A brand new professional script-development program created to encourage diversity of topics and support filmmakers in queer storytelling. The four-day program is intended for international creative teams (writers, directors and producers) who are developing their feature fiction film projects with queer focus.
MIDPOINT Intensive Queer 2023
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Organizational information
The program accepts 4 feature film projects in development, which work closely in one group. The core of the program is the intensive script analysis in group works and individual consultations. After the workshop, tailor-made online consultations with the group leader will follow according to the need of each project. The workshop is conducted in English language.
Who is it for?
- teams of writer, director and producer (max. 3 participants per team)
- projects with LGBTQ+ character(s) and/or themes central to the story
Structure
Intensive 4-day journey
References
Huge motivation boost and way to move your project to the next level
MIDPOINT is an excellent space for creative collaboration and engaging with fellow peers regarding stories. It's a space where it makes you not only think critically about your own project, but that of others, which in turn sharpens your knowledge and skillset for understanding the core principles of story structure and character development. It's also really fun! I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at the 2023 MIDPOINT Institute and already can't wait to apply for the next round.
Taras Lesiuk
Writer, Director / Intensive Queer 2023
It was not a program, it was a "dream come true" story! The best program in Europe!
Drago Bago
Writer, Producer / Intensive Queer 2023
Participating in the MIDPOINT Queer Intensive was a life affirming opportunity! Screenwriting and filmmaking can feel very isolating and it was a true joy to get to spend this time connecting with other artists and storytellers.
Annick Sheedy McLellan
Writer, Producer / Intensive Queer 2023
I love the group sessions. It is an experience that makes me feel criticism can be delivered in such a positive and loving way, totally inspired!
Popo Fan
Writer, Director / Intensive Queer 2023
Projects
Corruption
Despite his family's efforts to repress his artistic tendencies, a charismatic young boy grows up to become Miro Kirov, Bulgaria's most popular popstar. In the last years of socialist Bulgaria, he ...
Grammatik
QING (25) moved from China to Germany because of his obsession with German DJ JONAS (35), to enter a university he needs to pass his German exam, but this doesn’t seem to happen as he spends most of ...
Layby
Kieran is a thirty-six-year-old British lorry driver and he loves it. He loves the freedom. He loves the solitude. But most of all, he loves the sex. He’s constantly cruising in service stations, ...
We Come From Here
As the war breaks out in February 2022, Mykola, a Ukrainian-born Canadian, travels back to Ukraine to convince his ailing grandmother, Vera, to leave before it might be too late. When he ...
Participants
Tutors
Group Leader
Lucia Kajankova
Czech Republic
Lucia Kajánková (*1987 in Slovakia) is a screenwriter, director and script consultant, as well as festival programmer and lecturer based in Prague, Czech Republic. She studied philosophy and film ...
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Fee and how to apply
Fee
500 EUR
/ per participant. The fee includes accommodation, board, and tuition during the workshop. Travel costs are NOT included.
Aplication deadline
CALL CLOSED
Application requirements
To apply for the program, please create an account on the MIDPOINT Visitor Page and follow the instructions within the submission form, where you can also find detailed information about application materials.
The application materials consist of:
- Basic information about the participants and the project
- Synopsis (max. 1000 characters)
- Treatment
(approx. 10 pages, in PDF format) Please do NOT upload scripts (even if you already have one) - they will not be considered at this stage of the selection. - Selected scene (max. 5 pages)
- Author´s Statement (max. 1 page)
- Producer´s Statement (max. 1 page)
- Motivation video (max. 4 minutes)
- Moodboard (optional)
FAQs
You may ask
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I am just a writer/director and do not have a producer attached to the project yet. Can I apply?
Unfortunately, no. The crucial part of the training leans in strengthening teamwork and building a strong creative team, which is why - the writer, director and producer must always participate together.
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As a producer, why am I required to participate? Do I need to participate actively?
Yes, exactly. We are aiming for producers who are used to (or want to start) being a part of the creative process, to know the project better, to understand it better to develop it better.
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I'm not fluent in English, can I still apply?
Sadly, no. As the entire training runs in English, and during the working days you'll be asked to write directly in English, we require an intermediate level of these language skills. This simply means: your grammar doesn't have to be perfect, but you need to talk/write fluently and have the vocabulary to do so.
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Contact
Did we forget something? Don't hesitate to ask!
Sona Morgenthalova
sona.morgenthalova@midpoint-institute.eu
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