Story Lab

The residential lab is based on the teamwork of small groups of participants who bring their own project to work on. Each team will be led by an internationally recognized and experienced supervisor, Robert Lence, and will also include lectures and one-on-one consultations with the guest supervisor.

Prior to the residential lab, online consultation with the mentor will take place via a Skype session. This is to ensure Robert is familiar with your project and that you receive a series of questions and feedback before you join the lab.

After the residential workshops, your project will be presented for feedback to a three-member international expert panel composed of producers and distributors.

Lab includes

• Storytelling lectures by an accomplished animation professional Robert Lence (Disney/Pixar, DreamWorks)
• Professional supervision and consulting of your projects
• Team collaboration with your colleagues and the mentor
• Storyboard students available to each team upon request.
• Follow up online project consulting with a supervisor after the residential lab
• Follow up presentation to an international expert panel (distributors, producers…)

Teams of writers and/or directors, storyboard artists and producers (max. 3 participants per team) with projects of short or feature film.

• Own project
  Participants’ involvement is conditional on their having a project of their own
• Motivational letter
  Emphasis on career motivation and vision for the submitted project
• Creative team
  Teams of at least 2 or 3 members/story artists will receive priority
• Participation in both Story & Art labs
  Projects, which join the Story lab and at least one other art lab are preferred.

1 500 EUR per first participant (director/screen-writer)

1 200 EUR per other participant (storyboard artist)

• Producers are free of charge
• Minimum of 2 participants, max. 3 participants in creative team, possible to pay in installments.
• We advise participants to apply for scholarships for participation fees and/or travel costs in their countries, as many public film funding bodies are usually supporting such training costs.
• The fee covers the fee of the course. The fee does NOT include accommodation, board and tuition during workshops and travel.
• Approximate living costs during your stay in the Czech Republic:

• • Accommodation at the venue: 12 EUR / night
  • Breakfast at the hotel – 5 EUR
  • Restaurant meal between 5 – 10 EUR
  • Grocery in general – 50 EUR per person a week

Funding for Czech employees and freelancers

Czech Labour Office (Úřad práce) offers to cover up to 85% of the course fee within the so-called POVEZ II project (Support of Vocational Training for Employees II). See the details and conditions here.

Cancellation Policy

The fee of 30% off the course price applies when canceling 45 days before the start of the course into which one gets accepted.