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.
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Workshop or class Paris, France
Expertiser un scénario de fiction (cinéma ou série)
Run by La Fémis
La Fémis runs this part-time course in Paris for experienced readers, consultants and writers who want to sharpen how they assess and give notes on feature and series scripts. Up to 12 trainees meet in modules from February to June 2027, including one day spent advising an author. Taught in French.
Deadline Nov 17, 2026 (closes in 28 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Nov 17, 2026 | EUR 30 registration fee |
It runs Feb 25 to Jun 25, 2027 in Paris.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Cost
- From €4,200Course cost including VAT, plus the EUR 30 registration fee; an employer training plan or the CPF can cover it
- Formats
- Feature, Series
- Held in
- French
- Where
- Paris, France (in person)
- Who can attend
- Film and TV professionals with at least two years of experience who analyze long fiction scripts, or screenwriters and writer-directors of long fiction who have worked as consultants or co-writers.
What to send
- File
- Also asked for
- Online application with a motivation letter of up to two pages (PDF), a CV (PDF), an ID photo and a scan of an identity document.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
84 hours of training, including a day advising an author in person and an assessment day; passing earns a partial certificate within the state-registered screenwriter qualification (RNCP 37654).
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