Cross-border Film School

10/03/2026

🎥🎬 Cross-border Film School – Visualizing the Story with Sonja Prosenc 🎬🎥

The second year of the Cross-border Film School continues with another welcome return! We are delighted to have director and storyteller Sonja Prosenc back with us to guide our students through one of the most practical and visual phases of the project.

This session focused on a crucial step in film development: producing a teaser. Sonja shared her unique expertise on how to translate narrative concepts into powerful imagery, teaching students how to capture the soul and atmosphere of their stories in just a few shots.

It was an intensive workshop where storytelling met visual experimentation, giving our students the tools to communicate their creative vision effectively and professionally.

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌” 𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

06/03/2026

✍️🎬 Cross-border Film School – Shaping Stories with Fabrizio Cristallo 🎬✍️

The creative journey of our students continues! We are thrilled to welcome back Fabrizio Cristallo, renowned Head of Development and Story Editor, who returns for the second year of the project to mentor our aspiring filmmakers.

Building on the foundations laid in the previous sessions, Fabrizio is guiding the students through the delicate phase of creative development. His expertise is essential in helping each group refine their narrative concepts, turning raw insights into solid, structured, and production-ready projects.

This second year of collaboration reinforces our commitment to providing students with high-level professional mentorship, bridging the gap between a creative spark and a professional screenplay.

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

03/03/2026

✍️🎬 Cross-border Film School – Writing & Developing Stories 🎬✍️

The final round of lessons of 2025 at the Cross-border Film School brought students back to collective project development, working in mixed groups of directors and screenwriters to further shape the ideas they had been developing over the previous weeks.

For this important moment, we were pleased to welcome back Nicos Panayotopoulos, screenwriter and author, returning for the second year to guide the students through a process of analysis, rewriting, and collaboration. The workshop offered a space to test ideas, strengthen narrative choices, and explore the dynamics between writing and directing as a shared creative practice.

A meaningful return that once again confirmed the value of continuity, dialogue, and long-term collaboration within the project.

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”
𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

27/02/2026

🧩✨ Cross-border Film School – Handling Ideas ✨🧩

For the second year in a row, Paul Tyler returned to the Cross-border Film School to work with our new cohort of students, bringing back his workshop dedicated to unlocking creativity and shaping stories in new and effective ways.

Through Handling Ideas, students explored story mapping as a tool to visualize, organize, and develop their concepts, transforming abstract intuitions into structured narrative frameworks. The workshop offered a hands-on approach to understanding the relationship between themes and storytelling, helping participants strengthen the coherence, clarity, and depth of their projects.

A shared moment of experimentation and reflection, where ideas took shape through process, dialogue, and collective exploration.

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌” 𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

25/02/2026

👉 Il 𝟱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗮, 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼 𝗮 𝗕𝗲́𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗿, uno degli autori più radicali e influenti del cinema mondiale contemporaneo, che ci ha lasciato quest’anno.

1️⃣Alle 𝟭𝟳.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗹𝗶 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘇𝗶 𝗱𝗶 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 ci attende l’incontro con 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗰̌𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰́, cofondatrice dell’iniziativa film.factory.

2️⃣L’evento proseguirà alle 𝟮𝟬.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗱𝗶 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗮, ovvero al Kinemax, dove seguirà la proiezione del film 𝗜𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼, diretto da Béla Tarr e Ágnes Hranitzky.
La serata verrà arricchita dai contributi e testimonianze di 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮, 𝗟𝗮𝘃 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝘇, 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶, 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘇̌𝗶𝗰̌, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗶.

Info: www.kinoatelje.it


✨Projekt GO! STUDIO financira Evropska unija iz Sklada za male projekte GO! 2025 programa Interreg VI-A Italija-Slovenija 2021-2027, ki ga upravlja EZTS GO. // ✨ Il progetto GO! STUDIO è finanziato dall’Unione europea attraverso il Fondo per i piccoli progetti GO! 2025 del programma Interreg VI-A Italia-Slovenia 2021–2027, gestito dal GECT GO. www.ita-slo.eu / www.euro-go.eu/spf

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👉𝟱. 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝘃 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗕𝗲́𝗹𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘂, enemu najbolj samosvojih in vplivnih avtorjev sodobnega svetovnega filma, ki nas je letos zapustil.

