Cinekid Script LAB is a six-month script-training programme for writers with a children's film or series project. The training was initiated by Cinekid in 2014, and takes place during Cinekid for Professionals in October, and the Berlinale the following February.
The event is co-funded by international partners such as Athens International Children's Film Festival (GR), Finnish Film Foundation (FI), Flanders Audiovisual Fund (BE), Icelandic Film Centre (IC), Netherlands Film Fund (NL), Norwegian Film Institute (NO), Polish Film Institute (PL) and Swedish Film Institute (SE)
During the Cinekid Script LAB, an international group of writers and writer/directors will work on their plans for children’s feature films or series. The programme offers tailor-made coaching and training; it answers to the specific writer’s and story’s needs, along a six-month trajectory.
Entries
Cinekid Script LAB is currently accepting entries for the upcoming edition. Submit your children's film- or series project in development through this form, read the full regulations here, and check out the other open calls at Cinekid here. Submissions for Cinekid Script LAB entries are closed.
Points of focus
- Offering a specific focus on writing for young audiences
- Improving the writing and pitching skills of its participants
- Development towards a new (and better) draft of their script or treatment
- Connecting writers who are working on scripts for young audiences
- Increasing the international network of its participants
- Facilitating an exchange of knowledge among its participants
You can find an outline of the Script LAB programme through this link.
Open call
As of the 2017/2018 edition of Cinekid Script LAB, it is possible to participate without a nomination as well as through one of the partnering institutes. Roughly 50% of the projects are selected through our partners, and 50% will be selected through the open call.
Previous Selections
Check out all previously selected Script LAB projects below.
Selection 2021/22
A Hairy Situation (film / animation)
Participating writer: Katarina Lundquist
Country of production: Ireland
Diego, the singer (film / live-action)
Participating writers: Johnnier Aristizábal and Giselle Geney
Production country: Colombia
Dr Butterfly's Kids (film / live-action)
Participating writer: Wojciech Mikołuszko
Country of production: Poland
Nominated by: Polish Film Institute
Dreamscape (film / hybrid animation & live-action)
Participating writer: Saar Ponsioen
Country of production: The Netherlands
Hansperi the Hamster (series / animation)
Participating writers: Mariko Härkönen & Outi Rousu
Country of production: Finland
Nominated by: Finnish Film Foundation
Just Nick (film / live-action)
Participating writer: Jeanine Cronie
Country of production: The Netherlands
Nominated by: Netherlands Film Fund
My Bonkers Mum! (series / live-action)
Participating writers: Gunnar Helgason & Björk Jakobsdóttir
Country of production: Iceland
Nominated by: Icelandic Film Centre
Nowadays everyone is called Sorry (film / live-action)
Participating writer: Frederike Migom
Country of production: Belgium
The Pearl Fisher (film / live-action)
Participating writer: Tuuli Hostikka
Country of production: Finland
Secrets of the Great Bog (film / live-action)
Participating writer: Līga Gaisa
Country of production: Latvia
Valentino (film / animation)
Participating writer: Samir Arabzadeh
Countries of production: Sweden, Philippines
Nominated by the Swedish Film Institute
With Grace (film / documentary)
Participating writer: Julia Dahr
Countries of production: Norway, Kenya, United Kingdom
Nominated by: Norwegian Film Institute
Young Hearts (film / live-action)
Participating writer: Anthony Schatteman
Countries of production: Belgium, The Netherlands
Nominated by: Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Selection 2020/21
Boom! (Latvia), written by Lote Eglite
Production company: Picture House
FABLED (Iceland), written by Guðni Líndal Benediktsson and Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Production company: Zik Zak Filmworks
Nominated by the Icelandic Film Center
