14º Laboratorio de Creación de Series de Televisión 2027
Six television series projects are chosen for this free lab run by Fundación SGAE in the first half of 2027.
closes today
Fellowship or lab Turin, Italy
SeriesLab 2027
Run by TorinoFilmLab (Museo Nazionale del Cinema)
Writers with a producer and an early series idea spend six months here building a concept, a pilot draft and a pitch. Workshops move from Tbilisi to Madrid to Turin, where the program closes with a presentation to the industry. Work is in English, and a free online Q&A with the head of studies is set for November 5, 2026.
Final deadline Dec 16, 2026 (closes in 57 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Dec 16, 2026 | none |
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Entry fee
- FreeNo application fee; selected teams of two pay EUR 3,500 plus VAT
- Formats
- Series
- Language
- English
- Where
- Turin, Italy (in person and online)
- Who can apply
- Writers or writer-directors with their producer, from Europe, or from outside Europe when a European co-production looks possible. Fiction series in early development (limited, multi-season or serial); no documentary series. Adaptations need secured rights. One project per applicant per year.
- Prizes
- No prizes listed. A half-fee scholarship for one Madrid project, partial support for one Flemish project, and general half-fee grants for low-capacity countries and proven need.
What to send
- Length
- Concept up to 7,500 characters; pilot step outline up to 7,500 characters (half hour) or 10,000 (one hour); the pilot's opening five pages
- File
- Also asked for
- One PDF in English, Courier 12; logline, CVs, one-page writer's statement, producer's letter of interest, video introduction of up to 2 minutes.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
Residential workshops in Tbilisi (June), Madrid (September) and Turin (November 2027) with online sessions between them, ending in an industry pitch and meetings in Turin. Tutors are named on the call page.
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