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Schweizer Filmschaffende haben die Möglichkeit, sowohl an MEDIA-geförderten, als auch an durch die MEDIA-Ersatzmassnahmen unterstützten Weiterbildungen teilzunehmen. Die Workshops bieten ganz nebenbei exzellente Möglichkeiten zur internationalen Vernetzung.
MEDIA Desk Suisse publiziert die Get Trained!-Broschüre mit Kurzbeschreibungen aller Weiterbildungen, aufgeteilt nach folgenden Bereichen:
- Drehbuch und Entwicklung von Spiel-, Dokumentar und Animationsfilmen, sowie TV-Serien
- Produktion, Koproduktion und Postproduktion
- Management, Recht, Nachhaltigkeit
- Marketing, Vertrieb, Auswertung
- Mentoring, Networking
Schweizer Filmschaffende haben normalerweise zu allen in unserer Broschüre aufgelisteten Veranstaltungen Zugang. Personen mit zusätzlicher Nationalität eines EU- oder Creative Europe-Mitgliedslandes empfehlen wir, diese Nationalität bei der Anmeldung anzugeben. Sollten Sie wegen Ihrer Schweizer Nationalität abgelehnt werden, geben Sie uns bitte bescheid.
Weiterbildungszuschüsse
Um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Schweizer Filmbranche und die europäische Vernetzung zu fördern, stellt das Bundesamt für Kultur im Rahmen der MEDIA-Ersatzmassnahmen Zuschüsse für die Teilnahme an MEDIA oder MEDIA-Ersatzmassnahmen geförderten Weiterbildungen zur Verfügung. Weitere Infos dazu hier.
Aktuelle Deadlines
Script Development
AI Storytelling Bootcamp | Series Mania Institute
This 3-day bootcamp focuses on how AI can support, expand, and challenge creative processes in fiction development and text-based creative work. Participants learn how to use generative AI for content creation and also as a creative sparring partner or virtual editorial colleague. Explore how virtual target audiences can be integrated into the development process and test the latest AI tools. Understand the legal and ethical considerations surrounding AI in creative industries.
For: screenwriters, producers, development executives, story editors, agents
Date & Location: 25.11.-02.12.2025, online
Deadline: 07.11.2025
Project Development
Masterschool | Documentary Campus
In this 10-month programme participants get the opportunity to develop a factual film/TV/digital project in a market-focused environment. It consists of workshops and webinars, individual mentorship and 1-on-1 consultancy with industry experts and networking opportunities in the most important European Documentary Markets.
For: writers, directors, producers, teams
Date & Location: March 2026 - November 2026, tbc
Deadline: 01.12.2025
Producers Workshop | EAVE
EAVE is aimed at producers who wish to expand their operation internationally by increasing their knowledge of producing and co-producing in Europe and by building up a pan-European professional network. Half the participants attend the course with projects, the other half focus on developing their companies or careers.
For: producers
Date & Location: 6.-13.03.2026 in Luxemburg (LU), June 2026 in Bolzano (IT), Oct./Nov. 2026 tbc
Deadline: 18.08.2025
Production & Post-Production
APostLab Annual Workshop | APostLab
APostLab is a 6-day, residential, project-based programme, involving plenary sessions, group work, and individual training. It aims to give participants a deep understanding of the technical, financial, and creative aspects of post-production in a European, international co-production environment.
For: producers, post-production supervisors
Date & Location: 13.-19.11.2025, Helsinki (FL) & Tallinn (EE)
Deadline: 28.08.2025
MIDPOINT Editing Room | Midpoint Institute
A pool of tutors examines the rough cut of feature films and analyses them together with the film teams within an online consultation.
For: teams of editors and directors with a feature film in rough-cut stage
Date and location: n.s., online
ongoing call
Co-Production
ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch | EAVE
The Lab brings together producers with animation projects from Asia and Europe and offers an insight into the animation markets, financing and co-production possibilities in both continents. Two online prep sessions in autumn are followed by onsite activities with industry decision-makers in December. Participants will prepare for the market launch and pitch of their projects, which will take place at the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) in Singapore.
