We are looking for 8 fresh short film projects, represented by creative teams of writers, directors, and producers, to support and guide through script and project development — all the way to the pitch at When East Meets West, and beyond.
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MIDPOINT Shorts 2025-2026 open call!
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MIDPOINT Shorts 2025-2026 open call!
April 22, 2025
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MIDPOINT Shorts offer:
✺ Creative development
✺ Structural dramaturgy
✺ Distribution and festival strategies
✺ Presentation skills and promotion
Workshop Tutors:
✺ Group Leader Script Consultant Pavel Marek
✺ Group Leader Script Consultant Gabriele Brunnenmeyer
✺ Producer Tutor Dora Nedeczky
Selection Process:
1.Online Feedback Session: approx. twenty shortlisted projects will receive online assessments from script consultants and the producer tutor.
2. After the Online Feedback Session, the final8 projectswill be selected for the main Shorts program, which consists of two residential workshops and a project showcase during When East Meets West!
Dates and venues:
✺ Online Feedback Session | August 28 - 31, 2025
✺ Workshop 1 | September 29 - October 5, 2025 | Brno, Czech Republic | in partnershipwith ISFF BRNO16
✺ Workshop 2 | January 2026 | Trieste, Italy | in partnership with When East Meets West and Trieste Film Festival
Fee:
✺ 50 EUR – Online Feedback Session per project
✺ 800 EUR – Workshop 1+2 per participant
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 16, 2025
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