CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AND REGULATIONS
For admission to the 2025/2026 courses
NEW DEADLINE – AUGUST 3, 2025!
Course attendance is free of charge.
Admission applications can be submitted from June 17 to August 3 2025
The Cross-border Film School Association in the framework of the pilot project called ‘MILLE ANNI DI STORIA AL CENTRO DELL’EUROPA: BORGO CASTELLO CROCEVIA DI POPOLI E DI CULTURE’ referred to in Measure 2 Component 3 Culture 4.0. (M1C3), financed by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (so-called “NRRP”) M1C3 MEASURE 2 INVESTMENT 2.1 LINE A NextGenerationEU – CUP F88F2200007, in collaboration with the training centre Ad Formandum cooperativa sociale socialna zadruga promotes the realisation of three high level training courses entitled:
- SCREENWRITING – CREATIVE WRITING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
- FILM PRODUCTION – INTERNATIONAL FINANCING AND CO-PRODUCTION
- FILM DIRECTING – CREATIVE PROCESS AND COORDINATION OF AN ARTISTIC WORKING GROUP
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
With this call for applications, the Association aims to identify, select and train young students who will contribute to the development of the art and craft of filmmaking.
The courses aim to provide selected candidates with professionalizing skills by means of training sessions, discussions, and direct collaborations with professionals from the film industry.
HOW ARE THE COURSES STRUCTURED?
The training programmes are spread over an entire course year, are taught in English, and are aimed at the cooperation of students from different countries and backgrounds who will gather in a lively and creative border area, where the encounter, exchange and fusion of different identities are the essential ingredients for the growth of the audiovisual and film industry.
Participants will work alongside directors, screenwriters, producers, executive producers, assistant directors, editors, rep agents, audiovisual and film distributors, post-production-related personnel, as well as regional, national, and international film institutions.
Classes will be distributed over 8 months (from October 2025 to May 2026), held once a month, from Thursday to Saturday or Sunday, each session corresponding to 32 training hours.
In July 2025 Participants will complete the academic year by participating in Masterclasses and workshops (see Art. 2) and take the end-of-course exams.
Attendance and participation in classes are compulsory for at least 75% of the total number of hours.
Course attendance is free of charge.
HOW MANY PLACES ARE AVAILABLE?
A total of 15 places are available, divided as follows:
- 5 places for the SCREENWRITING – CREATIVE WRITING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS course
- 5 places for the FILM PRODUCTION – INTERNATIONAL FINANCING AND CO-PRODUCTION course
- 5 places for the FILM DIRECTING – CREATIVE PROCESS AND COORDINATION OF AN ARTISTIC WORKING GROUP course
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
During the course of the academic year, students will participate in the following Workshops and Masterclasses:
- WORKSHOP HANDLING IDEAS
- WORKSHOP WALKING INTO CHARACTER’S SHOES
- WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF FILM PRODUCTION SCHEDULING SOFTWARE
- PITCH SCREENPLAYS – Presentation of scripts and mood boards to international PRODUCERS
- PRE-PRODUCTION and PRODUCTION
- CREATING A TEASER
- MASTERCLASS ON COPYRIGHT
- MASTERCLASS FUNDS AND CO-PRODUCTION MARKETS
- MASTERCLASS AI – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & CREATIVITY
- MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION: THE DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY, TARGET MARKETS AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES OF A FILM PROJECT
HOW TO APPLY?
From the 17th June until August 3 2025 it will be possible to send admission applications exclusively through the specific online participation procedure published on the Cross-border Film School Association website (https://crossborderfilmschool.org/apply/).
Click on individual courses to apply!
We are happy to collaborate and share our creative vision with our partners
“MILLE ANNI DI STORIA AL CENTRO DELL’EUROPA: BORGO CASTELLO CROCEVIA DI POPOLI E DI CULTURE” è finanziato dal PNRR M1C3 MISURA 2 INVESTIMENTO 2.1 LINEA A NextGenerationEU – CUP F88F22000000007
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
