MIDPOINT Focus Queer 2027 — Development Workshop for Queer Feature Projects
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MIDPOINT Focus Queer 2027 — Development Workshop for Queer Feature Projects

MIDPOINT Institute

October 19, 2026 (26 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (during Karlovy Vary IFF)

Six days of script and production tutoring; accommodation, board and KVIFF industry accreditation; 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 a €500 discount.

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Six days of script and production tutoring; accommodation, board and KVIFF industry accreditation; 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 a €500 discount.

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Creative teams (writer and/or director, and producer; up to three people) developing feature projects with queer stories. Open globally; non-European projects should intend to co-produce with a European country. Intermediate English required.

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Residential workshop with accommodation and board; €10,000 MIDPOINT × Karlovy Vary IFF award and partner awards
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Participation fee €1,200 per participant if selected (accommodation, board, tuition and KVIFF industry accreditation included); partial scholarships possible