FOCAL Script Coaching

This collaboration between Kurzfilmtage and FOCAL offers six to eight Swiss authors/directors an opportunity to receive professional feedback on their short film scripts during free coaching sessions. The script coaching is held by:

  • Nora Longatti: author, director

  • Uwe Lützen: screenwriter

  • Quentin Mistral: author, director

  • Rhea Plangg: producer

A team of representatives of Kurzfilmtage and FOCAL will select the projects. The coaching sessions last 60 to 90 minutes and will be held on Saturday, 9 November 2024, at Alte Kaserne Winterthur.

Swiss fiction, animation, and experimental shorts are eligible.

Filmmakers and producers who are Swiss citizens or who have been living and working in Switzerland for at least four years can apply. Applicants must have made at least one short film that was screened publicly (cinema, television, or festival).

  Application deadline: 10 October 2024

Rules and Regulations

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