Pitching Lab 2025

48th Drama International Short Film Festival
8 – 14 September 2025

12 years Drama Pitching Lab / Forum

Ηead Programmer: Varvara Doukas

Varvara Doukas is a director and educator working in theatre, documentary, and short film, both in Greece and abroad. She also works as a script consultant and pitching expert. She teaches Directing, Acting, and Screenwriting at various institutions and seminars, including the Hellenic Open University. From 2018 to 2024, she served as Artistic Director of the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Corfu. Since 2014, she has led the Pitching Lab of the Drama International Short Film Festival. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, researching dramaturgy in the context of augmented reality and emerging technologies. Head Programmer of DISFF Pitching Lab since 2014.

Mastering the Art of Pitching is a necessary process on the journey to seeing your initial idea transformed into a movie. There are no quick fixes that define a great pitch, but there is a definite path that leads to successfully communicating the crux of your idea and story.

Barbara Dukas – Pitching Lab conductor

OPEN CALL

12^TH DISFF PITCHING LAB
48^th Drama International Short Film Festival

The Drama International Short Film Festival, as part of the activities of the Short Film Hub, organizes DISFF PITCHING LAB for the twelfth consecutive year, aiming to train young film professionals in pitching techniques, present their projects to potential funders, and network with industry professionals.

DISFF PITCHING LAB is a five-day workshop that takes place during the Drama International Short Film Festival, which this year will be held between September 8-14, 2025.

Participation in the workshop is free of charge. Participants are offered accreditation, which provides them with free entry to screenings, masterclasses, and other activities of the Festival.

Physical presence in the city of Drama is mandatory throughout the duration of the workshop, as well as participation in two (2) online sessions that will take place before the Festival.

Deadline for applications:
April 30, 2025, 23:59 EET

About DISFF PITCHING LAB

DISFF PITCHING LAB is an intensive workshop for presenting film projects (pitching), designed for directors, screenwriters, and producers who wish to develop and promote their projects both in the Greek and International market.

Participants receive specialized training in pitching techniques, as well as guidance for developing their film ideas. The workshop focuses on short fiction films, documentaries, and animation projects.

Upon completing DISFF PITCHING LAB, participants present their film projects to Greek and international industry professionals, such as producers, financiers, distributors, and festival programmers.

Additionally, cash prizes are awarded for at least two (2) of the participating projects.

Here you can watch four (4) educational videos discussing the art of pitching, and get introduced to the trainers of DRAMA PITCHING LAB, Barbara Dukas, Georgina Kakoudaki, and John Stephens.

Submission Process & Required Documents

All project submissions must be completed by filling out and submitting this online form.

No other submission methods will be accepted.

Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2025, at 23:59 EET.

Required info/materials:

Logline (max. 40 words)
Synopsis (max. 200 words)
Director’s note (min. 300 words)
Director’s, producer’s and scriptwriter’s CV (max. 200 words each)
Director’s, producers and scriptwriter’s contact details (if applicable)
Genre, duration (approx.), production country/ies
*Script with max. duration 20’ (for fiction projects) or film treatment with max. duration 30’ (for documentaries). The script can be a first draft. Animation projects are accepted in both categories

*Scripts must be sent in a single PDF file, named after the project title. The attachment should not exceed 15MB in size.

Additional materials (if available):

Audiovisual material in support of the project (i.e. moodboard, teaser, shooting locations, cast etc.)
Links from director’s filmography

The selection of the projects is made by the trainers of the workshop, with an emphasis on the following:

Originality and narrative virtues of the script
Artistic approach
Feasibility of the project

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Applications are accepted for short film projects with a duration of up to 20 minutes for fiction or 30 minutes for documentaries. Animation projects are accepted in both categories.
Applicants must have an excellent command of the English language, as the workshop is conducted entirely in English.
The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2025, at 23:59 EET. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Applicants are allowed to submit only one proposal. Proposals that have been resubmitted in previous years or different versions of them will not be accepted.
The Festival covers accommodation costs, and applicants are responsible for their own travel expenses.
Applicants must be the holders of the intellectual property rights for the proposal they submit. In case the submitted script is based on an existing source, they must have secured the relevant rights from the rights holder.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
The names of the participants will be announced by May 31, 2025, on the DISFF website. The Festival may select up to ten (10) projects for participation in the LAB.
By submitting the application, applicants agree to the use of their names and any promotional material related to their project for publicity purposes.

