Head of Studies Pavel Marek, producer tutor Marija Razgute and pitching trainer Gabriele Brunnenmeyer will be this time joined by guest tutor Wouter Jansen from sales and festival distribution company Square Eyes. He will share his insight and expertise within the lecture Festival Strategy for Shorts in the Long Run.

Successful short film director Stefanie Abel Horowitz will talk about her award-winning short film Sometimes, I Think About Dying (2019) in a dedicated masterclass.

The five-day online workshop will be also focused on preparation for the final pitching session, which will take place within the online program of the When East Meets West Co-production Forum.

Presented MIDPOINT Shorts projects:

Asphalt / Greece
Minos Nikolakakis, writer / director / producer
Vassilis Economou, producer

Boys of Summer / Cyprus
Emilios Avraam, writer / director
Tonia Mishiali, producer

Democracy Is for Grown-Ups / Croatia
Nikola Kupresanin, writer
Ivana Marinic Kragic, director / producer

Ice Crack / Czech Republic
Elvira Dulskaia, writer / director
Rozalie Brozkova, producer

If you want to experience MIDPOINT Shorts pitches,
follow the When East Meets West webpage.

MIDPOINTShorts is realized with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Czech Film Fund. It is presented in cooperation with When East Meets West.

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