ScriptLab Story Editing 2026

ScriptLab Story Editing is a hands-on training for film professionals who want to work with writers and directors in the development stage of their fiction feature film projects. The aim of the programme is to provide an insight into the development process of a feature film – focusing on the early scriptwriting stage.

For a overview of the programme, please visit the ScriptLab & ScriptLab Story Editing page.

DURATION: From April until November 2026. The programme comprises 3 week-long residential modules (April, June and November) and 2 online modules (September and October).

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday 3^rd November 2025, 4.00 pm CET.

In case you missed the ScriptLab 2026 Q&A session, please contact the project manager Sofia for the recording: falchetto@museocinema.it

ScriptLab Story Editing is organised by TorinoFilmLab – Museo Nazionale del Cinema with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union.  

ScriptLab Story Editing 2026 is realised in partnership with Luxembourg Film Fund, hosting the 1st workshop in Luxembourg, Tartu Film Fund and Estonian Film Institute, hosting the 2nd workshop in Tartu, Estonia.

Script consultants, producers, development executives, readers for production companies/film funds, etc. from all over the world, interested in deepening their knowledge of how to nurture a feature film from idea to screenplay and gaining experience of working with peer-to-peer group development.

Applicants must confirm their full availability for all the workshops and the final TFL Meeting Event.

The working language of all workshops, meetings and events is English; thus, a good knowledge of English is essential in order to participate.

PARTICIPATION FEE 

1,500 Euro (+ VAT, if due).  

TFL provides training, accommodation (including breakfast), as well as lunches and some dinners during the residential workshops. Travel expenses and any remaining meals are to be borne by the participants.  

SCHOLARSHIPS 

PROJECTO PARADISO

Thanks to the support of Projecto Paradiso one Brazilian professional selected in ScriptLab - Story Editing 2026   will be offered a scholarship covering the participation fee and 1 air ticket.

Our commitment is to guarantee accessibility to the TFL’s activities to as many talented participants as possible and to ensure diversity and inclusion through selection of projects/participants.

Across TFL programmes, a limited number of scholarships - covering half of the participation fee - will be available for participants from low capacity countries*, underrepresented groups and/or being from a country not providing scholarships for this kind of training, or participants in any other proven situation of need for financial support. We strongly encourage our applicants to research and apply for financial support within your national/regional funding bodies first, who may have bursaries and grants to cover the training costs. 

*Low capacity countries (according to Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027) Group A: Czech Republic, Estonia, Romania, Greece, Croatia, Portugal, Poland. Group B: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia, Slovakia and the following third countries, subject to the conditions being fulfilled for their participation in the call: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Ukraine. 

1^st module: 15^th – 21^st April 2026 (Luxembourg)
2^nd module: 17^th – 24^th June 2026 (Tartu, Estonia)
3^rd module: 7^th – 11^th September 2026 (online)
4^th module: 26^th – 30^th October 2026 (online)
5^th module & TFL Meeting Event: second half of November 2026 (dates TBC – Torino, Italy)

The requested materials – to be submitted all together in 1 single PDF (10 MB max.), and all in English – are:

- a motivation letter explaining how your work would benefit from participating in this programme and why you want to understand how to nurture a filmmaker’s vision from idea to screenplay;
- a CV (2 pages maximum);
- a personal video message with a brief presentation (maximum 2 minutes).

The shortlisted applicants will be notified at the beginning of February and will be interviewed via Zoom meetings in the second half of February 2026.

Please click on the "Apply Now!" button to access the form to submit your application. Before starting the process, you must create an account on the TFL Visitor Page (if you don’t have one yet).

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday 3^rd November 2025, 4.00 pm CET.

For more information, please contact the project manager Sofia Falchetto: 

falchetto@museocinema.it