The Festival reserves the right to alter the above terms if deemed absolutely necessary for the smooth running of the workshop.

Awards from 2014

2014 37th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Eleonora Veninova for the project “Fighting for death”( North Macedonia).

2015 38th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Manolis Mavris for the project “After you” (Greece).

2016 39th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Sifis Mainas for the project “Superstition” (Greece).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Konstantinos Antonopoulos for the project “Postcards from the end of the world” (Greece).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Bruno Shirley for the project “La grotte de Marie Jeanne” (‘An Excavation of us’) (Haiti France).

2017 40th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Aris Kaplanidis for the project “From the balcony” (Greece).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Omer Capoglu for the project “Who shall we kill tonight” (Turkey).

2018 41st Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Thanos Psichogios for the project “SCAR” (Greece).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Michael Kam for the project “Nursery Rhyme” (Singapore).

2019 42nd Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Anngelica-Marie Eshesimua and Matthew Allen for the project “The Broken Key” (USA).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Marta Gonzalez De La Vega for the project “The Valdomeros” (Spain).
– Authorwave PLA prize for Post Production Services (DCP) by Authorwave. to Kaki Wong for the project “The Wild Child” (Hong-Kong/China).

2020 43^rd Drama International Short Film Festival
– Finos Film PLA to Gisele Carbajal Rodriguez & Felix Klee for the project “Bajo el arbol” (“Underneath the Tree”) (Mexico / Germany)
– Authorwave PLA prize for Post Production Services (DCP) by Authorwave to Iakovos Panagopoulos for the project “Cloudy Water” (Greece) – GREECE.

2021 44^th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Asmaa Gamal for the project “My Dream to Fly” (Egypt).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Tathagata Ghosh for the project “Footprints” (India).

2022 45^th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to İlyas Soner Yıldırım for the project “Tavern of Shadows” (Turkey).
– Greek Film Center PLA to Carlos Ormeño Palma for the project “The weight of Air” (Peru).

2023 46^th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– Finos Film PLA to Isidoros Rostadakis for the project “The Station” (Greece)
– Greek Film Center PLA to Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto for the project “My Tears, a Sea for Jakarta to Sink”, (Indonesia)
– DISFF “Stathis Paraskevopoulos award” PLA to Martin Vallejos for the project “Heaven on Earth”, (Chile) and to Jake Muñoz Consing for the project “The Blind Man at the End of the World” (Philippines).

2024 47^th Drama International Short Film Festival:
– ERT- BEST GREEK PROJECT AWARD: Blühen, Kostis Haramountanis (Greece)
– FINOS FILM AWARD: TAXIthaca, Karina Logothetis (Greece)
– BEST PITCHING FOR DEVELOPMENT AWARD – GREEK CINEMA CENTER: Meadow Mice, Ilayda Iseri (Turkey)

PITCHING LAB IN NUMBERS:

More than 1000 submissions

Over 100 project presentations

Over 29 movies completed

Over 10 projects in pre- or post production

TUTORS:

Barbara Dukas – Director, Conductor of Pitching Lab

Georgina Kakoudaki – Dramaturg, Director

John Stephens – Script consultant

GUEST TUTORS:

Agata Darlasi – Script Teacher and Consultant

Alexandra Boussiou – Producer

Tony Watts – CEO, The Festivals Channel Ltd., international film and festival professional

MASTERCLASSES:

Bobby Roth – Director

Andrew Horton – Script Professor, Writer

Although in the 10th edition of Drama Pitching Lab, a large number of projects that have been previously selected to participate, have since been completed and won awards at international festivals. Many of our participants have continued their journey after Drama and participated in other international pitching forums and festivals.

