CinEuro Film Lab: Projektaufruf - Genre Film Residency "Geschichten und Legenden"

The Région Grand Est, through the CinEuro Film Lab, in partnership with screen.brussels and Wallimage, in collaboration with La Scénaristerie and with the support of SAFIRE Grand Est, is launching a cross-border genre film residency to be held between 2026 and 2027 in the form of four in-person writing workshops.

This initiative is aimed at writer–producer pairs and supports the development of feature film projects in the genre field (fantasy, science-fiction, crime, thriller, horror, action), both in live-action and animation, around the theme “Stories and Legends.” The residency takes place in two regions—Grand Est (France) and the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium)—and is organized alongside three major events in the Grand Est region. It concludes with the BIF Market (Brussels Genre Film Market) in April 2027. The program offers selected participants a structured framework that fosters their professional development, expands their network, and encourages the creation of international co-productions.

Schedule

Writing Workshop 1: June 30 – July 3, 2026 (4 days) in Strasbourg as part of the Forum Alentours.

Writing Workshop 2: September 29 – October 2, 2026 (4 days) in Strasbourg and Mulhouse as part of the Eurogenre professional meetings at the European Fantasy Film Festival Strasbourg (FEFFS).

Writing Workshop 3: Week of January 25, 2027 (4 days) as part of the Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival.

Writing Workshop 4: April 2027 (4 days), as part of the BIF Market during the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.

Two individual online interim sessions, led by script doctors, are scheduled between sessions 1 and 2 and between sessions 2 and 3. They serve as intermediate steps and complement the aforementioned in-person meetings.

Deadline of the call for projects: 17th of May, 2026

Details and applications