Learn  |  Professionals  |  Workshop Script Development with Miguel Machalski

During two five-day sessions, workshop participants will examine in detail their film projects, whether it is a fiction, a series or a documentary. Accompanied by Miguel Machalski and the whole group of participants, they will assess the strengths and weaknesses of their story and the elements that serve it.

A review and in-depth reflection of the story and the film will be carried out with, at the conclusion of the first session, proposals for a few areas for rewriting or improvement.The second session will be dedicated to the presentation and analysis of new writing axes and / or script evolutions.

This training is aimed at Luxembourg authors / directors, or residents of Luxembourg, who have a project in the process of being written. We accept fiction, documentary and series projects regardless of the format (short, long, medium…) and genre. We accept a maximum of 4 projects (co-authors are welcome) per year, for a training of two 5-day sessions (10 training days in total).

Practical Information :

• 1st session : from 17 to 21 April 2023 (in person) 
• 2nd session : from 9 to 13 October 2023 (remotely)
• La participation at both sessions is mandatory
• Deadline for applications : March 22, 2023

The training will take place in person at the CNA or remotely via the internet depending on the evolution of the health situation linked to the Covid-19 virus. 

Target audience: Screenwriters, group of screenwriters, directors, producers, with a film project in the process of being written or in development, Luxembourgers or residents of Luxembourg.

Registration :

Apply for the workshop by sending a candidacy file containing: 

• A CV / biography detailing all your writing and directing experiences.
• If your project is fiction: a synopsis of the current project (1 A4 page) + a first continuous version of the project, including the subject matter, the staging, the characters, the plot and 2-3 more developed scenes. Projects at the processing or sequencing stage are also accepted.
• If your projet is a documentary / non-fiction: a description of the project, the theme, the concept, any characters. Add to the files a description of a few scenes envisaged, information on the visual universe, voiceover or not, sound / musical design, the first elements produced if applicable (photos, videos, etc.). Projects at the processing or sequencing stage are also accepted.
• Deadline for applications : March 22, 2022
• Please send your complete application file to : formation@cna.etat.lu

All files are treated in the strictest confidence, the selection is made jointly by Mylène Carrière (CNA) and Miguel Machalski.

Please note, this is a workshop based on exchange and team work, all selected participants will receive all files and projects and will be asked to read them carefully.

We also accept listeners up to a limit of two per session.

Further information:  formation@cna.etat.lu