Movies that started as projects from PITCHING LAB

“Fighting for Death” by Eleonora Velinova (Izmir International Short Film Festival, Izmir, Turkey, 2016 – Golden Cat Award for second best international film / Drama International Film Festival, Drama, Greece, 2016 (Official selection, Special Award for Best Male Acting) / Balkan Food and Wine Festival, Albania, 2017 – Best Comedy / Macedonian Film Festival Toronto, Canada, 2017 – Best Short Film / ODA Tetovo International Film Festival, 2017 – Best Editing Award / Mediterranean Short Film Festival Tangier, Morocco, 2017 – Special Mention by the Jury / Athens International Film Festival, Athens, Ohio, USA, 2017 / Encounters International Film Festival, Bristol, UK, 2017 / Participation in Film Festivals in countries such as : Germany, India, Albania, Turkey, Colombia, Croatia, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, U.K.)

“Requiem For Laika” by Gorana Jovanovic

“A Buddy Already Dead” by Konstantinos Fragkoulis (2016 Nominee Grand OFF Award Best Actor Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Grand Off World Independent Film Awards / 2018 Nominee Orpheus Award Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) / Special Mention for its protagonist and his performance in Artfools short film festival 2017, Larissa, Greece / Best International Short Film in 21st Thai Short & Video film festival 2017 / Participation in Film Festivals in countries as: Spain, Germany, U.S.A. e.tc.) https://youtu.be/RlIyq4QY3HA

“HOME” by More Raca

“Helga Ar I Lund” by Thelyia Petraki (2014 BEST SHORT FILM SCRIPT SCRIPTWRITERS GUILD OF GREECE COMPETITION / 2016 SPECIAL MENTION FOR SOUND DESIGN DRAMA INT’L FILM FESTIVAL / 2016 SPECIAL MENTION FOR SOUND DESIGN DRAMA INT’L FILM FESTIVAL / 2017 BEST FEMALE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE ATHENS INT’L FILM FESTIVAL / Participation in Film Festivals in countries such as: France, Korea, Lithuania, USA, Italy, Czech Republic)

“After you”/ (“MANEKI NEKO”) by Manolis Mavris (International Russian Indie Film Festival (official selection, St. Petersburg, Russia) October, 2019 *Best Cinematography* *Best Sound Design* *Best Editing* / 34th Interfilm International Short Film Festival (Official Selection, Berlin, Germany) November, 2018 *Best Cinematography* / 9th Winchester Film Festival (official selection, Winchester, UK) November, 2018 *Special Mention Award for Best International Short Film* / 8th micro μ Festival – immf 2018 (official selection, Athens, Greece) October, 2018 *Best Director Award* *Nominee for Best Original Screenplay* *Nominee for Best Actor* *Nominee for Best Actress* / 33rd Alpinale (official selection, Nenzing, Austria) August, 2018 *Best International Short Film* / 7th Madrid International Film Festival (official selection, Spain) July, 2018 *Nominee for Best Short Foreign Language Film* *Nominee for Best Original Screenplay of a Short Foreign Language Film* / 5th Firenze Filmcorti Festival (official selection, Firenze, Italy) June, 2018 *Best Editing* / 7th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival 2018 (official selection, India) June, 2018 *Best Film – Jury* / 2nd Buddha International Film Festival (official selection, Pune, Maharashtra, India) June, 2018 *Best Editing* / 2nd Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (official selection, Jim Thorpe, USA) April, 2018 *Best Short Film*, *Nomination – Best Director Short* / 40th Greek Short Film Festival in Drama (National Competition, Drama, Greece) September, 2017 *Greek Society of Cinematographers Award* *Best Editing* *Best Original Music* *Best Sound Design* *Grant Award for Future Project by the Greek Film Centre* / Participation in Film Festivals in countries such as: USA, Canada, Romania, India, Cyprus, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria, Australia, Ukraine.) https://vimeo.com/254834748

“La grotte de Marie Jeanne” / (“An excavation on us”) by Shirley Bruno (2018 WinnerOff-Limits Award Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France) / Internationale Kurzfimtage Winterthur (Switzerland), 2018 Nominee Golden Firebird Award Hong Kong International Film Festival / 2018 Nominee Grand Prix Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival (USA), Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan), Third Horizon (Miami), Timishort FF (Romania), Animage International Animation (Brazil), AnimaSyros International Animation Festival + Agora (Greece))
“Lyceum” by Dareios Hallil

“Lyceum” by Dareios Hallil

“Borders” / (“TIMMY”) by Lyubo Yonchev (2018 Winner Special Jury Mention Short of the Year / 2019 Winner Award for Best Screenplay at Balkan Film Food Festival / 2019 Winner Award for Best East Europe Short Film LINK International Film Festival / Participation in Film Festivals in countries such as:Chile, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, F.Y.R.O.M., Poland, Armenia, U.K.)

“ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑ ID” / (“iDENTiTY”) by Panos Pappas and Despina Charalambous (42nd International Short Film Festival in Drama 2019 Official Selection (Greece) / Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest 2019 Official Selection (Germany)/ Montevideo Fantastico 12 Official Selection (Uruguay)/ Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival BIFFF 38 Official Selection (Belgium) / London Greek Film Festival/semi-finalist (UK) / Balticon 54 Official Selection (Baltimore, USA) / 1st Crete International Film Festival & Awards, Greece (2020) / Athens International Digital Film Festival (Finalist), Greece ( 2020) / MosFilmFest, Moscow International Film Festival (Finalist), Russia (2020) / Philip K. Dick European Film Festival, Lille, France (2020) / Hrizantema Festival, Serbia International Fantastic Film Festival, Serbia (2020) / Sustefest 2020, Mexico InternationalFantastic Film Festival, Mexico (2020) / Actrum International Film Festival, Spain (2021) / Dark Story Festival, Spain (semi-finalist) (2021) / Magic World of Fantasy & Sci-Fi Film Festival, USA (2021) / “Best Sci-Fi Short Film” Award / RED MOON International Film Festival, Argentina (2021) / Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, Canada (2021), finalist / Niagara Falls International Short Festival , USA (2021), nominee / Tokyo Shorts, Japan (2021), nominee / Sicily Art Cinema Festival (2021), semi-finalist / FLICKFAIR Film Festival, USA (2021) / Dropull International Short Film Festival, Albania (2021) / Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, Netherland (November 2021), awarded, best sci-fi short / Sacramento World Film Festival, USA (December 2021), awarded / Dublin World Film Festival, Ireland (March 2022), awarded, best sci-fi short / Patras Steps Film Festival, Greece (2022)) https://vimeo.com/352242845

“The Island” / (“Island”) by Mengqian Chen (2019 Jury Award- CIAFF, Shanghai, Chine / 2019 Prix Média de la Région Grand Est du Meilleur film, Court en Scène, Troyes / Festival Court en Scène, France, 2019 / Carrefour du cinéma d’animation, Nouveaux courts français – Coup de coeur, (France) 2019 / Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, (Bosnie Herzégovine) 2019 / Milano Film Festivalino, (Italia) 2019 (HC) / European Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA, (Serbia) 2019 / 38ème festival du film d’animation pour la jeunesse de Bourg-en-Bresse, (France) / CRAFT International Animation Festival, Indonesia (HC) / SAGA Adelaide: Women’s International Film Festival, (Australia) / Chacun son court, France, 2019 (HC) / Curtocircuíto International Film Festival, Spain, 2019 (HC) / FICBUEU International film festival, Spain, 2019 / Festival du film de Femmes, France, 2019 / Festival du court métrage – Stains, France, 2019 / 59th ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL – International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Czech Republic, 2019 / Ferfilm Int’ Film Festival, Republic of Kosovo, 2019 / Ismailia Int’ Film Festival, Egypt, 2019 / Festival du film de femmes de fontenay le fleury（France）2019 / Annecy Internation animation festival word animation pitch（France）2016.

“Postcards from the End of the World” by Konstantinos Antonopoulos (BEST COMEDY at 29th Aspen Shortsfest (USA), JURY PRIZE at 24th REGARD Saguenay ISFF (Canada)/ AUDIENCE AWARD at 23rd Winterthur SFF (Switzerland) / HONORABLE MENTION at 32nd Minimalen Short FF (Norway) / JURY SPECIAL MENTION at 34th Namur IFFF (Belgium) / BEST DIRECTING AWARD at 25th Athens International Film Festival (Greece) / BEST EDITING AWARD at 42th Drama National Short Film Festival (Greece) / 25th Sarajevo FF (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 50th Tampere Film Festival (Finland) / 41st CINEMED Montpellier MFF (France) / 29th Flickerfest International FF (Australia) / 46th Ghent FF (Belgium), 15th Prague Short Film Festival (Czech Republic) / 17th Bogota Short FF (Colombia) / 7th Bosphorus FF (Turkey) / 25th Drama International Short Film Festival (Greece) / 25th Gezici Festival On Wheels (Turkey) / 22nd Mecal ΙSFF (Spain) / 17th Tangiers MSFF (Marocco).) https://vimeo.com/309158201

