The call is open – apply for 9th ScripTeast edition – deadline 31 of July!
After 8 successful editions, 11 scripts produced and 8 in production – now is your chance to take part in 9th edition of ScripTeast.
ScripTeast is one of the best and most efficient training program for scriptwriters from Central and Eastern Europe with the goal to master the scripts in terms of international and marketing potential. The program gives a perfect opportunity to make connections with the best writers and trends in world cinema at festivals in Berlin and Cannes as well as international promotion of scripts and their authors.
ScripTeast offers seeing a script at one to one meetings from the multiple perspectives of creative advisors - worldwide acclaimed filmmakers. Among creative advisors there were: Michael Schiffer, screenwriter of the triple Oscar nominated „Crimson Tide”, Andrew Birkin, Oscar nominated and BAFTA winner, scriptwriter of „The Name of The Rose”, „Perfume”; Scott Alexander -author of“The People vs. Larry Flynt” awarded with Golden Globe for Best Screenplay , “Ed Wood” with two Oscars, and “Man on the Moon” winner of Silver Berlin Bear, Marc Caro - Cesar winner, scriptwriter and director: "Delicatessen”; Monte Hellman - executive producer of "Reservoir Dogs" by Quentin Tarantino; Cedomir Kolar - producer of “No Man’s Land” by Danis Tanovic (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film); Peter Webber - director of Oscar nominated "The Girl With a Pearl Earring”; Thaddeus O’Sullivan – director and scriptwriter, author of ”Nothing Personal”
A year long program consists of three stationary session and two online sessions with advisors. First stationary session takes place in Poland in autumn 2014, second – during Berlinale 2015. Final session takes place in Cannes during the IFF where the best script of a given edition is presented with the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award. The Award – apart from statuette designed by Adam Fedorowicz – means also 10.000 Euro money prize to be spent on further work on the project.
Till the end of July 2014 experienced screenwriters from Central and Eastern Europe can submit their scripts via www.scripteast.pl and by post. Every year Independent Film Foundation, ScripTeast organizer, chooses from several dozen of submitted scripts, 10 to 12 projects, which take part in the program.
ScripTeast is organized by the Independent Film Foundation and supported by Media Programme, Polish Film Institute and Apple Film Production, with partnership of European Film Academy, Producers Network and ACE, Transatlantic Partners and Film New Europe.
Contact:
ScripTeast – Independent Film Foundation,
Bukowińska 22 lok 3 B, 02-703 Warsaw, Poland
tel. +48 22 851 84 40, mob. +48 507 027 065
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