TorinoFilmLab ScriptLab
Lab (2027)Prestige 76/100
Nine months developing a feature with a professional script consultant. Free to apply; participation costs €3,000 if selected, plus VAT if due.
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Formats
Feature
Cost if selected: €3,000, separate from any application fee.
Eligibility and project requirements
Open to experienced and emerging writer-directors, or teams of a writer and a director, from anywhere in the world. A director is mandatory: projects submitted by a scriptwriter without an attached director are not eligible. Applicants need at least one previous work as a director, which may be a feature, short film or commercial. A producer is not required. Projects must be at an early stage: anything that already has screenplay drafts will not be considered. Adaptations require secured rights. English is the working language and all written materials and drafts must be translated into English. Full availability for all workshops and the Meeting Event is required. One project per filmmaker per year; a rejected project may be resubmitted once if substantially changed, never a third time.
- Formats
- Feature
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide
Deadlines & fees
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- Applications closePassed3 Nov 2026Europe/RomeFree
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Dates to confirm
The 2027 call is open now and closes on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 4pm CET, a deadline TorinoFilmLab says it will not extend. Applying is free. Preselected applicants then submit a treatment by 10 December 2026. Participation fees rose for this edition, so check the cost section before applying.
Dates and fees checked against the official site 19 Oct 2026. That is longer ago than we aim for; confirm on the official site before entering.
It costs €3,000 if you get in
That is charged after selection and is separate from any entry fee above. Charged per project. A second participant on the same project, a co-writer or director, costs a further 2,300 euro, so a writer-director team pays 5,300 euro. VAT is charged if due and is not quantified. The fee covers training, accommodation with breakfast, and lunches plus some dinners during residential workshops; travel and remaining meals are not included. Half-fee scholarships are available for participants from low-capacity countries, underrepresented groups or other proven need, and for the 2027 edition partner scholarships cover half the fee for one Maltese, one Estonian and one Swiss project, and the full fee plus a flight for one Brazilian filmmaker. Partner scholarships do not cover the second participant's fee.
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No cash award attached to the lab itself. Projects may win partner awards at the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, but TorinoFilmLab has published only last cycle's list with a note that current information is still to come, so those figures should not be treated as confirmed for a future edition. What the fee buys is training, accommodation including breakfast, and lunches with some dinners during the residential workshops. Travel and remaining meals are borne by the participant.
Judging
Applications are assessed by TorinoFilmLab, with preselected applicants asked for a treatment at a second stage. Head of Studies is Eva Svenstedt Ward, curator Amra Baksic Camo. The 2026 tutors were Anna Ciennik, Miguel Lopez Beraza, Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten and Aleksandra Swierk. No written feedback is offered to unsuccessful applicants.
The PreList verdict
TorinoFilmLab is one of the most respected development labs in Europe, and ScriptLab is its early-stage feature strand: nine months, sixteen projects in groups of four, each with a professional script tutor, ending in a presentation to invited producers, sales agents and decision makers in Turin. Backed by Creative Europe. If you are trying to get a European feature moving, the room is genuinely worth being in.
The honest part, and the reason this entry exists at all: it is free to apply and 3,000 euro to attend, plus VAT if due, up from 2,500 last edition. A second participant costs a further 2,300 euro, so a writer and director applying together pay 5,300 euro between them. The fee covers your training, your bed and most of your meals during the residential weeks, but not your travel. There is no cash award attached to the lab itself, and the partner awards you may have read about are last cycle's figures which TorinoFilmLab has not yet confirmed for a current edition. Half-fee scholarships exist for writers from low-capacity countries, underrepresented groups and others in proven need, plus partner scholarships this year for one Maltese, one Estonian, one Swiss and one Brazilian project, and they are worth asking about before you rule this out.
The hard gate is not money though: a director must be attached, with at least one previous directed work behind them. A screenwriter cannot apply to ScriptLab alone, however good the treatment. Your project must also be genuinely early, with no existing screenplay drafts. The 2027 call is open until 3 November 2026 at 4pm CET, and TorinoFilmLab says that deadline will not move.
Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList. Updated 9 Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
What does it actually cost?
Applying is free. If you are selected, participation is 3,000 euro plus VAT if due for the project, and a second participant such as a director costs a further 2,300 euro, so a writer and director team pays 5,300 euro between them. That covers training, accommodation with breakfast and most meals during the residential weeks. Travel is not included.
Can I apply as a writer on my own?
No. TorinoFilmLab states plainly that projects by a scriptwriter without an attached director are not eligible, and that director needs at least one previous directed work, which can be a feature, short or commercial. A producer is not required.
Are there scholarships?
Yes. A limited number cover half the participation fee, for participants from low-capacity countries, underrepresented groups or other proven need. For 2027, partner scholarships also cover half the fee for one Maltese, one Estonian and one Swiss project, and the full fee plus a flight for one Brazilian filmmaker. None of them covers the second participant's fee.
When can I apply?
Now. The 2027 call closes on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 4pm CET and TorinoFilmLab says the deadline is non-extendable. If you are preselected, you then submit a treatment by 10 December 2026.
Is your script right for TorinoFilmLab ScriptLab?
Find out free, before you spend anything. Upload your screenplay and The PreList checks whether its format can enter this lab, whether you meet the country rules and any regional limits, and scores the script. Pro adds a written read on how well it fits.
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