La construction de personnages et de dialogues
Quebec's screenwriters' guild runs this six-day French-language course on building fiction characters for film and TV and on what dialogue does, from function to subtext.
closes in 3 days
Workshop or class Paris, France
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Run by CEEA, Conservatoire Européen d'Écriture Audiovisuelle
An 18-day program in Paris, spread from mid-January to mid-March, that trains script editors to analyze fiction projects at each stage, find their strong and weak points and propose precise rewrite directions. The teachers are working writers, readers and editors, among them Mélina Jochum and Luc Chaumar. Taught in French for industry professionals.
Starts Jan 13, 2027 (starts in 85 days)
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Dates
It runs Jan 13 to Mar 12, 2027 in Paris.
At a glance
- Cost
- From €4,620Excluding VAT
- Held in
- French
- Where
- Paris, France (in person)
- Who can attend
- People already working in film or TV who regularly write, read or analyze scripts, such as readers, acquisitions staff, editors and directors. 14 places.
What to send
- Also asked for
- Online pre-registration file.
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