WRAP Film Workshop
By joining the Film Workshop, participants will enter a unique, free intensive program aimed at producing feature-length fiction films. Over the course of 10 months, project teams will attend three in-person modules at the GES-2 House of Culture, complete assignments, meet with mentors, and participate in additional online practices and lectures. At the end, participants will leave the Film Workshop with a comprehensive project dossier ready for funding applications.
Fifteen teams will be selected by the Film Workshop experts, each including a producer, a screenwriter, and a director.
Fifteen teams will be selected by the Film Workshop experts, each including a producer, a screenwriter, and a director.
Development module
covers the basics of scriptwriting, team building, and handling the legal aspects of crew contracts and rights management.
Production module
explores every aspect of filmmaking, with a strong focus on leadership development, which is essential for long-term career growth in the film industry.
Post-production and distribution module
provides guidance on editing, color correction and planning festival and marketing campaigns for projects developed within the Film Workshop.
Top producers and current industry professionals from the Russian film industry will head the teaching team, including
Oksana Barkovskaya, Lika Blank, Tamara Bogdanova, Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi, Sabina Eremeeva, Olga Erofeeva, Yulia Ivanova, Natalya Klibanova, Katerina Michailova, Yulia Mishkinene, Egor Odintsov, Zhan Prosyanov, Anna Shalashina, Nelli Yaralova, Yasmina Ben Ammar, Svetlana Sonina.
PRODUCERS
Ira Volkova, Ivan I. Tverdovsky, Vladimir Fenchenko, Klim Shipenko.
DIRECTORS
LEGAL/PRODUCER
PRODUCERS, CINEMA EXPERTS AND PROGRAMMING DIRECTORS
Maria Brodyanskaya.
Sitora Alieva, Petr Shepotinnik, Andrey Apostolov, Susanna Alperina, Egor Moskvitin, Anna Arutunova, Yulia Hamitova, Denis Rusaev.
FILM DISTRIBUTORS
Anastasya Korchagina, Konstantin Yolkin, Olga Latyaeva, Mark Gubarenko, Anatoly Sergeev, Aleksandra Geller and others.
- Which projects can be submitted to WRAP Film Workshop?
- Feature films (over 70 minutes) of any genre or theme
- The application can be submitted by the producer, screenwriter, or director of the project.
- Teams can include 2–3 people.
- No film education required.
- Projects must be at the script stage or in an extended treatment of 20+ pages (excluding dialogue).
- How long does the program last?
- The program runs for 10 months, from April 1, 2024, to January 24, 2025. Three in-person modules will take place in Moscow on the following dates:
- April 1-7 (Development Module)
- July 22-28 (Production Module)
- December 2-8 (Post-Production and Distribution Module)
- How long does it take to review an application for the WRAP Film Workshop?
- Applications are open until March 15, 2024. Selection results will be announced no later than March 28, 2024.
- The program begins on April 1, 2024.
- Who can I contact with questions about the program?Please fill out the form below and upload the required documents. You will receive a confirmation email within 3 days of submitting your application.
If you have any questions while completing the form, please contact us by email: festivalmadebywomen@gmail.com
WRAP Film Workshop
We know the exciting challenges and difficulties you face when bringing your first feature film to life.
Not long ago, we faced the same challenges and would like to share our experience with you.
Some of us produced our first film with personal or investor funding. Others raised money through public and private fund pitches at international film markets. Some worked with online streaming platforms and TV channels.
We will guide you through the filmmaking process and help you take your project from the first script draft to a pitch-ready dossier, while introducing you to the essentials of filmmaking and the industry’s leading professionals.
Not long ago, we faced the same challenges and would like to share our experience with you.
Some of us produced our first film with personal or investor funding. Others raised money through public and private fund pitches at international film markets. Some worked with online streaming platforms and TV channels.
We will guide you through the filmmaking process and help you take your project from the first script draft to a pitch-ready dossier, while introducing you to the essentials of filmmaking and the industry’s leading professionals.
The first films supported by WRAP are Maksim Kuznetsov’s debut Truth, praised by critics following its premiere at the Koroche Festival, and Anton Kolomeyets Light, which won the Grand Prix, Audience Award, and Best Ensemble at the 31st Vyborg Russian Film Festival 2023.
