Cinekid | Script LAB
Training programme for writers with a children's film or series project in development
Stichting Cinekid
Cinekid Script LAB is a six-month script-training programme for writers with a children's film or series project. The training was initiated by Cinekid in 2014, and takes place during Cinekid for Professionals in October, and the Berlinale the following February. During the Cinekid Script LAB, an international group of writers and writer/directors will work on their plans for children’s feature films or series. The programme offers tailor-made coaching and training; it answers to the specific writer’s and story’s needs, along a six-month trajectory.
Who is it for?
You’re a writer who has a project in development for a children’s feature film or children’s series. You have some experience, but this isn’t necessarily related to screenwriting or writing for children’s media.
Programme info
- 12 to 15 writers
- Aim: develop a new (and better) draft of your script
- First workshop week takes place during Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam in October
- Second workshop week takes place during the Berlinale in Berlin in February
- Coaching sessions, workshops, and training during the workshop weeks
- Attend events, screenings, and informal networking opportunities during Cinekid Festival and the Berlinale
- Interim online session with your coach between the two workshop weeks
Company data
Actively involving children in high-quality media: that's what Cinekid is all about. For over 30 years, the Cinekid Foundation has been committed to stimulating the production of this kind of media for children and to let the children themselves contribute to its creation, with the aim of guiding their media development, helping them learn to view media critically and expanding their world view.