Call for Participants: Summer Scriptwriting Base “DIGITAL VILLAGE” (Sofia, Bulgaria)

The 2018 edition of the Summer Scriptwriting Base is dedicated to storytelling in the Digital Age. Humans are story-driven creatures. We need stories to convey meaning, values and hopes. Human knowledge is based on stories and the human brain is a sort of cognitive machine necessary to understand, remember and tell stories. Stories mirror human thought, as humans think in narrative structures and most often remember facts in story form. Neurologists confirm that when a human hears straight data, only the language parts of our brains work to decode the meaning of this data. But when we hear a story, all the parts of the brain that we would use if we were actually experiencing that story light up and become active.

WHO CAN APPLY                                                                                          
As in every year, we welcome as participants students and young professionals from all around Europe and beyond: screenwriters, playwrights, storytellers, journalists, science communicators, bloggers, content creators for creative industries, and all other people who write. The two previous editions of the Summer Scriptwriting Base had participants from 20 countries, and we aim to continue having this diversity. The Summer Scriptwriting Base also allows the participants to meet future friends, partners and collaborators.

FEES                                                                                                             
Partnerships with various organisations and institutions allow us to keep participation fees for the workshops low. We do not want them to be an obstacle for participants.
The participation fee is 120 BGN (60€) for one workshop; 220 BGN (110€) for two workshops and 280 BGN (140€) – in case you’d like to participate in all three workshops. Preference will be given to candidates who wish to subscribe for the full program. This fee includes also the housing in Bozhentsi in traditional XIX-century houses.
What else is included in the fee

HOW TO APPLY  
Send us your resume, a short motivation letter (up to 200 words) why you want to participate, as well your choice for workshop(s) you would like to participate to: bozhentsi2018@gmail.com.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2018 (results around May 10)

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