Fast Forward to the Future (Poland), written by Jacek Blawut
Production company: Aura Films
Nominated by the Polish Film Institute
A Ghost You Know (Sweden), written by Marioan Hosseini
Production company: SF Studios Sweden
Nominated by the Swedish Film Institute
A Girl Named Zeus (Greece), written by Nikos Dayandas
Production company: Aori Films
How I Wrote A Book By Accident (Hungary), written by Nora Lakos
Production company: Juno11 Production
Malcolm Rocks (Finland), written by Leo Viirret and Kari Juusonen
Production company: MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy
Nominated by the Finnish Film Foundation
Marit & the Maximarket (Belgium), written by Charlie Dewulf and Wouter Van Haver
Production company: Potemkino
Nominated by the Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Miki’s World (Netherlands), written by Tamara Miranda
Production company: Volya Films
Ogres and Bogies (Serbia), written by Ljubica Lukovic
Production company: SENSE Production
Puppets Saving Television (Croatia), written by Sara Hribar
Production company: Jaka produkcija
Three Friends (Turkey), written by Nursen Çetin Köreken
Production company: Drama Yapim Film Medya
Voices from the Ocean (Norway, France), written by Fabrice Schnoller and Karoline Grindaker
Production company: Fri Film AS
Nominated by the Norwegian Film Institute
Your Mother! (working title) (Netherlands), written by Nena van Driel and Zara Dwinger
Production company: Studio Ruba
Nominated by the Netherlands Film Fund
Selection 2019/20
Be Careful What You Wish For
Written by Malin Holm and Gustaf Åkerblom
Produced by Lena Rehnberg, Johan Lundström (StellaNova Film)
Country of production: Sweden
Nominated by Swedish Film Institute
The Bristol Job
Written by Carol Noble
Produced by Margaux Dourdin Marciano (Quad Films)
Country of production: France
Don’t Drink Our Blood
Written by Lucie Bokšteflová and Tomáš Pavlíček
Produced by Tomáš Michálek (MasterFilm s.r.o.) and Jakub Mahler, Peter Badač (BFILM)
Country of production: Czech Republic, Slovakia
EIRA (Animation)
Written by Nadine Nonn
Produced by Julia Tal (2:1 Film GmbH)
Country of production: Switzerland
The Hullabaloos
Written by Jenny Dahlström
Country of production: Finland
Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation
iNanny
Written by Līga Gaisa
Produced by Gabija Siurbyte (Dansu) and Gary Cranner (Chezville)
Country of production: Lithuania, Norway
Jump Out (Documentary)
Written by Nika Šaravanja
Produced by Iva Tkalec (Fade Out), Isabel de la Serna (Playtime Films) and Sarah Pennacchi (Tico Films)
Country of production: Belgium, Italy, Croatia
Lila in Kognita
Written by Saar Ponsioen and Emily Reekers
Produced by Gijs Kerbosch and Max de Wolf (Halal Pictures)
Country of production: The Netherlands
Rood
Written by Camiel Schouwenaar and Job Tichelman
Produced by Reinier Seelen (Rinkel Film)
Country of production: The Netherlands
Nominated by Netherlands Film Fund
Tamar
Written by Dorothée Van Den Berghe
Produced by Bo De Group (Menuetto Film)
Country of production: Belgium
Nominated by Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Uncle Egg - Searching for a dad
Written by Torfinn Iversen and Julia Andersen
Produced by Julia Andersen (Fjordic Film AS)
Country of production: Norway
Nominated by Norwegian Film Institute
Vera and the Third Stone
Written by Bragi Thor Hinriksson
Produced by Bragi Thor Hinriksson (Hreyfimyndasmiðjan ehf)
Country of production: Iceland
Nominated by Icelandic Film Centre
Selection 2018/19
Abbababb!
Written by Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Produced by The Icelandic Film Company
Production country: Iceland
Nominated by Icelandic Film Center
The Beanie
Written by Saša Eržen
Produced by Senca Studio
Production country: Slovenia
BLOCK 5
Written by Dora Šuštić
Produced by A Atalanta d.o.o.
Production country: Slovenia, Croatia
Here Be Monsters
Written by Domien Huyghe, Wendy Huyghe
Production country: Belgium
Nominated by Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Jenny’s Time
Written by Christian Lo, Linn-Jeanethe Kyeds
Produced by Filmbin AS, TMM Produksjon
Production country: Norway
Jippie no more!
