LONG PROGRAM
THE WORKSHOPS
The workshops form the basis of the Salle de sport methodology. Through collective feedback and listening, they help participants from day one to identify the main stages in their writing process.
Some workshops will be built around specific areas of work, such as – the film’s political theme – or – character development-. As workshops are privileged moments for sharing experience and methodology, we ask external consultants to pass on their own tools to enrich the workshop «toolbox» and offer a diversity of approaches to best adapt to the plurality of participants’ proposals.
Each workshop begins with a collective feedback session, where each project is discussed individually, allowing the author to listen attentively without interfering. The workshops use an inclusive methodology, with rules like “+1” to avoid repetition, and dedicated roles as mediators and timekeepers to ensure compliance with guidelines and effective time management. The aim is to encourage constructive feedback and active listening, while preparing authors-es-x to rework their projects with fresh perspectives.
CONSULTANTS-ES-X
For this new season, the LONG program’s consultants will be Virginie Legeay, Marie-Stéphane Imbert and Anne Brouillet.
AGENDA
The workshop starts on September 2, 2024
2024
[ Workshop with participants ] September 2 – 3 – 4
[ Workshop with speakers ] October 21 – 22 – 23
[ Individual meetings ] November 18 – 19
[Individual meetings ] December 18 – 19
2025
[ Workshop with speakers ] February 3 – 4 – 5
[ Workshop with participants ] March 24 – 25 – 26
[ Individual meetings ] April 28 – 29
[ Individual meetings ] May 26 – 27
[ Workshop with speakers / or workshop between participants ] June 30 and July 1 – 2
Biography of an unknown – Magdalena Froger
FUNCTIONING
This year, La Salle de sport is fortunate to be supported by the Fondation Johnny Aubert-Tournier, the Fondation Culturelle Suissimage and the Fonds Culturel SSA. Participants will therefore be selected and supported by La Salle de sport. If the projects are in production, a financial contribution will be requested from the productions concerned.
The workshop will take place at Maisons Mainou – Fondation Johnny Aubert-Tournier in Vandoeuvre (Geneva).
PITCHING
In March 2025, Swiss producers, broadcasters, selectors and supporting bodies will be invited to discover the projects at a pitching session. La Salle de Sport wants to be able to guarantee its participants that their projects will be read, listened to – and “expected”. This will enable them to devote themselves fully to writing their projects, with the assurance that they will be discovered with the utmost attention.
CALL FOR PROJECTS
The call for entries closed at midnight on May 25, 2024.
The next call for projects will be launched in February 2025. Subscribe to our mailing list to be kept informed of the opening of the call.
