th March 2012

ESP is for creative teams developing international short film projects. It is therefore open to writers, directors and producers. The author(s) of the script must be between 18 and 35 years of age on the closing date of the call and resident in the European Union or one of the following countries: Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine.

You can find the detailed call and application form in attachment to this email and on the NISI MASA website.

The deadline is the 10th of October, before midnight!

NISI MASA and European Short Pitch Join Forces – Call For Scripts!

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

European Short Pitch 2011

As of this year, it becomes a direct Call for Scripts in the framework of European Short Pitch.

Initiated in 2007, European Short Pitch is a scriptwriting and pitching project aiming to support the development of young directors and to get their short films made as European coproductions. The 5th edition in 2011 will be composed of a rewriting sesion and a producer’s forum.

Young Europeans from the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey, aged between 18 and 28 sent their scripts.

The list of winners can be found here!

The NISI MASA know-how and experience is concentrated during two events that are committed to the future of European short film productions.

First, 25 young European talents are brought together in residence at the Moulin d’Andé-Céci (France) in order to rewrite, discuss and learn about the ways of promoting their project.
Supported by experienced tutors, chosen for their thorough knowledge of short film dramaturgy and their European experience, they prepare for the second session: a unique pitching session in front of 30 European producers and buyers, held during a European film festival.

Apply to the Script&Pitch Workshops

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

scrippitchlogoScript&Pitch Workshops was founded in 2005 and is an advanced script-writing and development course for scriptwriters and story editors of films for both cinema and TV. It views European scriptwriting as something unique and special and therefore engage mostly European tutors, creating a healthy diversity between the individual styles of the single countries. The course lasts 10 months and it selects 20 participants from all over Europe (16 scriptwriters and 4 story editors) who will follow the whole scriptwriting process, offering education through the development of projects: From the generating of ideas and structuring of the material through a first and second draft up to a final pitch in front of invited producers and sales agents.

The tutors and organizers are experienced and well connected professionals, both in their countries and on a European level. It works from the assumption that every story needs its own individual approach, and that its form is determined by its content. Inspirational lessons from the course are shared through a yearly publication: Script&Pitch Insights, supporting our passion and aim to shed more light and dignity on the scriptwriting and story editing professions.

Course participation fee is 2.000 Euro.
This amount covers workshop training, on-line sessions, accommodation and subsistence. Participants must pay all travel costs.
For applicants from the new EU member states (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) the fee is 1.500 Euro and 2 scholarships are reserved to participants coming from these states. Scholarships will be assigned by merit.

More details and informations can be read here: http://www.scriptpitchworkshops.com/