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 San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
De la idea al resultado: guion y dirección documental
Run by Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV)
Writing and directing a long-form documentary is the subject of this two-week course at EICTV in Cuba, taught in Spanish by Carles Bosch in January 2027. Up to 14 students bring a real or hypothetical project for one-on-one tutoring and pitch it on the first and last days. Tuition is 1,300 euros.
Starts Jan 18, 2027 (starts in 90 days)
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Dates
It runs Jan 18 to 29, 2027 in San Antonio de los Baños.
At a glance
- Cost
- From €1,300Course price; the page does not say whether lodging or meals are included
- Formats
- Documentary
- Held in
- Spanish
- Where
- San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (in person)
- Who can attend
- Open to communicators, students and graduates in communication, journalism, film and the arts, and anyone who uses documentary as a tool.
- Prizes
- Not a competition.
What to send
- Also asked for
- Registration form; the call PDF linked from the page holds the remaining requirements.
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What it gives besides money
Two weeks of classes for up to 14 students with Carles Bosch, individual tutoring on each student's own project, a pitch at the start and the end, and an attendance diploma and certificate.
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