TFL Next Green Narratives 2025

This workshop is designed to support writers, directors, and story editors interested in developing feature film projects that authentically integrate inclusive environmentally conscious storytelling. By inspiring new creative perspectives and promoting social and environmental awareness, the programme aims to open a dialogue around alternative and regenerative narratives in the cinema of the future.

 TFL Next Green Narratives aims at:

- Offering support to filmmakers with a feature film project, in the treatment phase, who want to incorporate climate themes, social inclusion, and/or sustainability into their narratives without loosing their unique artistic voice.

- Training a new wave of story editors equipped with the skills to assist writers in integrating climate-conscious themes while respecting creative autonomy and maintaining the emotional and commercial viability of the story.

- Challenging traditional narratives through inspiring meetings and discussions while actively considering alternative dramaturgical avenues. Participants will be encouraged to rethink and question storytelling structures in order to embrace climate-positive, regenerative, diverse, and inclusive narratives that move beyond dystopian clichés to inspire alternative modes of thinking and create hope and agency.

The workshop focuses exclusively on treatment development, ensuring that participating writers refine their projects with support from dedicated story editors and experienced mentors. Writers will receive bespoke editorial guidance on developing stories which at their core integrate climate dynamics, sustainability themes, and socially relevant elements in their films.

By engaging with climate storytelling experts, script tutors and filmmakers, participants will develop narratives that not only reflect today’s environmental challenges but also offer visions of sustainable, inclusive futures.

The workshop will be structured into 3 different ONLINE modules:

- 1^st session: 9^th – 13^th June 
- 2^ndsession: 30^th June – 4^th July
- 3^rdsession: 1^st – 5^th September 

The TFL Next 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.

The TFL Next Green Narratives workshop is a dynamic and immersive programme combining masterclasses, collaborative exercises, 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.

20 feature film projects at an early development stage presented by international scriptwriters or writers/directors together with a producer (if on board) will be selected and divided into 5 groups. Each of them is guided by a tutor with a wide international experience as a script consultant.

On top of this, the 5 story editors will benefit on a hands-on training and join a specific group, which involves 4 projects, with the main tutor who acts as well as a mentor to the story editor trainee.

The programme has been designed for two different targets:

- 20 scriptwriters, with a feature film project at early development stage:
The online workshops are open to scriptwriters, directors and producers coming from all over the world. The project can be presented individually or in a team (maximum 2 participants per team) and must be in the shape of a feature film project at an early development stage.

- 5 story editors editors, narrative experts:
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) per each Story Editor;
1,700 Euro (+ VAT, if due) per team of participants (max 2 participants).

Upon selection, participants must send a proof of the payment within the following 2 days, to confirm their seat.

TorinoFilmLab doesn’t foresee any scholarships for this workshop. Thanks to the support of 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.

In many countries, public institutions provide scholarships for this kind of training, and TorinoFilmLab can provide a selection letter to facilitate the request.

- 1^st session: 9^th – 13^th June 2025
-  2^ndsession: 30^th June – 4^th July 2025
- 3^rdsession: 1^st – 5^th September 2025

STORY EDITORS:

The requested materials – to be submitted all together in one PDF, and all in English – are:

- a motivational letter explaining why you would like to attend a workshop with this particular focus (3 pages maximum, In font Times New Roman - 12);
- a document in which you describe if/ how you already work as script consultants (3 pages maximum, In font Times New Roman - 12);
- a CV (3 pages maximum, In font Times New Roman - 12);
- a YOUTUBE link (with NO password) to 2’ video presentation – in ENGLISH - where the applicant presents her/himself, explaining the main reason why she/he decided to apply to this programme.

FEATURE FILM PROJECTS:

The requested materials – to be submitted all together in one PDF, and all in English – are:
- project logline (2 lines max, In font Times New Roman - 12) - please note that this logline will be used for communication purpose and to announce the eventual selection of the project in the programme;
- project synopsis (3 pages max, In font Times New Roman - 12);
- project treatment (10 pages max, In font Times New Roman - 12);
- director's/scriptwriter's intention note (1 page max, In font Times New Roman - 12);
- 3 pages max with: the CV of all project team members (the ones who want to attend the workshop in case of selection), a link (with NO password) to previous work (30’ max)
- a link (with NO password) to 2’ video presentation (it must include all the project team members; in this video you are asked to present yourself/yourselves and explain why you’re interested in applying to TFL Next Green Narratives);
- materials about the audio-visual approach: still pictures, video mood board, etc. (1 page max, In font Times New Roman - 12).

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

24^th April 2025

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