Biennale College Cinema (International Call)
About this opportunity
La Biennale di Venezia's higher education lab for micro-budget feature films. Up to nine international director and producer teams join a ten day development workshop in Venice, then up to four projects receive a EUR 200,000 grant to make their film, which premieres at the following Venice International Film Festival. The programme works academically with the Gotham Film & Media Institute and TorinoFilmLab.
Application tips
Everything must be submitted in English, including a treatment of up to 3,500 words, a director's vision (mood board, project book or video), up to two previous works with English subtitles, a budget no higher than EUR 200,000, a joint team video and an audience engagement plan. Teams pay their own travel to the October workshop.
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