MIDPOINT Series Launch rezidencijalni je program obuke fokusiran na projekte i prilagođen kreativnim timovima stručnjaka u usponu.
U sklopu programa devet kreativnih timova radit će podijeljeni u tri skupine, i to pod vodstvom međunarodno priznatih i iskusnih mentora. Osim toga, blisko će surađivati s razvojnim rukovoditeljima (eng. Development executives) koji su uključeni u sve dijelove programa.
Sudionici će tako dobiti priliku istražiti televizijsku i serijsku industriju, razviti snažan paket serijskih projekata koji se može utržiti, kao i predstaviti ga i umrežiti u sklopu događanja Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. Osim toga, steći će osnovne vještine za održivu i učinkovitu upotrebu umjetne inteligencije u razvojnom tijeku produkcije, naučit će kreirati različite modele marketinga i financiranja te raditi s nekim od najuglednijih europskih i međunarodnih kreatora i profesionalaca koji su spremni pružiti povratne informacije, i one dobre, ali i one loše.
Program započinje online pripremim tečajem za projekte početkom ožujka 2025., nakon čega slijedi Radionica 1: Koncept serije koja se održava od 13. do 20. ožujka 2025. u Pragu, Češka Republika. Radionica 2: Season Arc i Mini-Bible održat će se od 15. do 22. lipnja 2025. u Češkoj, dok će završna radionica 3: Predstavljanje i stjecanje partnera biti organizirana u studenome 2025. u Tallinnu, Estonija, u suradnji s Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Eventom i konferencijom za serije TV Beats. Nakon svake radionice slijede online konzultacije.
Poziv je otvoren za timove koji se sastoje od scenarista, producenata i redatelja (ako sudjeluju) koji dolaze iz srednje i istočne Europe ili imaju namjeru koprodukcije s ovom regijom.
Kako bi se prijavili na radionicu, kandidati trebaju otvoriti račun na MIDPOINT Institute Visitor Page i slijediti upute unutar obrasca za prijavu. Materijali za prijavu sastoje se od osnovnih informacija (naslov, žanr, format, procijenjeni broj epizoda po sezoni, procijenjeni broj sezona, duljina epizode, zemlje proizvodnje, referentne serije, moguća veza s emiterom), logline, sinopsis, pitch serije, izjava o svrsi, moodbook (opcionalno), uzorak pisanja, biografija svakog člana tima i fotografija svakog člana tima. Rok za prijavu je 2. prosinca 2024.!
Kotizacija za sudjelovanje u programu iznosi 2100 eura po sudioniku. Navedeni iznos uključuje smještaj, hranu i školarinu tijekom rezidencijalnih radionica, a putni troškovi nisu uključeni.
Više informacija o programu dostupno je na poveznici.
Program je podržao Potprogram MEDIA Programa Kreativne Europe.
MIDPOINT Series Launch is a residential, project-based training program tailored for the creative teams of emerging professionals.
Within the programme, nine creative teams, split into three groups, will work under the guidance of internationally renowned and experienced tutors. They will also collaborate closely with development executive participants who are involved in all parts of the programme.
Thus, participants will get the chance to explore the television and series industry landscape, develop a strong, marketable series project package, as well as pitch it and network within Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. In addition, they will gain basic skills for sustainable and efficient use of AI in a development workflow, learn to create various marketing and financing models and work with some of the most established European and international creators and professionals who are willing to lay their cards on the table, both good and bad.
The programme begins with online Project Pre-Training in early March, 2025, followed by Workshop 1: Series Concept, taking place from March 13-20, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic. The Workshop 2: Season Arc and Mini-Bible will take place from June 15-22, 2025 in Czech Republic, while the final Workshop 3: Pitching and Acquiring Partners will be organized in November, 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia, in collaboration with the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and its series conference TV Beats. Each workshop is followed by online consultations.
The call is open to teams consisting of writer/s, producer/s, and director/s (if attached), coming mainly from Central and Eastern Europe or with the co-production intention with this region.
To apply for the workshop, candidates need to create an account on the MIDPOINT Institute Visitor Page and follow the instructions within the submission form. The application materials consist of: basic information (title, genre, format, estimated number of episodes per season, estimated number of seasons, episode length, countries of production, reference series, possible connection to a broadcaster), logline, synopsis, series pitch, statement of purpose, mood book (optional), writing sample, biography/ies of each team member and photo/s of each team member. Application deadline is December 2, 2024!
The participation fee for the programme is 2,100 euros per participant. The fee includes accommodation, board, and tuition during the residential workshops, while travel costs are not included.
More information about the programme is available here.
The programme is supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA.