Boost IT Lab 2026

The Lab is addressed to two main targets:

- International projects with non-national potential, with a focus on those looking for suitable Italian minority partners.

- Italian projects with strong potential for international co-production, presented by an Italian production company.

All the projects will benefit from dedicated training sessions with experts and mentors, which aims at putting them in contact with potential partners, expanding their industry network and, at the same time, enhancing their knowledge and experience in co-productions, markets and international financing.

The aim is to provide a new generation of international professionals with tools and guidance to work internationally, and to better understand the international potential of their project.

Both the director and the  producer of each team will also have the unique opportunity to network with a wider audience of international decision makers by taking part together in the TFL MEETING EVENT (26^th – 28^th November 2026): at the Meeting Event the team will pitch the project and will have the opportunity to attend for two additional days and organize several meetings with different professionals coming from different fields of the film industry and from all over the world.

Each project team will benefit from:
- a first online preparatory session leading into the in-person workshop;
- a four-day intensive workshop in Turin, from November 24 to 28;
- online and on-site script development sessions, both individual and in groups;
- plenary sessions and one-to-one meetings with highly experienced international experts across various fields, including Audience Design, Sales, Legal, Green Production, and Pitching;
- a final pitch presentation in front of international producers and decision-makers;
- one badge per team member (director and producer) granting access to TFL Meeting Event activities and meetings.

The online sessions will be held in the first half of October 2026.
The Lab will be held from 24^th to 28^th November 2026 in Turin (4 days), and will culminate during the TFL Meeting Event (26^th – 28^th November 2026).

The call for projects is addressed to two main groups:

1. Italian producers in team with the directors who have already obtained national and/or international recognition and are taking their first steps into international co-production.
2. International (non-Italian) producers in team with the directors who have already obtained national and/or international recognition and are working on a project that could involve an Italian minority partner.

The producers must apply with a feature film project (fiction or creative documentary) in development stage, for which they aim at finding international partners.

All activities, meetings and events will be held in English; thus, a good knowledge of English is essential in order to participate and all written material must be translated.

2,500 € (plus VAT, if due) per project (max 2 participants per project). This includes a tailor-made plan of training activities, presentation and networking events.

Travel, accommodation and part of the meals costs during the workshop are at participant charge. The participation to the Meeting Event for both directors and producers (travel and accommodation) is at participants charge.
In case of selection, applicants must confirm their full availability for all the days of the workshop.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Thanks to the support of the TFL’s Partners, the following scholarships (full or partial) will be available upon selection to Boost IT Lab 2026:

TFL Italia – Boost IT Lab is realised with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme, in partnership with ECAM, FCVDA - Fondazione Film Commission Vallée d'Aoste, Toscana Film Commission, Veneto Film Commission, CNA Emilia Romagna and with the collaboration of ANICA, AGICI and Italian Film Commissions.

- ECAM: Guarantees the selection of one feature film project in development chosen from La Incubadora 2026, and covers the entire participation fee for 1 project team (producer and writer/director);

- FCVDA - Fondazione Film Commission Vallée d'Aoste: Fully covers the participation fee of one feature film project in development - if selected - coming from Valle d’Aosta region.

- Toscana Film Commission: Partially covers the participation fee of one feature film project in development - if selected - coming from Toscana region.

- Veneto Film Commission: Partially covers the participation fee of one feature film project in development - if selected - coming from Veneto region.

- CNA Emilia Romagna: Partially covers the participation fee of one feature film project in development - if selected - coming from Emilia Romagna region.

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

1. Motivation letter explaining why you would like to take part in the programme – 1 page max;
2. Project Logline - 3 lines max;
3. Synopsis – 1 page max;
4. Intention note about the project – 1 page max;
5. Production Notes - Explanation of the production strategy – 1600 characters max (spaces included); 
6. Artistic concept & audio-visual reference;
7. Web links to previous film(s) of the director;
8. Biographies of producer, director & writer (if on board);
9. Production company profile – 1 page max;
10. Detailed budget (Euro) and detailed financing plan – including structure of potential co-production (names and/or countries of potential companies, and percentages of financing from each country);
11. Development and production timetable;
12. Marketing & distribution strategy – 3 pages max;
13. Treatment - 10 pages max. – PLEASE NOTE that everyone is asked to mandatorily upload a treatment; in the case you’d already have a script draft you could also submit an extract of 20 pages maximum. It will be decided in a second moment - together with the mentors and the program curator - the document on which you will work during the workshop.

Please click on the "APPLY NOW!" button in the right-side column of this page to access the online application form and submit your project. Before starting the application process, you must create an account on the TFL Visitor Page.

For more information contact: fiore@museocinema.it