Green Narratives 2027 - Story Editing

Green Narratives targets writers, directors, and story editors interested in developing feature film projects  that are inspired by, or aim to integrate, inclusive environmentally conscious storytelling.
By engaging with narrative change experts, climate practitioners, script tutors and other filmmakers, participants will not only develop narratives that reflect today’s realities and challenges but also hopefully projects which offer visions of sustainable, inclusive futures.

For a complete overview of the programme, please visit the Green Narratives page.

To know more about Green Narratives 2027 join the online Q&A session with the Head of Studies Eva Svenstedt Ward on Tuesday 17^th November at 3:00 pm CET at this link.

Please note: if you are interested in the Green Narratives Feature Film path, go to the dedicated call for applications.

DURATION: 3 online modules in March, April and June 2027

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4^th December 2026, 11.59 PM CET

Green Narratives is organised by TorinoFilmLab – Museo Nazionale del Cinema with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union.  Green Narratives 2027 is realised in partnership with Climate Spring.

The workshop will be structured into 3 ONLINE modules:
- 1^st module: 15^th– 19^th March 
- 2^ndmodule: 26^th – 30^th April
- 3^rdmodule: 7 ^th– 11^th June 

The TFL Green Narratives workshop is more than a training programme, it’s a creative incubator for filmmakers ready to challenge storytelling conventions and shape cinematic worlds that reflect today's urgent realities. Participants are expected to engage fully, embracing sustainability and inclusion as core principles in their narrative development.

It is also a dynamic and immersive program combining masterclasses, collaborative exercises, peer-to-peer discussions and hands-on mentorship. The focus is on the development of each selected project, through group and individual sessions, to strengthen the story dramatically, support the social and climate related ambitions of the writer, while actively maintaining creative autonomy.

Feature film projects at in early development, no more than treatment stage, by international scriptwriters or writers/directors together with a producer (if on board) will be selected and divided into groups. Each of the groups is guided by a tutor with international experience as a script consultant. Story editor participants will benefit from hands-on mentorship by the tutor of a specific group, and follow the work involved in developing those projects, while also taking part in the rest of the curriculum offered. 

This call for application is dedicated to story editors, editors and narrative experts.

The workshop is open to professional story editors interested in being trained for work on feature film projects with an international perspective, developed both through group and individual sessions.

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

750 Euro (+ VAT, if due).

SCHOLARHIPS
CLIMATE SPRING
Thanks to the collaboration with Climate Spring one story editor trainee coming from the Climate Spring network, will receive a scholarship covering the participation fee. 
More details will be given after the selection process will be closed.

AUGUSTINA CHIARINO GRANT
Thanks to the “Agustina Chiarino Grant”, one Latin American project or Story Editor Trainee will be offered a scholarship covering half of the participation fee.
More details will be communicated in case of selection.

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– 19^th March 
2^ndmodule: 26^th – 30^th April
3^rdmodule: 7 ^th– 11^th June 

STORY EDITORS:

The requested materials – to be submitted all together in one PDF, and all in English – are:
- a CV (3 pages maximum, In font Times New Roman – 12, 1.5 line spacing);
- a link (with NO password) to a 2’ video presentation – in ENGLISH - where the applicant presents themselves, explaining the main reason why they decided to apply to this programme, at this time in their life/career, and what they are hoping for.
- The aim of the workshop is to foster the development of sustainable and inclusive fictional narratives, and applicants are encouraged to explain their interest in these principles in their applications.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4^th December 2026 11.59pm CET

Click on "APPLY NOW!" to access the application form and submit your candidature (before starting the application process, you need to create an account on the TFL platform). In the application form, candidates will also be asked to fill out a questionnaire about the status of their project.

Applications that don’t respect the above-listed criteria will be rejected!

For more information please contact: fiore@museocinema.it