Short films-oriented program with filmmakers from Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Greece is approaching the big finale!
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MIDPOINT Shorts: final workshop and pitching online!
January 07, 2021
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The final workshop of the MIDPOINT Shorts program starts online on Monday, January 11 and runs till Friday, January 15.
8 participants have already experienced two online workshops and individual online consultations that were conducted September – December 2020.
Head of Studies Pavel Marek, producer tutor Marija Razgute and pitching trainer Gabriele Brunnenmeyer will be this time joined by guest tutor Wouter Jansen from sales and festival distribution company Square Eyes. He will share his insight and expertise within the lecture Festival Strategy for Shorts in the Long Run.
Successful short film director Stefanie Abel Horowitz will talk about her award-winning short film Sometimes, I Think About Dying (2019) in a dedicated masterclass.
The five-day online workshop will be also focused on preparation for the final pitching session, which will take place within the online program of the When East Meets West Co-production Forum.
Presented MIDPOINT Shorts projects:
Asphalt / Greece
Minos Nikolakakis, writer / director / producer
Vassilis Economou, producer
Boys of Summer / Cyprus
Emilios Avraam, writer / director
Tonia Mishiali, producer
Democracy Is for Grown-Ups / Croatia
Nikola Kupresanin, writer
Ivana Marinic Kragic, director / producer
Ice Crack / Czech Republic
Elvira Dulskaia, writer / director
Rozalie Brozkova, producer
If you want to experience MIDPOINT Shorts pitches, follow the When East Meets West webpage.
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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
