Shining the spotlight on your short film. MASO – training program for both experienced and young filmmakers with new ideas for short films and short series.
See also Open Call for Projects for more information
Please read Application Guidelines before submitting your idea.
MASO #2 tutors are professionals whose expertise spans both the short film and feature film circuits.
In addition, the tutors have years of experience in assisting and mentoring new talent.
The Creative Advisor of the programme is Enrico Vannucci. He is a member of the selection committee
of Pardi di Domani at the Locarno Film Festival and of the selection committee of LIM - Less Is More.
He has worked in film festivals and markets since 2010, in particular collaborating with the Venice Film
Festival and TSFM, which he co-founded in 2016. He also co-founded Varicoloured, a holistic short film
agency, in 2018, Talking Shorts, an online film magazine dedicated to short films, in 2020 and Talents
Generator Factory, a company dedicated to the development of new audiovisuals by emerging and
established professionals, in 2022. In 2021, he became a member of the European Film Academy.
Outline of program:
During the first stage, creative duos – an author or director and producer – will send in their short film project.
In the next stage, the selected teams will work on their projects and bring them to life, from development through production to distribution. The process will be overseen by internationally renowned experts during two workshops and various mentoring sessions. The first workshop will take place in November/December 2024 in FilmCamp Norway in Øverbygd, Norway; the second workshop will take place in April 2025 during the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen in South Tyrol, Italy.
The teams will also be supported when it comes to developing their financing plan as well as distribution and promotional strategy. They will receive professional advice across all phases of their project and can exchange ideas and network with other participating teams. Once the shorts have been shot, the teams are supported when distributing their projects.