For: producers with animation projects
Date & Location: 2.-5.12.2025, Singapore (SGP) + online
Deadline: 20.08.2025
Management, Legal, Sustainability
Audiovisual Women | Erich Pommer Institut
Audiovisual Women helps participants sharpen their skills, expand their networks, and unlock new business opportunities. They benefit from a mix of live on-site and online training, 1:1 business coaching, exclusive networking events, and a flexible self-study phase. Key topics include: (digital) leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and change management in a VUCA world, as well as communication and self-marketing.
For: female managers working across the audiovisual value chain as well as hiring managers of their companies
Date & Location: November 2025 - April 2026, various locations in Europe + online
Deadline: 16.09.2025
Cartoon Business | CARTOON - Association Européenne du Film d'Animation
The training seminar event offers didactic presentations about the animation business by key animation players, one-to-one meetings and social events for the industry. A new feature is additionally introduced this year: The Business Clinic. It will allow participants, including newer entrants to the industry, to ask specific business related questions and receive targeted advice from experienced consultants.
For: animation professionals
Date & Location: 12.-14.11.2025, Brussels (BE)
Deadline: 01.11.2025
eTrainings | Erich Pommer Institut
The eTrainings are on-demand online courses for the Film and TV industry. International experts speak on diverse topics such as Green Production, Pitching, Change Management, Co-Production, Agile Innovation Management, Storytelling, Agreements, Negotiation and Rights Management.
For: industry professionals
Date & Location: on-demand, online
No deadline
FRAME - Advanced Access | Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
An onsite 5-day training session focused on the latest and innovative practices of the audiovisual heritage sector, and decline in a Tech or Access theme. The session deals with documentation and access topics.
For: archivists, project managers, producers, engineers, technicians
Date & Location: 24.-28.11.2025, Paris (FR)
Deadline: 24.09.2025
Green Film Lab | TorinoFilmLab
The 3-day residential workshop provides guidance to film professionals on how to apply a green protocol and achieve certification. Participants will work in teams, discussing how to apply the current best practices in terms of energy-saving, transport, accommodation, catering, set decoration, waste management, recycling and communication. Each team will practice simulating the development of a sustainability plan to achieve green certification.
For: producers, green consultants, sustainability coordinators
Date & Location: 7.-9.11.2025, Lisbon (PT)
Deadline: 12.09.2025
Series' Women | Erich Pommer Institut
This programme offers hands-on training, curated mentoring, and direct industry access for female producers working in the drama series industry. Participants will benefit from expert-led sessions on visibility, leadership, and digital entrepreneurship, as well as receive personalised 1:1 mentoring and pitching coaching tailored to their individual career goals. It connects participants with key industry players through exclusive networking opportunities at major European markets.
For: female producers
Date & Location: November 2025 -April 2026, various locations + online
Deadline: 16.09.2025
Mentoring & Networking
Berlinale Talents | Berlinale, Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin
Berlinale Talents is the talent development programme of the Berlin International Film Festival, with a project development lab, the Berlinale Talents Lab, the Talent Project Market and an onsite summit with panels, discussions, workshops and networking opportunities during the Berlinale each February.
For: filmmakers, series and XR content creators
Date & Location: 13.-18.02.2026, Berlin (DE)
Deadline: 03.09.2025
MEDICI - The Film Funding Journey | FOCAL
MEDICI is an annual training and exchange forum exclusively tailored for decision-makers in national and international film funding bodies. It offers a unique space for peer-to-peer exchange, sharing of best practices, and the development of forward-thinking cultural strategies.
For: decision makers in film funds
Date & Location: 1.-4.10.2025, Bled (SVN)
Deadline: 20.08.2025
For more trainings please check out FOCAL, the Swiss Foundation for professional training in cinema and audiovisual media.