WRITERS CAMPUS 2026

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The Writers Campus is an intensive week-long workshop for professional screenwriters with a live-action project in development. This programme focuses on :

Objectives:

• Prepare participants to pitch their project to the audiovisual industry at the Series Mania Forum.
• Acquire skills in project development, pitch preparation and networking.
• Participate in intensive mentoring sessions, masterclasses and networking events.

Methods :

• 4 days of intensive mentoring (group and individual sessions) with renowned experts.
• Participation in masterclasses and networking events with renowned professionals (Charlotte Brandström, Ron Leshem, Bryan Elsley, etc.).
• Preparation for the final pitch session at the Series Mania Forum.

The Writers Campus is aimed at professional scriptwriters with a live-action fiction project. The project must not be attached to a production company or television channel/broadcasting platform.

Eligibility criteria :

• Have a fiction project in development. Documentary or animation projects will not be considered.

• Episodes must have a duration between 20 and 60 minutes.

• No production company or broadcaster should be attached to the project.

• Provide proof of professional experience: having had a project broadcast on television, on a platform, online, in cinemas, or at a festival (whether a TV or digital series, a short film, or a feature film), or having a distribution agreement for a first work about to be released.

• Work in English, with application materials in English.

• Screenwriters from all over the world may apply.

Application procedure :

Submission of applications via the form at the end of the page.

Documents required for application (in English):

• A pitch deck (max. 10 pages) including:

– Logline (max. 2 sentences).

-Detailed pitch (format, setting, narrative arcs, tone).

-Synopsis of the pilot episode and of subsequent episodes (if available).

-Profiles of the main characters.

-Writer’s statement / note of intent.

• A short CV.
• A motivation letter explaining how the program will help you develop your project.
• (Optional) Proof of agreement with a broadcaster if the project is about to be released.