“When woman appeared on earth” / (“When woman came to earth”) by Anne Kjersti Bjorn

“Wild Child” by Kaki Wong (2020 Selection 14th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 門票開賣了)

“Emil” by Neda Radic

“The Neighbors” / (“Under The same Roof”) by Simeon Tsonchev (Union of Bulgarian Film Makers Awards 2-9.05.2022 (Bulgaria) / Sulmona International Film Festival 3.11-6.11.2021 (Italy) / Sapporo International Short Film Festival 13.10-30.11.2021 (Japan) / Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards 7.10.2021 Best Screenplay (Portugal) / Balkan Panorama Film Festival 27.09-03.10.2021 (Turkey) / Kraljevski International Short Film Festival 24-27.09.2021 (Serbia) / Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 23-29.09.2021 (Bulgaria) / Festival de Cinéma Bulgare à Paris 23-26.09.2021 (France) / One Shot International Short Film Festival 22.09-28.09.2021 Special Mention (Armenia) / BuSho Film Festival 31.08-05.09.2021 Silver Busho (Hungary) / Sofia International Film Festival at the Coast 22.07-30.07.2021 Audience Award Silver Sea-Gull (Bulgaria) / Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 11-21.06.2021 (Japan) / Huesca International Film Festival 11-19.06.2021 (Spain) 25. Sofia International Film Festival 11-31.03.2021 (Bulgaria) / Drama International Short Film Festival 20-26.09.2020 (Greece))

“An Unfortunate Privilege” / (The Broken Key”) by Anngelica-Marie Eshesimua (Nominee for Best Short by a BIPOC Filmmaker at Next Generation Indie Film Awards 2022)

“NURSERY RHYME” by Michael Kam (31st Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore) – Official Selection 26 Nov – 6 Dec 2020 World premiere Singapore Panorama / 24th Zanzibar International Film Festival (Tanzania) – Official Selection 21 – 25 Mar 2021 In Competition African premiere / 13th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (South Korea) – Official Selection 7 – 12 Sep 2021 In Competition Asian premiere / 31st Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (Japan) – Official Selection 16 – 20 Sep 2021 In Competition / 13th Tallahassee Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection 18 – 19 Sep 2021 In Competition US premiere / 3rd Dili International Film Festival (Timor Leste) – Official Selection 1- 17 Oct 2021 In Competition / 18th Abuja International Film Festival (Nigeria) – Official Selection 1 – 5 Nov 2021 / 11th Aesthetica Short Film Festival (United Kingdom) – Official Selection 2 – 7 Nov 2021 In Competition European premiere / 40th Cambridge Film Festival (United Kingdom) – Official Selection 18 – 25 Nov 2021 / 20th Tiburon International Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection 19 – 25 Nov 2021 In Competition / 16th Cyprus International Film Festival (Cyprus) – Official Selection 11 – 17 Nov 2021 In Competition / 20th Cornwall Film Festival (United Kingdom) – Official Selection 15 – 21 Nov 2021 In Competition / 2nd Tokyo CINEMASTERS International Film Festival (Japan) – Official Selection 5 Dec 2021 In Competition / 9th Larissa international Film Festival (Greece) – Official Selection 1 – 10 Mar 2022 In Competition / 18th Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection 18 – 19 Mar 2022 In Competition / 5th Nepal International Film Festival (Nepal) – Official Selection 24 – 28 Mar 2022 In Competition / 15th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection 6 – 13 Apr 2022 In Competition / 6th Naoussa International Film Festival (Greece) – Official Selection 10 – 14 Apr 2022 In Competition / 7th Filmfest Bremen (Germany) – Official Selection 20 – 24 Apr 2022 In Competition / 16th Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection 26 Apr – 1 May 2022 / 14th Fastnet Film Festival (Ireland) – Official Selection 25 – 29 May 2022 / 11th Richmond International Film Festival (USA) – Official Selection 7 – 12 Jun 2022)

