Young Horizons Lab 2024/2025 rules

The Young Horizons Lab workshop is focused on live-action and animation films and series projects.

Within the programme we aim to help creators develop their concept or treatment into the first or second draft of the script depending on the stage they enter the workshops.

Young Horizons Lab was created to support emerging storytellers who are taking first steps in the field of professional scriptwriting as well as experienced writers.

The upcoming edition is open only for projects from Poland. Participants need to be Polish citizens or Polish residents.

During three on-site sessions participants with the support of tutor Philip LaZebnik will develop and work on the best structure of their projects. It will focus on group work, individual online consultation with tutor, as well as individual work of the participants between the sessions.

REGULATIONS

Submission dates

8 August 2024: Submission starts
5 September 2024, 5pm cest: Submission ends

Preselection: 6–9 September 2024
Online meeting wih preselected creators: 10–17 September 2024
Selection announcement: 19 September 2024

Young Horizons Lab is open to:

• People interested in writing and producing films for young audiences. Polish citizens or Polish residents only
• You can apply individually or in a team of two people
• There is no need to have a producer on board

Eligible projects

• Live-action feature films (minimum 60 minutes) and series at the stage of concept of the project or at early development stage
• Animated feature films (minimum 60 minutes) or series at the stage of concept of the project or at early development stage

Working language

The working language of all workshop sessions is English. Participants are also obliged to deliver all materials, such as treatments, drafts in English.

Session dates

Applicants must confirm their full availability for all the on-site sessions.

1st session: 17-18 October 2024
2nd session: 5-6 December 2024
3rd session: 6-7 February 2025

All sessions will be held in Warsaw.

The date of online consultations will be confirmed later between tutor and participant.

Aim of the workshop

The aim for participant is to finish the programme with a first draft of the script*.

*It depends on a number of factors, including the advancement of the project, and the amount of work and time the participant put into developing the script during the workshop.

Fee

Submission fee is 200 PLN excl. VAT (246 PLN incl. VAT).

Participation fee is 1600 PLN excl. VAT (1968 PLN incl. VAT). Once your project is accepted for the Young Horizons Lab programme, you will have ten days to sign an agreement and pay the participation fee.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION – Preselection

1. Prepare all the required documents and complete the online application before 5 September. The link to the submission form will be published on https://industry.younghorizons.pl/lab/ website.

Required documents 

• Project description / concept / synopsis (max. 4 pages)
• Short bio (max. half page)
• Motivation letter (max. 1 page)

Optional and depending on the development stage:

• Treatment
• First draft
• Moodboard
• Episodes outlines / pilot
• Characters

2. Complete the payment for the submission (After submitting the form, you will receive a payment link within two working days.)

If you do not get a payment link, please contact -> Piotr Ogorzelski piotr.ogorzelski@nowehoryzonty.pl

IMPORTANT: Only selected projects will be qualified for further recruitment. The creators will be notified about the preselection results via email by the end of 9 September.

2. ONLINE MEETING – only for the preselected projects

Meeting with Philip LaZebnik and workshop organisers: 10–17 September (online).

This is a chance for us to ask you some questions about your project and get to know each other better. You can also prepare your questions for us.

3. Acceptance of the project

We will inform preselected participants about the final selection results on 19 September.

Contact to organisers: zofia.horszczaruk@nowehoryzonty.pl, magda.wylezalek@nowehoryzonty.pl