14-09-2017

MIDPOINT TV Launch 2018 – deadline tomorrow Friday!

     

    Now is the time to submit your TV series project for MIDPOINT TV Launch 2018. The deadline is tomorrow Friday September 15th at midnight. 

    MIDPOINT TV Launch is an "idea-to-market" project development program, focused on scripted formats of miniseries or ongoing, episodic TV series that can sustain multiple seasons. Both half-hour and one-hour series proposals are accepted, and emphasis is on content-rich, compelling stories and innovative series concepts – both high-end and low budget.

    Who can apply

    Teams of writers/producers and secondarily directors primarily from Central-Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic countries and the wider Mediterranean area. Participants can have a background in filmmaking or in TV writing, with the wish to shift to quality television production.

    Dates and venues

    Workshop 1: November 2017 / TBA, Slovak Republic

    Workshop 2: April 2018 / Pilsen, Czech Republic (within Finale Plzen FF)

    Workshop 3: August 2018 / Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (within Sarajevo FF)

    Awards

    MIDPOINT's partner HBO Europe will grant a financial annual award to honor the best project.

    C21 Media will grant a one-year subscription to their content to one participating producer, and all participants will receive a 3 month subscription.

    Apply now!

    For further questions, please get in touch with Program Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

    MIDPOINT TV Launch is supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, Czech Film Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, International Visegrad Fund, and presented in collaboration with HBO Europe, Finale Plzen, Sarajevo Film Festival – CineLink Industry Days, CHARACTER – Film Development Association, Serial Eyes, C21 Media, Barrandov Studio & AMU.

    MIDPOINT Intensive SK – open call

    MIDPOINT's intensive workshop for Slovak and Czech speaking emerging film professionals. It takes place in Slovakia in November 2017 and is realised in collaboration with Character – Film Development Association and Slovak Audiovisual Fund.

    Deadline September 30, 2017 – apply now!

    MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018 – open call

    The call for MIDPOINT's platform for teams of feature filmmakers is now open. It is a unique training platform for emerging feature film professionals from the region, which runs from January 2018 and for a whole year. 

    Deadline October 16, 2017 – apply now!

    MIDPOINT Shorts 2018 – open call

    MIDPOINT's special workshop program dedicated to short fiction films in development. Within two residential workshops, teams of writers, directors and producers get to develop their script plus prepare the production and promotional aspects of their projects. 

    Deadline October 16, 2017 – apply now!