“Το νόημα του Αυγούστου” by Manos Papadakis (Nominee for Best Short in Athens International Film Festival-2020 / Honorary Distinction for Best Male Leading Role to Pavlos Iordanopoulos & Honorary Distinction for Sound to Simos Lazaridis in Drama International Short Film Festival-2020)

“From the Balcony” by Aris Kaplanidis (Sarajevo Film Festival-2021 / Athens International Film Festival · Silver Athena for Best Short Film & · Best Screenplay- 2021 / AnimaSyros International Animation Festival · Best Greek Speaking Film- 2021 / Drama International Short Film Festival · Onassis Film Development Grant, · Best Southeastern European Film, · The 2nd Award of Animation International Competition, · Audience Award, · Sound Design Award, · Best Film Award from Federation film society of Greece-2021, Festival SocialMed Valencia, · Best Screenplay- 2021)

“THE SPELL” / “SPELL” by Victoria Karakoleva

“Mirror” / (Distant Mirror) by Alican Durbas

“ΑΛΑΣΚΑ” by Michalis Giagounidis

“YAMA” by Andreas Vakalios

“Laughter Club” by Llewellyn Michael Bates

“Footprints” by Tathagata Ghosh. Award of Best Actress at the Critics’ Choice Awards in India, awarded by the Indian Film Critics Guild and is one of the most prestigious awards of our country. Payel Rakshit won the award for the lead performance in “Footprints”.

#bagets rider by Lester Cristal

“White Christmas” by Antonio Vallindras

In post production:

“Three comma fourteen” by Patricia Rodrigues

“Good Friday” by Loukia Tzortzopoulou won the prize of ERT (GREEK NATIONAL TELEVISION) in Olympia Film Festival for children and young people (2022), funded from ‘Microfilm’ program and the Greek Film Center and participated in the Animasyros Animation Festival (2022)

In pre-production:

“The celebration of Zebra” by Alexandros Kostopoulos (screenplay award from the microfilm Programme of ERT)

‘Tavern Of Shadows’ by Iliyas Soner Yildirim

‘’Silenced’’ by Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan

‘’Aftermath / No Exit’’ by Dinos Jacobides

“Athens will burn” by Panos Kordas

“Carlito or how I became a dog abuser” by Ivana Janosev-2021.

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Testimonials

“Drama Pitching Lab is an incubator for film talents where the excellent mentors are creating competitive friendly environment in which you feel safe, acknowledged and given a helping hand to improve your skills in screenwriting and pitching, but also to see where your script stand among others. Great experience and resource!”

Vasil Michail

“It was our first pitching lab ever, we learned so much in a family like atmosphere.”

Thelyia Petraki - Kostas Tagalakis

“I met great filmmakers and saw my film from a new angle which is priceless.”

Simeon Tsonchev

“It’s a great opportunity for a newcomer to pitch his idea in front of an audience.”

Konstantinos Antonopoulos

“The pitching lab and the festival in Drama has been a tremendous experience, which served to both sharpen my ideas and inspire me in the craft of filmmaking.”

Michael Kam

“In DRAMA, you find your drama!”

Kaki Wong

“A great opportunity to make filmmakers and their projects grow.”

Marta González De La Vega

“The pitching lab clarified our project goals, an amazing experience.”

Anngelica-Marie Eshesimua / Matthew Allen

“Drama Pitching Lab was the first journey of my script.”

Alexandros Kostopoulos

“Participating in DPL boosted up the appeal of our project.”

Despina Charalampous - Panos Pappas

“Being part of the pricing lab was one of the most collective and inspiring writing experiences I’ve ever had.”

Eirini Dermitzaki

“My experience at Drama helps a lot, I like the professional advises mentors gαve, and for most, I love the attending film makers , and truly get inspired by the variety of projects that are still working in progress”.

Mengqian Chen

Barbara Dukas
Head programmer in the Pitching Lab Program of the 45th Drama International Short Film Festival. pitching@dramafilmfestival.gr