MIDPOINT Institute - Feature Launch and Series Launch Programs

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MIDPOINT Institute is an international training and networking institution fostering talents primarily from the Central and Eastern European Region (low-production capacity countries). MIDPOINT supports writers, directors, producers, script consultants, and development executives, helping them succeed in the European audiovisual industry through a wide range of programs and related activities. MIDPOINT Institute operates under the auspices of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague as a further vocational training institution. MIDPOINT creates a safe space for the exchange of experience and mutual inspiration, which is a prerequisite for the prolificacy of any creative industry. It accelerates the cooperation among European professionals, guided by the conviction that collaboration essentially contributes to high-quality works and improvement of the craft. Focusing on the Region, the three overarching ambitions behind MIDPOINT Institute’s programs are (i) to support emerging European talents, (ii) to increase the quality of feature films and drama series production, and (iii) to provide training of skills important for adaptation in a rapidly changing industry. Thanks to the complexity of the training combined with the access to market opportunities, Feature Launch and Series Launch* programs hold a unique place on the market as the only European training programs offering a complex project and skills development training focused on an early stage of development, enhancement of entrepreneurial and other skills as well as follow-up support for projects and graduates from the Region. About 115 talents from the Region will receive complex training and support within the proposed activities. Within outreach events, approximately 50 talents will be trained through vocational consultations and workshops attached to festivals and markets. (*Series Launch - previously named TV Launch)