MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2027 — Script and Project Development for First and Second Features
WORKSHOP

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2027 — Script and Project Development for First and Second Features

MIDPOINT Institute

October 19, 2026 (26 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Czech Republic and online (residential workshops across Europe)

Online feedback from a script consultant and producer tutor; three residential workshops with accommodation, board and tuition; contact with decision-makers; competition for the €10,000 MIDPOINT × Karlovy Vary IFF award, the connecting cottbus Award and the Rotterdam Lab Award. Partial scholarships for low-capacity countries and war-affected regions; ERIAC members get fee reductions.

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Online feedback from a script consultant and producer tutor; three residential workshops with accommodation, board and tuition; contact with decision-makers; competition for the €10,000 MIDPOINT × Karlovy Vary IFF award, the connecting cottbus Award and the Rotterdam Lab Award. Partial scholarships for low-capacity countries and war-affected regions; ERIAC members get fee reductions.

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Creative teams (writer and/or director of a first or second feature, and producer; up to three people). Open globally with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe; non-European projects should intend to co-produce with a European country. Working language English.

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Three residential workshops with tutors; €10,000 MIDPOINT × Karlovy Vary IFF award for the best project plus partner awards
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€100 per project for the Online Feedback Session if shortlisted; €1,800 per participant for the full programme if selected (accommodation, board and tuition included)