Written by Fiona van Heemstra
Produced by Pupkin Film
Production country: The Netherlands
Kids Cup
Written by Line Hatland
Produced by Medieoperatørene AS
Production country: Norway
Nominated by Norwegian Film Institute
The King and The Thief
Written by Albert 't Hooft, Paco Vink
Produced by il Luster
Production country: The Netherlands
Nominated by Netherlands Film Fund
Slopie
Written by Gaetana Poponcini
Produced by Bulletproof Cupid bvba
Production country: Belgium
Snot and Splash
Written by Ilja Rautsi
Produced It´s Alive Films
Production country: Finland
Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation
When Fish Start Flying
Written by Eché Janga, Esther Duysker
Produced by Keplerfilm
Production country: The Netherlands, Curaçao
Winning
Written by Jessika Jankert, Anders Hazelius
Production country: Sweden
Nominated by Swedish Film Institute
Selection 2017/18
Free
Written by Guro Ekornholmen, Anniken Fjesme
Production country: Norway
Nominated by Norwegian Film Institute
Iro
Written by Janne Vierth, Maremi Watanabe
Produced by Dragon Film
Production countries: Sweden, Denmark
The Man Who Hated Children
Written by Gunnar Björn Guðmundsson
Produced by The Icelandic Film Company, Kisi Production
Production country: Iceland
Nominated by Icelandic Film Centre
Maya
Written by Nick Hegreberg
Production country: Norway
The Mozart Question
Written by Wouter Van Haver
Produced by Vivi Film
Production country: Belgium
My Dad is a Sausage
Written by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Anouk Fortunier
Produced by: A Private View
Production countries: Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany
Nominated by Flanders Audiovisual Fund
My Sister Super Stella
Written by Mari Monrad Vistven
Produced by Medieoperatørene
Production country: Norway
North
Written by Camilla Hübbe
Produced by Unlimited Stories, Sequoia Global Alliance
Production country: Sweden
Nominated by Swedish Film Institute
Spitsbergen
Written by Suzie Templeton
Produced by Studio Rosto A.D., Lunanime NL
Production country: The Netherlands
Nominated by Netherlands Film Fund
Stela
Written by Eva Kamchevska
Produced by Dream Factory Macedonia
Production countries: Macedonia, Italy
Super-Granny
Written by Julie Skaufel
Produced by Onkel Film
Production country: Norway
Twig
Written by Jarkko Olavi Virtanen
Produced by Pohjola-filmi
Production country: Finland
The White Unicorn
Written by Elin Grönblom
Production country: Finland
Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation
Selection 2016/17
Binti
Written by Frederike Migom
Nominated by Flanders Film Fund
Kajsa’s Dogs
Written by Sebastian Torngren Wartin
Produced by Nordisk Film Production AS
Production country: Norway
Nominated by Norwegian Film Institute
Local Joke
Written by Styrmir Sigurðsson, Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir
Production country: Iceland
Nominated by Icelandic Film Centre
No Childs Land
Written by Niclas Ekström
Produced by Dragon Films
Production country: Sweden
Nominated by Swedish Film Institute
Spacekees
Written by Victoria Warmerdam
Produced by BosBros
Production country: The Netherlands
Nominated by: Netherlands Film Fund
Squeek
Written by Kas Zawadowicz
Produced by GS Studio
Production country: Poland
Nominated by: Polish Film Institute
Tagli & Telle
Written by Paula Noronen
Production country: Finland
Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation
Selection 2015/16
Childwood
Written by Meikeminne Clinckspoor
Produced by Eyeworks Belgium
Production country: Belgium
Nominated by Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Glide Flight
Written by Lotte Tabbers
Produced by Viking Film
Production country: The Netherlands
Nominated by Netherlands Film Fund
The Gnome
Written by Mia Ylönen
Produced by Parka Pictures
Production country: Finland
Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation (Finland)
Incredible Capes
Written by Heiko Zupke, Christian Theede
Produced by REAL FILM Berlin
Production country: Germany
Nominated by the German Federal Film Board, FFA
Leif The Unlucky
Written by María Reyndal, Ragnheiður Guðrún
Production country: Iceland
Nominated by Icelandic Film Centre
Tondo
Written by Bianca Boege, Hilde Hagerup
Production country: Norway
Nominated by Norwegian Film Institute
Vial - Empty Space
Written by Henrik Stahl, Ted Kjellson
Produced by NICE DRAMA
Production country: Sweden
Nominated by Swedish Film Institute
Selection 2014/15
Magic
Written by Oskar Gullstrand & Andreas Öhman
Production country: Sweden
Little Big Secret
Written by Inga Lisa Middleton
Production country: Iceland
Little Sophie and Lanky Flop
Written by Berend Boorsma & Roel Boorsma
Production country: The Netherlands
Rosie and Moussa
Written by Michael de Cock
Production country: Belgium
Saga
Written by Maja Lunde
Production country: Norway
Partners
Script LAB is organised in close collaboration with these international partner organisations and funding bodies:
Athens International Children's Film Festival (Greece)
Finnish Film Foundation (Finland)
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (Belgium)
Icelandic Film Centre (Iceland)
Netherlands Film Fund (Netherlands)
Norwegian Film Institute (Norway)
Swedish Film Institute (Sweden)
