Program dedicated to short fiction films in development. It is open to projects of professional or graduation short films coming mainly, but not exclusively, from Central and Eastern Europe and the wider Mediterranean area.
MIDPOINT Shorts 2020-2021
Shorts
Archive
Organizational information
Dates and venues
Preparatory workshop
September 28-30, 2020; online
Workshop 1
October 18-23, 2020; online
Workshop 2
January 11-15, 2021; online
The program schedule and the form of the organization inevitably depend on the development of the coronavirus pandemic situation.
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 of short film projects.
The selected projects go through a preparatory workshop followed by two regular workshops during which 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 Forum.
Asphalt
All of a sudden, roads start to crack up. Tyrannical asphalt constructor Mastrogiorgis puts the blame on Sokol, the sloppiest of workers, challenging him to step into his shoes. The roads' ...
Boys of Summer
Leo, a low profile 16-year-old boy, hangs out with his two friends Dinos and Gina, in the empty touristy town of Ayia Napa during the winter of 1998. The three friends share moments together, maybe ...
Feud
A headstrong, young journalist Tihana picks her car from the repair shop after a repetitive slash of her tires - this morning the newspapers printed her latest report on a corrupted law enforcement. ...
Ice Crack
Teenage Alex is the only girl in a boys' ice-hockey team. Her dad Michal, who raised her alone, is the team's coach. He treats Alex like one of the players, both on the ice and at home. Alex herself ...
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 creative teams work in a small group under the guidance of an internationally renowned and experienced script consultant tutor.
Most of the selected projects usually are in the early stage of development either with a treatment or an early draft of the script, therefore the Preparatory online workshop and Workshop 1 are mainly focused on creative development and structural dramaturgy. During the first workshop, the participants also start working on their strategies together with the producer tutor. Workshop 2 serves as a platform to further advance the scripts, while it also incorporates distribution 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.
All three 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 further develop their projects.
Tailor-made online consultations follow every workshop according to the need of each project.
Funders
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