Open to film students
& fresh graduates
From all over the world
FOR
6 PROMISING
YOUNG
FILMMAKERS
A mentoring & residential Lab
MunichFilmUp! was founded to create an inspiring space for creativity and ideas, to enable young filmmakers to find their own personal way to evolve their stories into finished screenplays.
Our objective is to turn six film visions/ideas into an equal number of feature-length debut films.
Apply before 1ST September 2024
THE
PARTICIPANTS 2023/24
MunichFilmUp! 2023/24 participants
KIRCH FOUNDATION AWARD
WINNER
Leila Basma
Statement of the jury
KIRCH FOUNDATION AWARD
MUNICHFILMUP!2024
Kirch Foundation Award Winner Leila Basma for her project
RUNNING WITH BEASTS
Through the eyes of very young, life-hungry people, we look at the condition of an entire society, without ever being didactic. Leila Basma’s RUNNING WITH BEASTS is a powerful dance on the edge of a knife, radically relevant and brutally honest.
Dr. Reinhard Scolik (Kirch Foundation), Leila Basma
KIRCH FOUNDATION AWARD
Special mention
Leonardo Martinelli
Statement of the jury
KIRCH FOUNDATION AWARD
SPECIAL MENTION
MUNICHFILMUP!2024
Special Mention for Leonardo Martinelli with his project
FANTASMA NEON
Through a fresh perspective and an unusual approach to the musical genre, Martinelli honestly depicts the dreams and the ambitions of a young student forced to work as a rider in Rio de Janeiro, showing the contradictions of a country like Brazil, and more universally all the absurdities of digital capitalism.
Leonardo Martinelli
The
SCHEDULE
15TH JULY - 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2024
Applications are open
1ST SEPTEMBER - 1ST OCTOBER, 2024
Time for the selection committee
1ST AND 2ND OCTOBER, 2024
Online interviews with finalist submissions & final selection
19TH - 24TH NOVEMBER, 2024
Kick-Off & First get-together at Filmschoolfest Munich 2024
DECEMBER 2024
Participants work together on their projects (online).
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2025
Each participant travels to the individual residency for a three-week stay –
operated by the Pop Up Film Residency. The goal of the residency is discussed individually. The development work is structured and focused accordingly.
MARCH - APRIL 2025
Extra mentoring online by film & media representatives.
18th - 22nd of MAY 2025
Cannes
All six participants travel to Cannes for the award ceremony of the Kirch Foundation Award and to present their projects in one-to-one meetings to professionals from the international film industry.
APPLICATION
PACKAGE
APPLICATION FORM
TREATMENT
for feature film.
LOOK & FEEL
your project.
CURRICULUM VITAE
SHORT FILM
INTRODUCTION VIDEO
declaration of consent
Q&A – MUNICH FILM UP! IN
10 QUESTIONS
#1. Am I required to develop my film project in English?
#2. Can I submit more than one project per lab?
#3. Can I submit a short/mid-length project?
Each filmmaker may submit a feature-length project.
#4. Can I apply with an adaptation or documentary project?
Yes for both. We accept feature film projects only, but are open to hybrid formats.
However for an adaptation, you should be able to demonstrate proof of securing the adaptation rights for your project .
#5. What if the project has two screenwriters ? Can a second writer or producer take part?
Munich Film Up! will cover the expenses of the main writer/filmmaker (as detailed in the participant obligations).
A second writer/filmmaker may join the sessions at their own expense and share the same room assigned to the main writer/filmmaker.
#6. What is the attendance fee for the Lab?
The expenses for travel to Munich and local accommodation for both FILMSCHOOLFEST and FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, for the mentoring and networking sessions, as well as for the pop-up residencies are covered by the Lab program.
#7. If I am accepted, how and when will I be notified?
Online interviews will take place on 10th and 11th October 2022. Notification of acceptance will be on 13 October 2022.
#9. Do I need to submit a copy of my graduation with my application?
Yes, we need to check the date of your graduation from film school. Candidates are eligible for up to three years after graduation.
#8. Can I apply with a project that has been submitted or supported elsewhere?
Yes.
#10. What video codec should I use for my application video?
We do not download video files. Please upload it online and send us the link.
READY TO
SUBMIT MY PROJECT
WANT TO
CONTACT US?
If you have any questions about your application, you can send us an email
at International@hff-muc.de.
Our teams will answer you as soon as possible!
TEAM
DIRECTORS
Diesbach
Co-director
Darras
Co-director
Previously, he founded & directed the European Network NISI MASA, and later on co-founded and was the artistic director of the TorinoFilmLab. A writer for the film magazine Positif, Matthieu Darras has been working as festival programmer, notably for the Cannes Critics’ Week and the San Sebastian Film Festival (since 2010). He co-founded First Cut Lab in 2015 and serves as Director.
TEAM
HOSTS
All of them are to discover on its website. Let’s go!
