Selected writers, producers and directors are about to experience in-depth script and project development training, starting in March 2022.
Moreover, three script consultant trainees will accompany the selected projects on their inspirational journey.
Projects Selection:
A Flower is Not a Flower / Romania
Cristian Pascariu, writer, producer
Adriana Racasan, producer
ALL MY FRIENDS SOON WILL BE DEAD/ Latvia
Armands Zacs, writer, director
Alise Gelze, producer
Dolphin/ Poland
Sonja Orlewicz - Zakrzewska, writer, director
Magdalena Sztorc, producer
My Best Friend's Baby/ Sweden, Croatia
Sophie Vukovic, writer, director
Eliza Jones, producer
My name is Lily/ Cyprus
Yianna Americanou, writer, director
Christina Georgiou, writer, producer
Stelana Kliris, producer
Side by Side/ Czech Republic
Kilian Vratnik, writer, director
Natalie Golovchenko, co-writer
Noemi Krausova, producer
The First Week of August/ Croatia
Filip Mojzes, writer, director
Matej Merlic, producer
Twentyseven/ Slovakia
Gregor Valentovic, writer, director
Zora Jaurova, producer
You Better BE/ Bulgaria
Jonathan Heidelberger, writer, director
Magdelena Ilieva, writer, director, producer
Drago Bago, producer
Script Consultant Trainees
Alizee Musson/ France
Andras Soos/ Hungary
Sonja Tarokic/ Croatia
MIDPOINT Institute is excited to continue the industry 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 March 2022 with a residential workshop in Prague (March 10-17), then continues with online workshop on May 3 – 6, 2022.
The third residential workshop in Prague (June 2022) is immediately followed by the Works in development - Feature Launch project showcase at the Karlovy Vary IFF in July 2022.
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.
Then the arch of the program continues with another online workshop in November 2022 focused also on marketing and distribution strategies.
The producers of the selected projects will then be invited to Trieste, Italy in 2023 for the special Company Time follow-up workshop, which will offer support in the areas of company sustainability and strategic business planning. This training is designed and co-organized with our partners EAVE, Trieste Film Festival and When East Meets West.