Miguel Machalski
Born in Buenos Aires of a Polish father and a British mother, based in
Paris for many years and currently living in Barcelona, with a
multicultural, multilingual background, he has been working since
1995 as a scriptwriter and development and creative consultant on
projects from all parts of the world, running scriptwriting workshops
and individual consultancies in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the
Middle East and Africa and specializing in what is sometimes labelled
as World Cinema, though his track record as a script analyst also
includes major studio films and works from prominent filmmakers
such as Clint Eastwood and David Cronenberg. He has published
three books on screenwriting and acts as an adviser on several
programmes supported by Creative Europe.
Lecture: Storytelling in Films – or “Filmtelling”
Though clearly related to scriptwriting, the lecture focuses more
specifically on what makes a story a story and, more importantly,
what makes it a story worth telling, over and above visual artistry
and filmic aesthetics. Filmmakers tend to overlook the importance –
or at least the “added value” – of powerful stories with compelling
dramatic stakes which are in no way incompatible with creative
filmmaking, giving way to a specific form of storytelling we can refer
to as “filmtelling”.
Date: 2019. january 28. 17.00–20.00
Place: ELTE BTK (1088 Budapest, Múzeum körút 6–8.)
Workshop: Developing a film project
In this 3-day workshop, where all participants will have previously
read each others’ projects (a mandatory condition for participation),
we will collectively explore each one taking into account the
different “internal organs” that fashion the body of a screenplay:
genre, theme, mood, plot, structure, characters. Though we will
chiefly be concerned with creative aspects, other issues such as
target audience and feasibility will be briefly addressed.
To whom we recommend it:
- screenwriters
- writers
- film students
A plan of a full-length film- or film series is required as an application. Please, upload your files in english, and keep in mind that the doc or pdf must contain the title of your project.
Application conditions:
- The required english materials:
- short bio (max. half page)
- your fiction-, animation or document film treatment (5-6 pages)
- short descriptions of the characters (max. 1 page)
- visual concept (1-2 pages)
- It’s important for the participants to read all the winning applications before the workshop.
Please, only apply to the workshop if you accept the application conditions and agree to the participants reading your treatment.
Application deadline: 2019. január 2.
Notification: 2019. január 7.
Participation is free, but registration is required. Your can register HERE.
Translation to the registration form:
Miguel Machalski workshop
Miguel Machalski holds a three-day film project development workshop as part of the Fast Forward Program.
Date: 29-31 January 2019
Location: ELTE BTK (1088 Budapest, Múzeum körút 6-8.)
Name:
E-mail address:
Mobile phone:
Company / school:
Occupation:
Project Title:
Short bio (pdf or doc):
English Treatment (5-6 pages pdf or doc):
Short character description (max 1 page pdf or doc):
Visual concept (1-2 pages pdf or doc):
I have read and understood the data management guide, in which I consent to the processing of my personal data. You can read our data management guide here: Data management guide for data management of Hungarian National Film Foundation Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd.
Please note that there is a picture and sound recording at the Event, which may include your image and voice. Please be advised that the Filmalap as a data manager performs the relevant data management in accordance with the Data Management Information on the Data Management Information of the Hungarian National Film Foundation Public Benefit Nonprofit Zrt.
