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From now on, lateral entrants can also apply for coaching. More information.
Click hiere for the article in VARIETY: Swiss Funding Bodies “Talk Money” and Co-Financing Opportunities at Locarno: “We Create a Space Where Stories Take Shape”
What opportunities and risks do streaming platforms offer for the independent film sector? US film producer Ted Hope and Swiss filmmaker Nicolas Steiner discussed the influence of streaming platforms on independent filmmaking in an interview with Marcy Goldberg. More information.
Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab hosted a networking event and flying dinner with the “BaseCamp Locarno” programme for young talent. More information.
The Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab is delighted about the new partnership with the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF). More information.
The Migros-Kulturprozent Story Lab is seeking support in the field of communication starting from March 1, 2024 (on a mandate basis). More information.
The Federal Office of Culture (FOC) has appointed Laurent Steiert and Nadine Adler Spiegel as the new heads of the Film Section. On March 1, 2024, the two will succeed Ivo Kummer, who will retire at the end of January 2024. Tenzin Roder will take over from Nadine Adler Spiegel on February 1, 2024. Further information.
Lea Bloch’s short film project was supported by the Story Lab. Now, the young film-maker has received two awards at the Locarno Film Festival. Further information.
The Migros Culture Percentage offers two new funding opportunities for audiovisual projects. Further information.
Maria Villadsen and Niels Alberg from the “PUBLIKUM” program presented the evaluation of their analysis to the Story Lab projects in a workshop. Further information.
How does a film reach its audience? Growing competition from streaming services is making this question increasingly important. That’s why we have focused this year’s event on the topic of audience building. Further information.
It’s time: The first of the projects promoted by the Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab is celebrating its world premiere at the 18th Zurich Film Festival. “Futura!” will be shown as part of a series of special screenings. The ZFF will screen all ten episodes of this documentary mini-series. “Futura!” will also be available on the Play Suisse streaming platform at the same time. Further information.
Khadidja Benouataf and Vivian Schröder gave a hybrid audience of about 50 people an exciting look at Impact Producing. What is impact? And what isn’t? Futher information
Click here for the article on SRF.CH: Keine Traumfabrik: Die Filmbranche macht es Frauen schwer (in German)
The Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab hits the nerve of the times: no less than 224 submissions reached us at the first submission deadline. In particular, we are pleased that the entire offer is actually taken up. The whole spectrum reached us: from games to feature films, from series to documentaries, from XR to animation. Click here for the supported projects.
April 12 marked the submission deadline for the first tender of the Story Lab of the Migros Culture Percentage. Our support is in high demand, with 224 applications submitted.
Click here for the article on SRF.CH: Die Schweiz hat jetzt ein Film-Labor für virtuelle Welten (in German)
The Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab has been launched. Entries are possible as of now. Discover now what the new funding project entails: Trailer.
The Migros Culture Percentage has supported 18 films that will be shown at the 56th Solothurn Film Festival from 20 to 27 January 2021. In addition, the Migros Culture Percentage Story Lab is the main programme partner of the new section “Im Atelier”. Click here for the article in the Migros magazine (in german).