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The workshop is open to any writer developing a fiction feature project, regardless of its stage of development (whether a treatment or a screenplay draft) and regardless of genre. Each workshop is dedicated to only four projects, allowing for in-depth work and an individual approach to every participant. Projects are selected with the aim of creating a group whose members can inspire and challenge one another creatively. We discuss every story openly and respectfully, sharing impressions, doubts, and questions. We expect participants to engage fully not only in the development of their own projects, but also in supporting fellow writers. Participation therefore requires attendance throughout both days, familiarity with all projects under discussion, and active involvement in the conversation.
During consultations, we explore topics such as story structure, theme, character motivation, and the backstories of protagonists, supporting characters, and antagonists. We focus on identifying sources of tension and exploring methods of building dramatic conflict. Together, we seek the central dramatic question that can help shape character arcs. We examine whether the stakes of the story are clear, whether the characters’ goals and needs are well defined, and whether these elements place them in situations that compel them to step into an unfamiliar world and discover what lies within themselves.
We believe that a conversation in which an empathetic approach to both the writer and the characters is combined with intuition and proven screenwriting tools can provide the foundation upon which a creator builds a story that is structurally clear, coherent, authentic, and distinctive.
The workshops (formerly known as the Screenwriting Group Meetings) have been organised since November 2015. Since then, we have had the opportunity to discuss feature films, animated projects, projects for young audiences, as well as short and feature-length works. Many of these projects have gone on to receive support from the Polish Film Institute, participate in international development programmes, and enter production.
WORKSHOP LEADERS
The workshops are led by the Foundation’s mentors and founders, as well as script consultants who have completed the Foundation’s flagship year-long development programme, Atelier Scenariuszowe, under their guidance.
Termin warsztatów: 28-29 listopada 2026
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Location: Masovian Institute of Culture, Elektoralna Street 12, Warsaw
Deadline na zgłoszenia: 16 listopada 2026
Price: PLN 1,500 (per project)
Application Requirements. Please submit the following materials:
– bio or CV containing your previous creative achievements/professional experience,
– synopsis (maximum 4,000 characters with spaces) or one-pager,
– treatment or scenario.
Submissions in the form of a PDF file marked with the following pattern: PROJECT TITLE_AUTHOR'S NAME should be sent to: anna@scenariuszowe.pl
*In the event of a large number of applications, a selection of projects will be made.
Projects that are not selected for this workshop are welcome to apply again for future workshops or to arrange individual script consultations.
Warsztaty, odbywające się 28-29 listopada 2026, prowadzą: Aleksandra Aleksander i Karolina Zaleszczuk. Partnerem warsztatów jest Mazovia Warsaw Film Comission oraz Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury.
ALEKSANDRA ALEKSANDER:
Jest producentką, konsultantką scenariuszową oraz menedżerką projektów filmowych i muzycznych. Prowadzi ALE ALE – firmę produkcyjną specjalizującą się w rozwoju projektów fabularnych i dokumentalnych, a także w realizacji sesji zdjęciowych. Jej producencki debiut krótkometrażowy, „Kontrewers” w reżyserii Zuzy Banasińskiej, miał premierę w konkursie Berlinale Shorts podczas 76. Międzynarodowego Festiwalu Filmowego w Berlinie w 2026 roku. Konsultacji scenariuszowej uczyła się pod okiem Christiny Lazaridi w ramach MFI Script 2 Film oraz Aleksandry Świerk w ramach Atelier Scenariuszowego. Jest absolwentką Szkoły Filmowej im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego, a także studiów podyplomowych IBL PAN w zakresie gender studies. W 2022 roku otrzymała Rotterdam Lab Award. Członkini Europejskiej Akademii Filmowej, wykładowczyni w Warszawskiej Szkole Filmowej.
KAROLINA ZALESZCZUK:
Reżyserka, scenarzystka, konsultantka scenariuszowa. Absolwentka Gdyńskiej Szkoły Filmowej, Professional Program in Screenwriting w UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television oraz programu dla konsultantów Atelier Scenariuszowego. Beneficjentka programu Scenarzystki na horyzoncie SNH i Netflix. Obecnie kończy scenariopisarstwo w łódzkiej filmówce.
