TorinoFilmLab SeriesLab
Lab · 2026Prestige 74/100
Six months developing a series with your producer, ending in a 10,000 euro development grant for one project.
Deadlines & fees
Opens soon
The 2026 edition is complete. TorinoFilmLab has confirmed that its new calls open on 1 October 2026, but no deadline has been published yet. The 2026 round closed on 17 December 2025 at 4pm CET. The fees shown are from that edition, so check them against the new call.
Dates and fees checked against the official site 10 Sept 2026.
It costs €3,000 if you get in
That is charged after selection and is separate from any entry fee above. Charged per team of two people rather than per participant, which makes it the better value of the two TorinoFilmLab labs if you are applying as a pair. A third participant, a co-writer or director, costs a further 2,000 euro. VAT is charged if due and is not quantified. Covers training, accommodation with breakfast, and lunches plus some dinners during the three residential weeks; travel and remaining meals are not included. Half-fee scholarships are available for participants from low-capacity countries, underrepresented groups and others in proven financial need, and national partner funds have covered half the fee for specific nationalities in past editions.
Key facts
- Formats
- TV Pilot
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide
- Required materials
- Single PDF in English, Courier 12 · Logline, maximum 2 lines · Updated CV per applicant, maximum 2 pages each · Concept presentation, 7,500 characters · Pilot step outline in bullets (half-hour: up to 25 points and 7,500 characters; one-hour: 35 to 45 points and 10,000 characters) · First five pages of the pilot script · Writer statement · Producer letter of interest · Audiovisual approach documents where available · Video introduction of up to 2 minutes, spoken in English
Open to teams of European writers or writer-directors and their producers, and to teams of international writers or writer-directors and their producers working on a project with European co-production potential. A producer is required and must supply a letter of interest, so a lone writer cannot apply. A director is not required. The minimum team is two people; a third participant, a co-writer or director, is admitted in exceptional cases. Fiction television series only: mini and limited series, multiple-season series, episodic and continuing formats are all accepted, but documentary series concepts are not. Original concepts and adaptations both accepted, with rights secured for adaptations. Early development stage only. English is mandatory and the video introduction must be spoken in English, with other languages not accepted even with subtitles. No prior credit requirement is published.
Prizes
A development grant of 10,000 euro is awarded at the end of the programme to one project, selected by an international jury nominated by TorinoFilmLab. Beyond that there is no cash award. The participation fee covers training, accommodation including breakfast, and lunches plus some dinners during the residential workshops; travel and remaining meals are borne by participants.
Judging
Applications are shortlisted with notification in mid-March, followed by video interviews. Head of Studies is Eszter Angyalosy. The 2026 tutors were Gyorgy Barathy, Kirsten Ittershagen and Cyril Tysz. The development grant winner is chosen by an international jury nominated by TorinoFilmLab. No written feedback is published as a deliverable.
The PreList verdict
SeriesLab is TorinoFilmLab's television strand, and the better structured of its two main labs if you have a producer beside you. Six months, up to nine projects in groups of three, each with an experienced tutor, ending in a pitch to industry and a 10,000 euro development grant for one project chosen by an international jury. Backed by Creative Europe, with residential weeks in Poland, Spain and Turin.
The honest part: it costs 3,000 euro plus VAT if due to participate. The good news is that unlike ScriptLab this is charged per team of two rather than per head, so a writer and producer pay 3,000 between them rather than each. A third person costs another 2,000. The fee covers training, your bed and most meals during the residential weeks but not travel, and half-fee scholarships are available for writers from low-capacity countries, underrepresented groups and others in proven need.
The gate here is a producer, not a director. SeriesLab does not require a director attached, which makes it more open than ScriptLab on that count, but it does require a producer who must write a letter of interest, so a lone writer cannot apply either way. There is no credit requirement at all, which is unusually generous for a lab of this standing. Documentary series are not accepted. The 2026 edition has finished, and TorinoFilmLab's new calls open on 1 October 2026.
Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList · Updated 21 Sept 2026
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost?
Applying is free. Participation is 3,000 euro plus VAT if due, and crucially that is charged per team of two people rather than per participant, so a writer and producer share it. A third participant costs a further 2,000 euro. Travel is not covered.
Do I need a producer or a director?
A producer, who must supply a letter of interest. A director is not required, which sets SeriesLab apart from TorinoFilmLab's ScriptLab. Either way a writer cannot apply alone: the minimum team is two people.
Is there any money in it?
Yes, one development grant of 10,000 euro awarded at the end of the programme to a single project, chosen by an international jury nominated by TorinoFilmLab. Up to nine projects take part, so the odds are better than most.
Do I need existing credits?
No prior credit requirement is published, which is unusual for a lab of this standing. Your project does need to be at an early development stage, and documentary series concepts are not accepted.
Is your script right for TorinoFilmLab SeriesLab?
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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