“Summer Media Studio: Mastering of Scriptwriting”!  took place from June 23rd to July 6th, 2024. Project tutors, film directors Mindaugas Survila (Lithuania), Salome Jashi (Georgia) and Audrius Stonys (Lithuania) together with participants found ways of approaching wildlife documentary, analyzed possibilities created by cinematic landscape and learned about details and subtext impact for a film. During the project, 8 short films were created by international creative teams of workshop participants from 8 different countries: Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Ukraine and USA.

In 2024 workshop "Mastering of Scriptwriting" internationally acclaimed mentors gave theoretical lectures and practical seminars, during which participants were able to enrich their knowledge of screenwriting, building drama lines, perfect dialogue writing and develop their film characters. After a pitching session, seven ideas was picked to become films. Participants were formed into creative teams consisting of a director and/or screenwriter, a cinematographer, a producer, and a sound designer. Composers and editors were also welcomed to the project and were added as equal team members. In all stages of pre-production, production, and post-production, participants were consulted by mentors and technical consultants. The finale of the workshop were public films’ screening and awards at Liudvikas Rėza cultural center in Juodkrantė. Participants also received all needed information and consultations about film distribution and festivals’ application processes. 

We highly encourage participants to use this opportunity this year and spread their works globally!