16/06/2015 - A two-day workshop named The Lab will be held on 20 and 21 July; tutors include EDN director Paul Pauwels

The 16th Lisbon Docs is launching a new development workshop named The Lab, set to take place on 20-21 July, as a kind of prelude to the main Lisbon Docs forum, which will be held from 10-15 October, in parallel with the DocLisboa Film Festival.

The Lab’s tutors include director Salomé Lamas (No Man’s Land [+see also:
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The deadline for the main October gathering is 15 August. The five-day training schedule includes workshops with national and international tutors followed by public pitching sessions in front of a jury comprising established film and TV professionals. Applications – to be sent to lisbondocs@apordoc.org – must include a presentation of a maximum of two pages (including a synopsis, the state of development, the financial set-up and contacts) as well as visual materials (stills, trailers, etc).

Click here to read the Lisbon Docs 2014 report.