We are thrilled to announce the 9 new feature film projects and 3 script consultant trainees that have been selected for MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2021.
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Feature Launch reveals the 2021 generation and introduces new program scheme
January 05, 2021
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MIDPOINT Institute's leading feature-length film program Feature Launch is designed for filmmakers working on their first and second films.
Selected writers, producers and directors are about to experience in-depth script and project development training, starting in February 2021.
Moreover, three script consultant trainees will accompany the selected projects on their inspirational journey.
Projects Selection:
ALIYA / Israel, United Kingdom, Poland, Cyprus
Greer Ellison, writer
Dekel Berenson, writer/director
Anna Rozalska, producer
BIJUTERIE / Lithuania
Birute Kapustinskaite, writer
Tomas Vengris, writer/director
Emilija Sluskonyte, producer
BROTHERS / Montenegro
Stefan Boskovic, writer
Bojan Stijovic, director
Velisa Popovic, producer
HEAD NURSE / Czech Republic
Vaclav Hasek, writer
Jan Vejnar, writer/director
Kamila Dohnalova, producer
LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN / Croatia
Judita Gamulin, writer/director
Rea Rajcic, producer
NO REVERSE / Montenegro
Milo Masonicic, writer
Branislav Milatovic, writer/director
Miljan Vucelic, producer
THE BOMBER / Latvia
Gatis Murnieks, writer
Pauls Kesteris, writer/director
Inese Boka-Grube, producer
THINKING DAVID / Czech Republic
Simon Holy, writer/director
Pavla Klimesova, producer
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A GIRL / Estonia
Leana Jalukse, writer
Maria Reinup, director
Maario Masing, producer
Script Consultant Trainees:
Olga Michalik / Slovenia
Mikulas Novotny / Czech Republic
Eliza Subotowicz / Poland
MIDPOINT Institute is excited to continue the collaboration with Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Trieste Film Festival and When East Meets West, to make another edition of Feature Launch possible.
The whole program starts in February 2021 with two consecutive events: preparatory seminar for script consultant trainees (February 17 – 20), which will be followed by online Kickoff workshop for all participants (February 24 – 26).
The program will then continue with a residential workshop in Slovakia (April 16 – 23, 2021) and residential workshop in the Czech Republic – both Prague and Karlovy Vary (June 30 – July 7, 2021). A finale of the workshop, the presentation and networking event Works in Development – Feature Launch, will take place within Eastern Promises Industry Days of Karlovy Vary IFF in July 2021.
The main financial KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award of 10,000 EUR for the best project will be granted within Eastern Promises Industry Days of Karlovy Vary IFF as well.
The producers of the selected projects will then be invited to Trieste, Italy in 2022 for the special follow-up networking event Feature Launch Spotlight, co-organized by When East Meets West.
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Head Nurse
During a one-day shift in a regional Czech hospital, different characters will sooner or later encounter Hana, the head nurse. Sometimes she is a random bystander, sometimes welcomed help, and ...
Thinking David
Identifying as gay in the Jewish community in Prague, seventeen-year-old David cannot imagine ever finding acceptance from his community. While exploring his Jewish identity in Israel, his sexuality ...
What It Feels Like For a Girl
After getting fired from a high-end job, Lilian (39), a powerhouse woman, spends the night partying and meets Mona (24), a sensual self-aware beauty. For the first time, Lilian desires a woman but ...
Leave the Door Open
Four different families arrive at an overcrowded furniture store in Zagreb, all hoping that by rearranging their homes in the Scandinavian style they will also rearrange their lives. Unconsciously, ...
Bijuterie
Violeta (60) sits under the bright lights of a TV interview. Her intense eyes flare as her mind reels back to: 1985, Kaunas, Lithuania. Violeta (20), now a young mother, sells cheap jewellery at a ...
The Bomber
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No Reverse
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ALIYA
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Brothers
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