MIDPOINT provides professional script development and film dramaturgy training to graduating students and recent graduates involved in narrative projects. Conceived at Prague’s FAMU (CZ) in partnership with film schools VŠMU Bratislava (SK), PWSFTviT Lodz (PL), UNATC Bucharest (RO), SZFE Budapest (HU) and dffb Berlin (DE), MIDPOINT was founded on the belief that script development can be enhanced and strengthened in Central Europe by supporting the writer, director and producer to become creative partners in the development process.

MIDPOINT 2012 training programme

MIDPOINT Workshop I will take place in Slovakia June 16 - 23, 2012 during Art Film Fest IFF. Workshop II will be organized in the Czech Republic August 25 - September 2, 2012.

News

Dramaturgický workshop pro slovenské filmové profesionály
Letos poprvé uspořádá MIDPOINT ve spolupráci s CHARACTER - Film Development Association workshop pro slovenské filmové profesionály, který se bude konat 18. - 21. 6. 2012 během MFF Art Film Fest v Trenčianských Teplicích. Workshop je určen scenáristům s projektem ve fázi vývoje. Podrobnější informace včetně přihlášky naleznete na www.character-fda.eu. Uzávěrka přihlášek je 14. 5. 2012.

MIDPOINT project selected for EAVE and éQuinoxe
Bloody Easter by Magda Bittnerová (writer) and Lubomír Konečný (producer) has been selected to participate at the EAVE European Producers Workshop 2012 as well as at éQuinoxe 2012. Bloody Easter participated at MIDPOINT Workshops 2011 and won its Prize for the Best Feature Film Project 2011.

Todd Haynes himself
MIDPOINT and the Czech Queer Film Festival Mezipatra presented master class with Todd Haynes at FAMU on November 12. The maverick American independent screenwriter/director discussed his work with the Variety’s film critic Boyd Van Hoeij. You can download it for your MP3 or smart phone here.

Jean-Claude Carrière
MIDPOINT’s distinguished guest tutor at Workshop 1 was Jean-Claude Carrière who held a master class and introduced and discussed several of his films presented within the framework of the Art Film Fest IFF.

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FAMU Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
FTF VSMU Bratislava Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Film and Television Faculty Bratislava
PWSFTviT Lodz The Polish National Film, Television and Theater School Lodz
SZFE Budapest University of film, theatre and television Budapest
UNATC Bucharest The National University of Theatre and Film "I. L. Caragiale" Bucharest
dffb Berlin German Film and Television Academy Berlin