We’re excited to unveil the 9 feature film projects and 3 script consultant trainees selected for MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2025!
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Introducing the MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2025 Selection!
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Introducing the MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2025 Selection!
februára 06, 2025
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This year’s selected writers, directors, and producers will embark on an intensive development process starting in March 2025, refining their scripts and strengthening their projects with expert guidance. Alongside them, three script consultant trainees will join the program, gaining hands-on experience in story development.
Selected project and participants:
DXing / Poland
Tomasz Habowski, writer, director
Marta Szarzyńska, producer / Kinhouse Studio/Watchout Studio
History of Illness / Croatia
David Gašo, writer, director
Marta Eva Mećava, producer / Eclectica
In Good Faith / Czech Republic
Anna Wowra, writer, director
Alžbeta Gertli, writer
Julie Soffer, producer / Perfilm
Restless / Czech Republic
Albert Hospodářský, writer, director
Ondřej Lukeš, producer / Beginner’s Mind
Soyboy / United Kingdom
Raphael von Blumenthal, writer, director
Michelle Brøndum, producer / Jante Films
The Last Game / Romania
Andrei Redinciuc, writer, director
Eliza-Maria Ceprăzaru, producer / Point Film
Battalion Records / Romania
Stefan Bîtu-Tudoran, writer, director
Diana Caravia, producer / microFILM
Carla’s Enzo / Germany
Elmar Imanov, writer, director
Adel Oberto, writer, director
Eva Blondiau, producer / Colour of May
Sailing Close to The Wind / Croatia
Ivana Marinić Kragić, writer, director, producer
Dalibor Jakus, writer
Selected script consultant trainees:
Karol Marczak / Poland
Juraj Lerotic / Croatia
Lina Luzyte / Lithuania
Leading participants through this journey are experienced group leaders Anne Gensior, Ivo Trajkov, and Pavel Jech, with Gyula Gazdag mentoring the script consultant trainees. Producers will receive insights from mentor Danijel Hocevar, along with numerous guest tutors and industry professionals contributing throughout the program.
The program kicks off with a two-day Online Preparatory Seminar for Script Consultant Trainees on February 24, followed by the first residential workshop in Prague, Czech Republic (March 3-9). After online consultations, the second workshop will take place also in Prague (July 2-9), leading directly into the Works in Development – Feature Launch showcase at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
As part of KVIFF’s Eastern Promises Industry Days, one outstanding project will be awarded the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award of €10,000.
Moreover, Feature Launch 2025 projects will be in the running for the Eurimages Co-production Development Award, which grants €20,000 to one outstanding project presented within KVIFF’s Eastern Promises Industry Days.
The program continues with a third residential workshop in partnership with Finále Plzeň Film Festival (September 16-22), focusing on final project development and market positioning.
Moreover, selected producers will be invited to Thessaloniki in November 2025 for the Company Time follow-up workshop. Organized in collaboration with the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and EAVE, this session is dedicated to supporting producers in company sustainability and long-term business strategy.
Stay tuned as we follow the journey!
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Soyboy
Nice-guy teacher Gabe’s ordered life is thrown into disarray when a humiliating incident of him goes viral at his school. So when a surprising detail about the incident reveals itself to him, he ...
The Last Game
In the outskirts of Bucharest, five teenagers – Gabriel (17), Marius (14), Alberto (16), Paul (15), and Florin (16) – spend a blistering summer day in an abandoned building, drinking, smoking and ...
Sailing Close to the Wind
Split is typical Mediterranean city on the southern coast of Croatia, and Roko is a young sailor who just returned home from a long navigation on the ocean freighter. He comes from a family with an ...
MIDPOINT účastníci:
Ivana Marinic Kragic, Ivana Marinic Kragic, Ivana Marinic Kragic, Ivana Marinic Kragic, Dalibor Jakus
History of Illness
In the midst of hospital renovations, sensitive Jošt is spending his day trying to find out more about the tic of his left eye that, for some reason, won't show itself in front of medical personnel. ...
In Good Faith
In a small Polish town, Hanna (15) enjoys a close-knit family dynamic with her mother Monika (36) and her free-spirited sister Paula (17), alongside a strong bond with God and the local parish. ...
Carla`s Enzo
In a city where everything follows its familiar rhythm, two lonely souls cross paths: ENZO, a quiet laborer marked by a near-death experience, and CARLA, a sharp 15-year-old with parents who are ...
Battalion Records
When a band of struggling artists known as The Romanian New Rave storms the Electrecord headquarters – a once-iconic communist-era music studio now struggling to survive – they take hostages to film ...
DXing
“DXing” tells the story of Krzysztof, a 65-year-old grumpy widower, who is retiring. His last day at the job culminates in the death of his beloved dog and his hospitalization. Following this, ...
Restless
Lola (27) and Sláva (26) left the city for a village life. They search for a better purpose, but Lola's restlessness clashes with Sláva's yearning for stability. It puts a strain on their love. ...
Meet MIDPOINT alumni—writers, script consultants, and development executives ready to bring stories to life!