Program dedicated to short fiction films in development. It focuses primarily on creative teams from Central and Eastern Europe and the wider Mediterranean area.
MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020
Shorts
Archive
Organizational information
Dates and venues
Workshop 1
September 23-28, 2019
Prague, Czech Republic
Workshop 2
January 16-22, 2020
Trieste, Italy
Who is it for?
- teams of writers and/or directors and producers
- projects of professional or graduation short films
Contact person
Sona Morgenthalova
Program Coordinator
sona.morgenthalova@midpoint-institute.eu
“The ideal program to explore, discover and nurture the future generation of European filmmakers.”
Alessandro Gropplero
WEMW Director
Projects
MIDPOINT Shorts selects teams of writers, directors and producers from 4 short film projects.
During the two residential workshops the participants focus on script and project development while also being able to gain deeper knowledge about other aspects of the industry.
The whole program concludes with the project showcase within the prestigious When East Meets West co-production market.
Jungle. Law
Mirjam (14) is a bold and curious girl living in a small quiet town in rural Estonia, who is fascinated by the over-sexualized Instagram stars on her phone. One summer evening she accidentally ...
Soul Food
Yannis (15) and his mother are moving into her boyfriend’s apartment. While dealing with his mother’s indifference towards him, he stealthily starts hanging out with Olga, a socially secluded punk ...
Team Building
The dog days are over! Not only did Ada spend a great night with Kuba, her high school sweetheart, but was also offered her dream job! Things take an unexpected turn during Ada’s first day in the ...
Tell No One
Twenty four kids, of the same class, have created some kind of prostitution activities between themself, as it is revealed during the parents meeting. Parents face the ugly truth with difficulties, ...
Participants
Tutors
Head of Studies
Pavel Marek
Czech Republic
Pavel Marek is a graduate of the Faculty of Computer Engineering, Technical University and the Directing Department at FAMU. He received a scholarship at the NFTS in the UK. During the communist era ...
Complete bio
Producer Tutor
Pitching Tutor
Guest Tutors
Methodology
The 4 creative teams work in a small group under the guidance of an internationally renowned and experienced script consultant tutor.
Most of the projects that are selected are in an early stage of development either with a treatment or an early draft of the script, therefore Workshop 1 focuses mainly on creative development and structural dramaturgy. Workshop 2 serves as a platform to further advance the scripts, while it also incorporates marketing 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.
Both 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 develop their projects further.
Tailor-made online consultations follow every workshop according to the need of each project.
Funders
Partners
