17/06/2024 - A total of 32 projects and five trainees will participate in the workshops’ various sections, which will take place on the islands of the Southeast Aegean

A previous edition of the MFI Script 2 Film Workshops

The European MFI Script 2 Film Workshops, organised by the Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI), are starting again this year on the Southeast Aegean islands. This year, for the 25th edition, the MFI received a record-breaking 225 applications from 377 professionals in writing, directing, producing and script editing from 52 countries. The applications were for the film, series and documentary labs, as well as for trainer traineeships.

The organisers have selected 23 feature-length scripts, three series scripts, six documentary projects and five trainees without their own projects, all of whom will receive script development and team coaching. A total of 53 participants from 19 different countries, along with trainers, staff, guests and students attending the programme, will journey to the volcanic island of Nisyros. This gathering will form a community of over 100 individuals, all dedicated to intensive work and mutual learning. The inaugural session of the 2024 MFI Script 2 Film Workshops is scheduled to take place entirely on location in Nisyros, from 21 June-3 July.

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops initiative is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme, the Municipalities of Nisyros and Astypalea, and the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ERT SA.

Here is the complete selection for the 2024 MFI Script 2 Film Workshops:

MFI Film LAB

Baba - Mustafa Duygulu, Kevin Meul, Thomas Drijver (Turkey/Netherlands)
Becoming Other White - Matus Krajnak (Slovakia)
Big Baby Betty - Araceli Lemos, Joel Garber, Konstantinos Vassilaros (Greece/USA)
Boys of Summer - Emilios Avraam, Tonia Mishiali, Marinos Charalambous (Cyprus)
The Burlaks - Gatis Ungurs, Paula Laurinovica, Kristele Pudane (Latvia)
Cittadina 113 - Andamion Murataj (Albania)
Cruel Human Behavior - Rafal Skalski, Marek Baranowski, Maciej Kubicki (Poland)
Dariachangi's Garden - Anna Sarukhanova, Thea Steimer Thorson, Sandra Ehlermann (Georgia/Germany)
Death Is for the Living - Kristian Bozov, Petar Valchanov (Bulgaria)
Divine Poison - Nehir Tuna (Turkey)
Dissonance - Aline Magrez, Cassandre Warnauts (Belgium)
Fleur de Sel - Simeon Ventsislavov, Nadejda Koseva (Bulgaria)
Friends, Birthdays, Murder, Etc. - Lida Vartzioti, Dimitris Tsakaleas, Ioanna Bolomyti (Greece)
Headlock - Ayşe Altınok (Turkey)
Lady Sunshine - Anna Korom, András Soós, Anna Szijártó (Hungary)
La Yoli - Sandra Reina, Valérie Delpierre (Spain)
Mama of the Vatican - Wassim Geagea (Lebanon)
My Wife's Husband - Sahim Omar Kalifa, Muhammed Mustefa (Belgium)
Nicu - Alexandru Mavrodineanu, Marcian Lazar (Romania)
Norden - Eva Cools, Tim Martens, Maarten D’hollander (Belgium)
Pinkala - Juanjo Gimenez, Pere Altimira, Luisa Romeo (Spain)
Selva - Elena López Riera, Eugenia Mumenthaler (Spain/Switzerland)
Vestige - Rita Krasniqi, Jon Gojani (Kosovo)

MFI Series LAB

Gene of Doubt - Sophia Zornitsa, Bozhana Zvezdomira (Bulgaria)
Holy Mystery - Vero Cratzborn, Christos Karabelas, Alexandra Dyranis-Maounis (Belgium/Greece)
S.L.A.V.A. - Martichka Bozhilova, Dianne Jones (Bulgaria/USA/Italy)

MFI Doc LAB

Bitter Chocolate - Alexandros Skouras (Greece)
Mailin - Maria Silvia Esteve, Alejandra Lopez (Argentina/Guatemala)
My Father Kutuzov - Taisiia Kutuzova, Tereza Horská (Ukraine)
Nava Mama - Ana Vijdea, Cosmin Nicoară (Romania)
Purity - Juliána Horváthová, Teraza Tokárová, Natália Pavlove (Slovakia/Czech Republic)
Why the F*** Am I So Sad? - Nela Märki, Martin Rattini (Switzerland/Italy)

Participants without a project (trainer trainees)

Christina Gkiourgkiai (Greece)
Dimosthenis Kontes (Greece)
Tonje Landsnes Joa (Norway)
Hadeel Lawi (Palestine/Jordan)
Catherine Williams (UK)