On the first day of Producers Lab, Denis Vaslin (Centaur) from Volya Films will give a lecture From Idea to Financing and talks about the role of the producer as well as financing possibilities in the Netherlands and Europe (and the rest of the world), how to kickstart a project when it is still an idea, and what to pay attention to, which mistakes to avoid. He will also present a Case Study of the projects from his own experience.

This program-part will be in English.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

Tickets starting from (earlybird) €15 (excl. lunch) or €25 (incl. lunch).

Enjoy the taste of networking with industry professionals.

Together with film professionals and special guests you can discuss the possibilities of co-productions in the Golden Triangle Netherlands – Belgium – Germany. Confirmed speakers are the producers Hans de Wolf (KeyFilm), Denis Vaslin (Volya Films), Harro van Staverden (PHANTA BASTA!), Bart Hölscher (HölscherRTV), Bart van Langendonck (Savage Film, Belgium), Dutch Film Commissioner Bas van der Ree and Patricia Peters(Advisory board Limburg Film Fund), Guido Franken (Limburg Film Commission).

Tickets starting from €15 (including two drinks for the networking drinks).

During the second day of the course the participants will get a pitch training by Joost de Vries (The Lobster) in which they will learn how to pitch a project and a strategy, what to pay special attention to as well as discuss possible mistakes and respective solutions.

This program-part will be in English and Dutch.

You can attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

The cost of the workshop (Pitch Training & Lecture), including lunch: € 39

Pitch Contest is a part of the pitch training, during with four selected filmmakers will pitch their projects to the jury, among which are Hans de Wolf, Bart Hölscher, Joost de Vries, Nicole van Kilsdonk, Moniek Kramer and have a chance to win €2.000 production budget as well as coachings for your newest film project.

If you are participating in Pitch Training with Joost de Vries, you are welcome to join the audience to decide for yourself which film you think deserves the prize for the best pitch.

Enjoy the taste of networking with industry professionals.

Joost de Vries will give a lecture during which he will introduce a producer’s approach to script and development as well as a structural analysis and creative production.

The lecture is included in the price of the Pitch Training.

At this lecture Hans de Wolf will teach you how to apply to film funds and how to write application forms as well as how to present ideas to key international film institutions and receive information about the eligible funds for regional filmmakers.

The cost of the lecture: € 17,50.

During the kick-off in March the participants of Producers Lab will choose one project of the participants of Script Lab which they will work on as a Case Study project for 12 months.

In June the match Producer-Scriptwriter will have a first personal meeting to discuss the project, give feedback on the treatment and set the goals for the development.

Just after the personal meeting with the matched Scriptwriter, the Producers will have a task to work on the application form for the project of the Case Study and their personal (short) project if they have a wish to submit to Limburg Film Fund in September 2019.

The producers will need to send in the projects no later than August 28, 2019 and they will be directed to the coaches Harro van Staverden and Hans de Wolf for the revision. The participants will get the feedback at the session on September 13, 2019.

The third session of the Producers Lab will start with a lecture Budgeting and Finance, where the mentor Harro van Staverden will talk about the different strategies for creating detailed budgets and financial plans.

You can also attend this lecture if you are not a participant of the Producers Lab.

Tickets cost* €25 (excl. lunch) or €35 (incl. lunch)

*The price includes the lectures: Budgeting and Finance by Harro van Staverden & Strategies to financing in the development stage by Hans de Wolf.

Based on the case studies of his own work, the guest coach Hans de Wolf will talk about the strategies to financing in the development stage.

Tickets cost* €25 (excl. lunch) or €35 (incl. lunch)

*The price includes the lectures: Budgeting and Finance by Harro van Staverden & Strategies to financing in the development stage by Hans de Wolf.

Enjoy the taste of networking with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and more industry guests!

During the personal coaching with Harro van Staverden & Hans de Wolf the Producers Lab participants will be coached on the Case Study projects & application forms that they have been preparing during summer.

It is also possible to get feedback on your application to Limburg Film Fund if you are not a participant of Producers Lab. Would you like to get a feedback for your application form before submitting to Limburg Film Fund? Send your project for the personal coaching no later than August 28.

Tickets for personal feedback/coaching cost €30.

Producers & scriptwriters will have a second personal meeting to discuss their project, give feedback on the treatment and set the goals for the development.

During the lecture Legal Issues the guest coach will talk about writing contracts, making arrangements with cast and crew and music rights.

Teamwork is one of the key elements of producing a successful feature film. Working with cast and crew can seem easy at first, however, during the production, various issues can appear that can harm a productive work. The Guest coach will give the lecture and answer the question: how to ensure effective working environment and create a long-term relationship with your crew & cast?