1️⃣Ob 𝟭𝟳.𝟬𝟬 𝘃 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 bo potekalo predavanje 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗰̌𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰́, soustanoviteljice iniciative film.factory.

2️⃣Večer se bo nadaljeval ob 𝟮𝟬.𝟬𝟬 𝘃 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀̌𝗸𝗶 𝗛𝗶𝘀̌𝗶 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗮, natančneje v kinu Kinemax, kjer sledi projekcija filma 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶 𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗷, ki sta ga režirala Béla Tarr in Ágnes Hranitzky.
Večer bodo obogatili prispevki in izjave 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲, 𝗟𝗮𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝘇𝗮, 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗷𝗮, 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗷𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗮, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗷𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘇̌𝗶𝗰̌𝗮, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗵.

24/02/2026

🎬✨ Cross-border Film School – Developing Ideas & Creative Producing ✨🎬

Classes resumed at the Cross-border Film School with the second weekend of lessons in October, once again guided by Erica Barbiani, returning for the second year to continue a dialogue already well established with the students.

Building on the ideas developed during the short break between sessions, the class worked on shaping concepts and directions, sharing their projects and receiving in-depth feedback throughout the day. Alongside this collective work, the session also offered an introduction to the role of the creative producer, exploring how creative vision, development strategies, and production choices come together from the very early stages of a project.

A moment of exchange that helped clarify not only what stories to tell, but also how and with whom to bring them forward.

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”
𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

19/02/2026

🌍✨ Cross-border Film School – Exploring the Territory ✨🌍

To mark the beginning of the second year of the Cross-border Film School, our students were invited to explore the territory that surrounds and inspires our work: Gorizia–Nova Gorica, a place shaped by borders, encounters, and shared histories.
For this new chapter, we were pleased to welcome back Anja Medved, whose contribution had already been a key part of our first year. Some perspectives continue to resonate, and revisiting them can open up new layers of meaning—especially when looking at the same places with new questions and new voices in the room.

A reminder that learning is also about returning, re-reading, and seeing familiar landscapes through a different lens.

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”
𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

16/02/2026

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”
𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

13/02/2026

🧠🎬 Cross-border Film School – Team Building & Performance 🎬🧠

Another look back at one of the key moments from our past lessons at the Cross-border Film School.

During a dedicated session led by Tina Jeromen—psychologist and performance psychologist—our students took part in an intensive team-building workshop focused on communication, collaboration, and creativity.

Through imaginative presentations, trust-building exercises, and fun, interactive challenges, the group explored how mental preparation, focus, and resilience can enhance both individual performance and collective creative work. A hands-on experience that encouraged students to step out of their comfort zones, strengthen group dynamics, and rediscover the value of working together under pressure.

Because filmmaking is always a team effort—and sometimes, looking back helps us move forward with even more awareness 🎞️

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”
𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

11/02/2026

🎬✨ Cross-border Film School – Back to the Beginning! ✨🎬

A little throwback (yes, we’re catching up 😉) to the very first moments of the second year of the Cross-border Film School, which officially kicked off on October 16th, 2025.

During the opening conference, the new cohort of students was presented to institutions, professionals, and members of the film community—marking the start of a new year of learning, exchange, and cross-border collaboration.

Sometimes it’s worth taking a step back to retrace the path and reconnect the dots. Over the next posts, we’ll be revisiting some of the key moments from past lessons and activities—because every story deserves the right pacing 🎞️

Stay tuned!

“𝘔𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘌 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘐 𝘋𝘐 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘙𝘐𝘈 𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘓’𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘖𝘗𝘈: 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘎𝘖 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘖 𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘌𝘝𝘐𝘈 𝘋𝘐 𝘗𝘖𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐 𝘌 𝘋𝘐 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌”
𝘗𝘕𝘙𝘙 𝘔1𝘊3 𝘔𝘐𝘚𝘜𝘙𝘈 2 𝘐𝘕𝘝𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘖 2.1 𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘈 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘌𝘜 – 𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘍88𝘍22000000007

21/11/2025