Fondazione Sistema Toscana, Tuscany Film Commission, Manifatture Digitali Cinema, in collaboration with Good Girls Planet & ITTV Forum&Festival of Los Angeles and PIN – University Center of Prato present Showrunner Lab., the first course in Italy to learn the profession of the Showrunner, a key figure in the world of TV series, not yet well defined in Italy. The Showrunner Lab. is realized with the contribution of the Special Projects Call of the Italian Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo – Ministry of Culture. The call for applications to enroll in this unique and innovative laboratory is finally online. To apply, there is time until March 9, 2022.
If you are between 18 and 30 years old, you love cinema and TV series and you are looking for a professionalizing training experience that offers you the tools to work in the audiovisual field, you cannot miss this opportunity! The Showrunner Lab. will be held from 1 April to 19 June 2022, from Thursday to Sunday, at Manifatture Digitali Cinema Prato (Tuscany, ITALY).
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“Showrunner Lab.”
Creating, writing, producing and organizing a TV series
The first Italian laboratory to enter the world of TV series
AIMS
The Showrunner Lab. Has the following goals:
- To promote a new profession – that one of the Showrunner – which can, even in Italy, be fully included among the “professions” necessary for contemporary audiovisual production;
- To train young people to learn the fundamental elements of the market and the audiovisual supply chain;
- To offer to the participants the possibility to attend to meetings and discussions with Italian and international producers, Italian authors and screenwriters, American, Anglo-Saxon and European showrunners, professionals in the audiovisual sector (from pre-production to post-production);
- To give the necessary tools to organize and propose their own creative ideas during pitching;
- Organize writers’ room with students.
PURPOSE
The ultimate goal of the Showrunner Lab. Is to privilege an experiential approach and create concrete opportunities. During the workshop, students, guided by teachers and tutors, will try to create and develop stories for TV. The stories with the most potential will be selected by the Scientific Committee and will have the opportunity to be presented to national and international executives during the festivals and markets of the sector, thanks to the support of the Tuscany Film Commission. The Showrunner Lab. wants to establish itself as an incubator of stories, ideas and new talents.
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OPPORTUNITIES / BONUSES FOR PARTICIPANTS
Those who will attend the Showrunner Lab. will be facilitated:
- From Tuscany Film Commission, which will bear 50% of the registration fees of a maximum of three participants resident in Tuscany, indicated to the Film Commission by the Selection Committee;
- From the Veneto Film Commission which will bear 50% of the registration fees of a maximum of three participants resident in Veneto, indicated to the Film Commission by the Selection Committee;
- Direct access and free pre-registration to all 2022 annual courses of the Griffith Academy in Rome;
- With an access to a scholarship of € 1,000.00 for the annual Production Course 2022 (enrollments by the end of July 2022) of the Griffith Academy in Rome;
- In identifying internships and training experiences at national and international companies in the audiovisual sector;
- With the participation in pitching sessions of the two ideas selected by the Scientific Committee and developed during the writers’ room of the laboratory.
WHO IS IT FOR?
The Showrunner Lab. is aimed at young graduates with a passion and aptitude for TV series, for writing, for organization, for entrepreneurship. No industry experience is required. Anyone, potentially, can approach this profession. The ideal participant is a person who aspires to discover new professional horizons, who is motivated to pursue new training experiences, useful for achieving his / her work objective in the audiovisual sector.
REQUIREMENTS TO APLLY
- Age between 18 and 30 years;
- Good knowledge of the Italian language;
- Good knowledge of written and spoken English;
- Be resident or domiciled on the national and international territory.
DATES
The Showrunner Lab. will be held from 1 April to 19 June 2022, for a total of 273 hours, from Thursday to Sunday. During the whole duration, there will be meetings with professionals of the sector and in the weekend workshops with Showrunners and Executives of international importance. The study plan will be available on this site starting from 10 February 2022. A certificate of participation will be issued to those who attend at least 70% of the teaching hours.
LOCATION
The Showrunner Lab. will be held in the spaces of Manifatture Digitali Cinema in Prato, in Dolce de ‘Mazzamuti 1 Street, Santa Caterina 17 Street and Santa Caterina 11 Street in Prato (Tuscany, ITALY).
Some of the meetings with international guests could take place, at the discretion of the organizers, in Florence (Tuscany, ITALY).
HOW TO APPLY
The application must be sent no later than March 9, 2022, via e-mail, to info@manifatturedigitalicinema.it, with the subject: “SHOWRUNNER LAB CANDIDATURE”. To apply, you must send the following documents:
- Registration form (Attachment A) – download the form at the bottom of the page (“Application documents” section);
- Questionnaire (Attachment B) – download the form at the bottom of the page (“Application documents” section);
- Motivational letter (max 5,000 characters);
- Curriculum vitae updated, signed and complete with privacy authorization in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).
- Certificate of your Degree or self-certification certifying your qualification;
- Front / back copy of a valid identity document;
- Front / back copy of the tax code;
- Valid residence permit (if non-EU citizens).
SELECTION
The applications are evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Showrunner Lab., made up of experts and professionals in the sector, on the material sent. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to request an interview with the candidates if the documentation received is not sufficient for the evaluation. The selected candidates will be notified by e-mail by 11 March 2022. A maximum of 30 participants will be admitted, divided into two classes of 15 students.
COSTS
The registration fee for the Showrunner Lab. is 2,500.00 euros (VAT included).
The registration fee must be paid in a single solution, by bank transfer upon confirmation of the selection, by March 15, 2022, to the IBAN IT57J 01030 21506 000002263246 (reason: Showrunner Lab. registration). Other forms of payment / financing can be assessed directly with the co-organizer: PIN – University Center of Prato, alta.formazione@pin.unifi.it.
The registration fee includes:
- Didactics and materials;
- Tutoring and teaching secretarial service;
- Insurance charges.
Any costs for food, accommodation and mobility are the responsibility of the participants.
PIN – University Center of Prato and Tuscany Film Commission will facilitate participants by providing a list of accommodation and residences with special agreements.
COVID PREVENTION PROTOCOL AND ACCESS TO LOCATIONS
In compliance with the Italian Law Decree n. 221 of 24 December 2021, being a face-to-face course, it is necessary to have a Green Pass Base.
The Green Pass Base is obtained:
- Following vaccination;
- Following recovery from the SARS-COV-2 virus in the previous six months;
- Following the negative outcome of a molecular or antigenic swab carried out in the previous 48 hours.
External people accessing locations must necessarily observe the following measures:
- Wear the FFP2 mask;
- Respect the “safety distance”;
- Use the dispensers with disinfectants and wash hands often with soap.
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
MAYBE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS ARTICLE ➡ “SHOWRUNNER, THE CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE TV SERIES” (for more info on the role of the Showrunner)
