Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing

Description 

Ekran is a project-based programme targeting film professionals, and focusing on the creative pre-production process. The project aims to advance the participants’ scripts from first draft to a shooting version, and preparation of the projects for the screen.

Every participating project is represented by a team consisting of a director (or writer/director), a writer (or co-writer), a producer and a director of photography.

The Ekran training programme is divided into three sessions. Between the sessions, participants are expected to develop new and further drafts of their scripts or treatments, and to write two full scenes to be shot at the second and third sessions.

Target group 

Directors, producers and scriptwriters.

Benefits 

Well developed treatment or a first draft of a script and two scenes, presenting the tone, genre and visual language of the project as well as experience, knowledge and networking. The scenes (especially the second scene, with its specifically cast actors, selected location, props and style of photography) can be treated by participants and their producers as demo/pilot visual material to accompany the script as a part of the production package, and to be used in the search for financing of the film. They can also be treated as test material or a visual laboratory and be shown to decisionmakers. The final decision on how to approach the Ekran scheme depends on the participants.

Dates 

February 28 - March 5, 2011, April 11 > 20, 2011, June 13 > 22, 2011: Warsaw – Poland

Fees 

No charge. Travel is at participants’ expense.

Requirements 

Experience, project in development, track record.

Participants 

< 44 (11 teams)

Registration deadline(s) 

November 15, 2010

Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing
Chelmska Str. 21 Building 24
00724 Warsaw – Poland
T +48 (0)22 851 1056
F +48 (0)22 851 1057
Agnieszka Marczewska
amarczewska@wajdaschool.pl
Daria Kurowska
dkurowska@wajdaschool.pl
info@wajdaschool.pl

www.ekran.info.pl