Tickets* starting from (earlybird) €25 (excl. lunch) or €32 (incl. lunch)

*The price includes the Lecture: Effective Working Environment & Masterclass: Producing & Executive Producing, Case Studies by Martin Persson.

Enjoy the taste of networking with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and more industry guests!

The guest coach will talk about (co)producing based on a recent project. Come and learn producing from his experience and the difference between producing & executive producing.

Tickets starting from (earlybird) * €25 (excl. lunch) or €35 (incl. lunch)

*The price includes the Lecture: Effective Working Environment & Masterclass: Producing & Executive Producing, Case Studies by Martin Persson.

After the personal coachings with Hans de Wolf and Harro van Staverden, the producers will continue refining their Case Studies projects, submit to Limburg Film Fund and send the project to their mentors. Deadline October 25.

Next to that, the producers will read outlines of the fellow scriptwriters and give feedback.

First online personal session will be devoted to the project development of the Case Study. The participants will be matched with their mentors: Denis Vaslin, Harro van Staverden or Reinier Selen. During the online session the participants will discuss their projects, talk about possibilities for development and ask questions about production work. They will be given task to make a budget for the session of January 2020.

Producers & scriptwriters will have a third project meeting to discuss their project, give feedback on the treatment and set the goals for the development.

Special occasion: a guest visit to the company of the mentor! Each producer will visit Amsterdam or Rotterdam where with their individual mentor Denis Vaslin (Volya Films), Harro van Staverden (Phanta Basta!), Reinier Selen (Rinkel Film) they will discover the inside-outs of the production company, learn the structure and can ask all the questions how to set up a production company of their own.

Producers will have a personal coaching for revision of the budget for their Case Study project. Together with their mentors they will check the budget, find flauw and search for best ways to make a project more feasible!

Come to networking and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and many more other guests.

How to prepare your project for the development? When does a producer needs to think about Marketing? What is Project Packaging? Together with Harro van Staverden, the producers will learn the best way to sell their projects before they are developed.

Together with scriptwriters from Script Lab learn what is the most important when negotiating about your projects? What are psychological point of negotiation? Why is it important to come to a reasonable agreement with your partners, crew, cast and how to do that?

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than September 2019.

During the lecture, the producers will learn the most important steps of Pre-production: locking shooting script, finalizing the budget, hiring key production heads, breaking down the script, scout & securing locations, casting, permits & insurances, schedule, etc.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than September 2019.

Come to networking and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and many more other guests.

This lecture will focus on production: what is the role of the producer during production, what are his responsibilities, what are the steps for the successful production period.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than September 2019.

Producers & scriptwriters will have a third project meeting to discuss their project, give feedback on the treatment and set the goals for the development.

Every producer after two intense sessions in January will get a task to make a project packaging for the Case Study project. The projects should be send to the mentors before February 02, 2020.

Together with the mentors Denis Vaslin, Harro van Staverden, Reinier Selen, the participants will look through project packaging, marketing strategies and will talk about the possible financial possibilities for their projects. They will get a task to make a Pitch File for of the Case Study.

Producers will need to make a Pitch File for the Case Study project. They pitch file should include all the necessary information: synopsis, treatment, CVs of crew, possible cast, budget, marketing strategy, funding strategy. The Pitch Files should be send in to Guest Coach till March 10, 2020.

The Guest coach will talk about the most important aspects of post-production and will give examples from his own work.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than September 2019.

Come to networking and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and many more other guests!

The producers will learn about sales and distribution: finding sales agent & distributor, getting the film to the cinemas, festivals.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than September 2019.

During the group session, the guest coach will discuss each project based on the completed pitch files and will give final advise on : business planning, career prospects, finalising the application and submission.

The coach for this lecture will be announced not later than September 2019.

Come to networking and share your ideas with the participants of Script & Producers Lab, coaches and many more other guests!

During this training pitch session, the participants of Scriptwriters of Script Lab 2020 will pitch their projects to producers of Producers Lab 2019 and 2020, will get feedback from Producers Lab 2020 and choose the producer for the whole year of Script & Producers Lab 2020.

Celebrate the end of the course with with Coaches and Script & Producers Lab Participants!

By invitation only.

Congratulations! It is a festive evening, which will celebrate the appearance the first feature producers & scriptwriters in Limburg. Now, after finishing their course, they are ready to set off into the real world of film and start developing the project which they were working on the whole year!

During this evening, the Producers & Script Lab participants will take part in pitch contest and will win the first amount into the development of their projects!

Completing Application (Pitch File) of the Case Study project and delivering the version for development to CineSud.

The participants can have after-care sessions with CineSud on launch of development of the Case Study Project.