{"id":27229,"date":"2025-07-17T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/actualites\/appel-a-projets-cineuro-film-lab-2025-european-stories\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:06:23","slug":"appel-a-projets-cineuro-film-lab-2025-european-stories","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/en\/news\/appel-a-projets-cineuro-film-lab-2025-european-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for projects &#8211; CinEuro Film Lab 2025 &#8220;European Stories&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p--big\">The Association des Sc\u00e9naristes et de l&#8217;Audiovisuel (ASA), the Association des R\u00e9alisateurs et R\u00e9alisatrices Francophones (ARRF) and screen.brussels present CINEURO FILMLAB 2025: EUROPEAN STORIES, a series of five workshops and pitch sessions at BRIFF 2026 in Brussels and Forum Alentours 2026 in Strasbourg.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>European institutions and centres of power at the heart of the creative process<\/h3>\n<p>The present call focuses on projects that depict Europe related issues, through the European institutions and its places of power. Home to the headquarters of European institutions, Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg are filled with politicians, attach\u00e9s, advisors, civil servants, journalists, activists, lobbyists, spies, international institutions, NGOs, foreign delegations, specialized service companies, etc.<\/p>\n<p>These places of power are the setting in which the submitted projects must take place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Tailored support for selected projects<\/h3>\n<p>Up to Five feature film or series projects will be selected for a one year support, with scriptdoctoring sessions and pitching trainings. The participants will meet other scriptwriters and directors of partner regions and will get to pitch at <strong>BRIFF<\/strong> <strong>2026<\/strong> (Brussels International Film Festival, Belgium) and <strong>FORUM ALENTOURS 2026<\/strong> (Strasbourg, France) to find co-producers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Schedule<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 31\/08\/2025<\/strong> &#8211; Deadline for submissions<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 31\/10\/2025<\/strong> &#8211; The selected projects are revealed<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 December 2025<\/strong> &#8211; First scriptdoctoring session<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 February 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Pitch &amp; Meet at European institutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 March 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Second scriptdoctoring session<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 April 2026<\/strong> &#8211; First pitching training<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 May \/ June 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Second pitching training<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 June 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Pitching @BRIFF, Brussels<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 July 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Pitching @ Forum Alentours, Strasbourg<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Submission Criteria<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The project\u2019s submission must be written in English. Regardless of the project\u2019s original language, all CinEuro FilmLab documents and workshops will be in English.<\/li>\n<li>The submitted project must be a<strong> feature film, or a 30min or 50min series.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All genres are welcome: drama, comedy, thriller\u2026<\/li>\n<li>The submitted project must <strong>deal with European related issues<\/strong> as specified under \u201csubmission terms\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The submitted project\u2019s <strong>layout must meet the requirements<\/strong> specified under \u201csubmission terms\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The submitted project must be an original concept, <strong>not yet submitted previously<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Each participant can submit <strong>one project only.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Only one participant can submit each project.<\/strong> If a team of writers\/directors developed the project, one of them must be chosen as the project leader and submit the project. If selected, all writers\/directors of the team can attend the workshops.<\/li>\n<li>Participants must <strong>reside in one of the partner regions<\/strong>: Grand Est France, Northern Switzerland, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Brussels-Capital or Wallonia.<\/li>\n<li>Participants must <strong>have at least written or directed one professional fiction project<\/strong> (short, feature film or series) that has received institutional funding, and has benefited from professional distribution.<\/li>\n<li>The submitted project must<strong> be optionned by a production company<\/strong> which has its headquarters established in France, Switzerland, Germany, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or Belgium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Each production company can option only one project.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Each participant must <strong>be available to attend all the sessions.<\/strong> All workshops and pitching sessions will take place in Brussels. Transport expenses will be<strong> at charge of the participants<\/strong>. <strong>CinEuro<\/strong> will arrange catering and accommodation (if necessary).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Submission terms<\/h3>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc<strong> Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>The second PDF (the pitch)<\/strong> must be completely anonymous and may not contain any mention of the author\u2019s name or the production company.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>No element other than those listed above<\/strong> may be included to the submission.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Any project that does not meet the submission criteria or terms <strong>will be considered ineligible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>A confirmation email<\/strong> will be sent upon reception.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>No updates<\/strong> to the application or <strong>revised submissions<\/strong> will be accepted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The application period has expired. Please wait for the consultations scheduled for the end of October.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Selection process<\/h3>\n<p>A five-person jury appointed by ASA, ARRF, screen.brussels, the Grand-Est Region and the Film Fund Luxembourg, will be sent the anonymous pitch PDF&#8217;s and select five projects based on following criteria:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Goal:<\/strong> Are they clearly identifiable? Why is vital for the protagonist(s) to achieve their goal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Stakes and antagonist forces:<\/strong> Are they strong and relevant enough? What conflicts and obstacles do they create?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7<strong> Characters:<\/strong> Do their depth, complexity and dilemmas have the potential to be developed throughout the story?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 Theme:<\/strong> Is it sufficiently original and powerful? How does it resonate with our world and the present times?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7 European institutions and its places of power:<\/strong> are they the right setting for the story? Do they resonate with the theme?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This project is part of Cineuro and funded by the European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg programmes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cineuro\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26417 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234.png 512w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234-510x540.png 510w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234-255x270.png 255w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/facebook-logo-4406234-125x125.png 125w\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a> @cineuro\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/cineuro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26420\" src=\"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765.png 512w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765-510x540.png 510w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765-255x270.png 255w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/social-16010765-125x125.png 125w\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a> \/cineuro<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/en\/who-are-we-2\/who-are-we\/\">Learn more about CinEuro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cineuro.eu\/en\/partners\/\">The partners of CinEuro<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[369],"territoire":[127,129],"class_list":["post-27229","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","hentry","category-writers-workshop","territoire-greater-region-en","territoire-upper-rhine-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Call for projects - CinEuro Film Lab 2025 &quot;European Stories&quot; - CinEuro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Develop your project on European institutions. 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