An immersive, seven day first session concluded on 6 October 2012 in Ossolinski Place, Sterdyn in Poland. Participating screenwriters, came from 8 Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Serbia to work intensely on their feature film scripts with the support of established filmamkers.

The distinguished group of Creative Advisors includes Michael Schiffer, an American screenwriter of the triple Oscar nominated film Crimson Tide; Neasa Hardiman, Dublin-based screenwriter and director, winner of the BAFTA; Dennis Bartok, American director, screenwriter and producer; David Matamoros, Spain-based screenwriter, director and producer from Zentropa; Trygve Allister Diesen, Scandinavian director and screenwriter and others.

Selected Projects:

1989 - Andras B. Vagvolgyi - Hungary
18 % Gray - Borislav Chouchkov, Victor Chouchkov - Bulgaria
Black Maria - Adi Voicu - Romania
I Miss You - Malgorzata Pilacinska - Poland
Painted Bird - Vaclav Marhoul - Czech Republic
Retro Pradise - Katarina Uhrova - Slovakia
Soldier - Mart Kivastik - Estonia
The Mute - Bartek Konopka, Przemyslaw Nowakowski - Poland
The Year of the Kuker - Nadejda Koseva - Bulgaria, Bojan Vuletic - Serbia
The Young Friends of the USSR Club - Stephan Komandarev, Emil Spahiyski - Bulgaria
Traces - Wiktoria Szymanska - Poland
Viking Line Story - Xandra Popescu, Stefan Constantinescu - Romania