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Deadlines August bis September 2023
In unserer Get Trained-Broschüre finden Sie rund 70 Weiterbildungen, die mit Unterstützung von Creative Europe oder der Schweizer MEDIA-Ersatzmassnahmen in ganz Europa angeboten werden. Die Workshops bieten ganz nebenbei exzellente Möglichkeiten zur internationalen Vernetzung.
Schweizer Filmschaffende haben normalerweise zu allen in unserer Broschüre aufgelisteten Veranstaltungen Zugang. Personen mit zusätzlicher Nationalität eines EU- oder Creative Europe-Mitgliedslandes empfehlen wir, diese Nationalität bei der Anmeldung anzugeben. Sollten Sie wegen Ihrer Schweizer Nationalität abgelehnt werden, geben Sie uns bitte bescheid.
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Die nächsten Anmeldefristen:
Script Development
International Screenwriters' Workshop | eQuinoxe
The International Screenwriters´ Workshop is a short-term, seven-day, residential training programme for writers and their producers with the aim of helping filmmakers develop the best possible story and script.
Target group: writers, producers
Date and location: 13 - 20 October 2023, Munich (DE)
Deadline: 04.08.2023
Project Development
European Creators' Lab - Prototyping Lab | Ionda
Five-day lab in Leipzig (DE) focusing on immersive narration, UX design, production processes and workflows, team skills, and rapid prototyping, working across disciplines and industries.
Target group: creative technologists, producers, filmmakers, scriptwriters, performing artists, game developers, communication professionals, museum curators, lecturers, film or stage directors.
Date and location: 09. – 13.10.2023, Leipzig (DE)
Deadline: 20.08.2023
EURODOC Creative Documentary Production | EURODOC
Three one-week workshops for European documentary producers to strengthen their project on the creative, financial and coproduction aspects, and eventually meet international decision makers.
Target group: European producers with documentary projects – one-offs or transmedia.
Date and location: March – October 2024
Deadline: 20.11.2023
Production
EAVE - Producers Workshop | EAVE – European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs
One-year project-based development programme for established producers consisting of three one-week workshops.
Target group: producers with or without project, commissioning editors, funding executives, legal and finance professionals, festival- and market-representatives
Date and location: March – October 2024, Luxembourg (LU), Karlskrona (SE)
Deadline: 28.08.2023
Introduction to Virtual Production | Erich Pommer Institut
The seminar introduces to the different kinds of virtual production, the basics of how to run a virtual production and when and where the technology presents a key asset to state-of-the-art content production.
Target group: Industry professionals form all sectors.
Date and location: online
No deadline
Co-Production
Ties That Bind TTB | Fondo Audiovisivo FVG
Training programme for European-Asian co-production: The participants will work with top-notch industry professionals from both continents. The sessions will focus on script development, co-production between Asia and Europe, public and private financing in the two regions, pitching, marketing and distribution.
Target group: ten producers form Europe and Asia and five European career participants such as sales agents, financiers, distributors, fstival programmers, co-production market representatives
Date and location: 5-9 November 2023, Taipei (TW), 28 April - 2 May 2024, Udine (IT)
Deadline: 01.09.2023 (extended deadline)
Post-Production
APostLab annual Workshop | APostLab
One-week residential workshop for producers or post-production supervisors addressing the challenges of post-production management.
Target group: producers, post-production supervisors.
Date and location: 26.-31.10.2023, Ljubljana (SI)
Deadline: 03.09.2023 (extended deadline)
APostLab Mentorship Program | APostLab
The program provides monthly one-to-one sessions combined with group sessions throughout the year, the program is designed to upskill participants to become more competent in managing projects and their professional practice and help them take a next step in their career.
Target group: producers, post-production supervisors
Date and location: November 2023 – June 2024, online
Deadline: 27.08.2023
MIDPOINT Editing Room | Midpoint Institute
A pool of tutors examines the rough cut of feature films and analyse it together with the film team within an intensive 3-hour online consultation. Selected projects from the consultations can participate also in the 5-10 days Editing Room workshops.
Target group: teams of editors and directors with a feature film in rough-cut stage
Date and location: no specific date, online
No deadline
Management, Legal & Finance, Sustainability
TFL Green Film Lab | TorinoFilmLab
3-day workshops for film industry professionals with or without a project and green managers on sustainable shooting and producing involving knowledge about energy-saving, travel, catering, set decoration, communication and more.
Target group: any kind of film professionals, green managers
Date and location: 13.-15.10.2023, MIA International Audiovisual Market – Rome (IT)
Deadline: 04.09.2023
Audience Development, Marketing, Distribution, Exhibition, Promotion
Arthouse Cinema Training | CICAE International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas
In-depth workshops and lectures on innovative arthouse programming, audience development and marketing, data analysis, businessplanning, budgets and fundraising, current technological developments in cinema exhibition, sustainability, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion.
Target group: film professional interested in gaining a 360° perspective of running an arthouse cinema
Date and location: 30.10.-5.11.2023, Berlin (DE)
Deadline: 27.08.2023
Company, Strategic and Personal Development
IDFAcademy | International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The four-day training during the IDFA festival offers the opportunity to gain up-to-date knowledge in talks, round tables and other exchange formats, taking place both online and in person.
Target group: emerging documentary filmmakers, directors and producers making their first or second film
Date and location: 9-12 November 2023, Amsterdam (NL)
Deadline: 1 August 2023
Audiovisual Women | Erich Pommer Institut
Leadership programme for mid- to senior level management, focusing on (digital) leader- and entrepreneurship, innovation and change management as well as communication and self-marketing. Takes place October through March.
Target group: Female managers across the AV value chain & hiring managers of their companies.
Date and location: October 2023 – March 2024
Deadline: 04.09.2023
Series' Women | Erich Pommer Institut
Career enhancement programme for European female producers and hiring managers. It addresses topics such as visibility, leadership and digital entrepreneurship and provides curated 1-1 mentoring and coaching. Runs November through March.
Target group: Female producers in the European dram series industry & their hiring managers.
Date and location: November 2023 – March 2024
Deadline: 18.09.2023
Sustainable Business Strategies: Mastering Transformation and Change | Erich Pommer Institut
Three-day workshop combining hands-on techniques and exercises with industry key notes and case studies, helping to anticipate change, innovate business models and build sustainable businesses.
Target group: Industry professionals from all sectors.
Date and location: 05.-07.10.2023
No deadline
Berlinale Talents | Berlin International Film Festival
Annual summit and networking platform at Berlinale for emerging creatives from the fields of feature film and drama series. Participants may choose different formats: Script Station, Doc Station, Short Form Station, Talent Project Market and Market Studio.
Target group: producers, directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, distributors, sales agents, audience designers, film critics, editors, actors, production designers, digital set designers, composers, sound designers
Date and location: 17.-22.02.2024
Deadline: 04.09.2023
MEDICI - The Film Funding Journey | FOCAL
Exchange forum dedicated to European and non-European public film funders to share best practice and creative policymaking in public film funding.
Target group: professionals working within film funding bodies.
Date and location: 27.-29.9.2023, Madrid (ES)
Deadline: 13.08.2023
EPI e-Trainings | Erich Pommer Institut
Guided eTrainings with international experts on demand on diverse topics such as Green Production, Pitching, Change Management, Co-Production, Agile Innovation Management, Storytelling, Agreements, Negotiations and Rights Management.
Target group: any kind of film professionals
Date and location: online
No deadline