CSC Summer School – Scriptwriting

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The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, within the Progetto Cinecittà, PNRR: Missione 1 – Digitalizzazione, innovazione, competitività, cultura e turismo | M1C3 – Turismo e cultura 4.0 |M1C3 – Industria culturale e creativa 4.0 | Investimento 3.2: Sviluppo industria cinematografica (Progetto Cinecittà) funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, opens a call to identify, select and train young students who will contribute to support the evolution of the cultural and creative industry operators, strengthening the professional skills and competences in the audiovisual sector related especially to promote the technological transition.

  • The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Scuola Nazionale di Cinema, issues a call for admission for n. 12 Places for the CSC Summer School – Scriptwriting.
  • The Course will have an overall duration of n. 5 non-consecutive weeks, divided in lectures,
  • practical laboratory activities, and work from remote, will take place in the CSC venue located in Roma, via Tuscolana 1524
  • The Course will take place from June 09th to October 10th 2025 indicatively from 10:00 to 16:00.
  • Attendance to the course compulsory.
  • Attendance to the course is free of charges.
  • At the end of the course, students who have successfully attended the planned program will receive a certificate of attendance with clear indication of the skills acquired.
  • All information about the CSC Summer School – Cinematography are published on the official website of Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia www.fondazionecsc.it.

Course objectives
The objective of the course is to acquire the skills and working methods in serial scriptwriting.
Didactic program

The course takes place over a period of 5 non-consecutive weeks, structured in 3 modules.
During the first online module, developed over 8 lessons, students will be introduced to the fundamentals
of television seriality, the construction of a serial character, and the various possible interconnections
between multiple narrative lines. The structures of some successful series and their pilot episodes will
be analyzed.
The second module will be held in presence and will be devoted to the analysis of the series projects of
the students. With the support of the teachers, and the constant feedback of their fellow students, each
student will develop a standard subject.
One morning will be dedicated to a visit to Cinecittà, followed by the meeting with a great master of
Italian cinema.
The third and final phase will consist of 2 online meetings, during which the students will submit their
pitches to a production teacher, who will help them find the strengths and weaknesses of the presentation
in order to make it more effective.


Outcoming occupational profile
Competence in serial scriptwriting.


Requirements for admission
1) The applicant must be in possession, on the date of signature of the application, of a secondary school
diploma of second degree or other equivalent qualification (if foreign translated under the applicable
law) which, regardless of nationality, access to university studies.
2) Over 18 years of age.
3) Proficiency in English language

Application and documentation for admission to the selection process
The application must be sent to the following e-mail address csclab@fondazionecsc.it with mail subject
CSC Summer School – Cinematography by the deadline of May 23rd 2025 time 23:59.
Each application must be accompanied by (otherwise the applicant will be excluded):
1) ID Card or Passport
2) Fiscal code
3) Date and place of birth
4) Address of residence
5) A brief curriculum vitae
6) 1 series project the maximum length of 2 folders.
All candidates who have attached the required materials and, based on what is stated in the application,
are in compliance with the requirements of the Call will be admitted.
All communications from the CSC will be sent to the e-mail address indicated by each individual
candidate. The CSC assumes no responsibility for any inconvenience due to incorrect or missing
communications

Evaluation of submited materials
Following the examination of the qualifications required by the call, the selection of candidates to be
admitted to the CSC Summer School – Cinematography will be carried out by a dedicated Commission
through the evaluation of the documentation and material submitted in support of the application. The
list of candidates admitted to CSC Summer School – Cinematography will be published on the official
website Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia at the following link: www.fondazionecsc.it.
The course may not be activated if at least 8 candidates have not been considered eligible.

Commission and evaluation criteria
The Commission is appointed by the Director of the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema.
The members are chosen on the basis of proven artistic and/or educational skills, respecting the principle
of gender balance and in order to promote equal opportunities. The Director of the Scuola Nazionale
decides on the selection procedures for admission to the course. The judgement of the Commissions in
the selection phases is final. No reasons are given for non-admission.

Reference to general aims and principles
This call for proposals follows the following principles:

  • DNSH “do no significant harm”, therefore it is expected that the types of activities planned should not have negative impacts on the environment;
  • Climate and Digital Tagging, the planned activities should therefore place particular emphasis on the aspect of the natural world and the digital world;
  • Gender equality, the activities must be accessible to everyone;
  • development of young people, so that training becomes an instrument for developing personal skills
    and abilities with a view to promoting integration, especially among young people, in working world
  • reduction of territorial disparities, so that activities must constitute an inclusive and aggregating
    factor of the regional reality;
  • absence of double financing according to art. 9 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, that there is no
    duplication of funding of the same costs by the facility and other Union programmes, nor regular
    resources from the state budget;
  • as well as the general principles provided for in the applicable national and Community legislation
    applicable to PNRR

The Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, either directly or through other companies
and/ or partners, in order to enhance and disseminate all institutional activities of the Progetto
Cinecittà, di cui alla Missione del PNRR: Missione 1 – Digitalizzazione, innovazione, competitività,
cultura e turismo | M1C3 – Turismo e cultura 4.0 |M1C3 – Industria culturale e creativa 4.0 |
Investimento 3.2: Sviluppo industria cinematografica (Progetto Cinecittà) funded by the European
Union – NextGenerationEU, owns and has full availability and exploitation rights of all products made
with the participation of students.


For information and explanations on the Call visit the website www.fondazionecsc.it or request info at
the e-mail address: csclab@fondazionecsc.it