with Alexander Daus In co-operation with B-Side Kultur e. V.
Dates:
Module 1: Sat, 24.05. – Sun, 25.05.2025
Module 2: Sat, 28.06. – Sun, 29.06.2025
+ 2 dates by arrangement
+ 3 online dates by arrangement
Pitching session: Fri, 26/09/2025
Application deadline: Tue, 27.04.2025
Target group: Advanced students, people with experience in screenwriting
In 2025, the practice-oriented workshop will once again offer a comprehensive programme for aspiring screenwriters. Participants will develop their ideas from initial inspiration through to a professional story in the form of a treatment during on-site weekend sessions and additional online consultations.
In the theoretical part of the workshop, advanced storytelling techniques are taught that enable participants to build their stories systematically and methodically. The material is developed step by step, accompanied by regular feedback in small groups and online sessions. The highlight of the programme is the presentation of the developed stories in a pitch in front of industry representatives during the Münster Film Festival.
On the way there, the participants will work on the material with a view to the following aspects:
- How do I generate a story idea?
- How do I recognise whether a story idea has potential?
- How do I develop characters, plot and theme to suit my story idea?
- How do I structure my story in an exciting way and with narrative drive?
- How do I design motifs, setting and atmosphere to suit my story?
- How do I process and give feedback in a writing group?
Are you interested? Then please send us the following documents in addition to your application by e-mail only:
- 1 x A4 page idea sketch (the plot of the story does not have to be worked out yet, as it will be developed together during the workshop).
- 1 x A4 page bio & CV
Please send us your application documents in the form of a PDF document by 27.04.2025 exclusively by e-mail to: seminare@filmwerkstatt-muenster.de
The workshop is aimed at film enthusiasts with writing experience and basic knowledge of dramaturgy.
After graduating from high school in 2004,Alexander Daus found his way into film through his first theatre internships and short films, in which he acted as director, author and producer. He moved to Berlin in 2006. There he completed two internships on television films and supported various short films as set manager, concept artist, scriptwriter and script doctor. In 2008, he began studying screenwriting at the ifs internationalefilmschule in Cologne. He graduated with a B.A. in screenwriting in 2012. He currently works as a freelance author, dramaturge and lecturer at the ifs köln. He has regularly supervised workshops for the BA Screenwriting and MA Serial Storytelling programmes there since 2012. He also teaches at MACROMEDIA and the TH KÖLN (Cologne Game Lab).
Dates:
Module 1: Sat, 24.05. – Sun, 25.05.2025
Module 2: Sat, 28.06. – Sun, 29.06.2025
+ 2 dates by arrangement
+ 3 online dates by arrangement
Pitching session: Fri, 26/09/2025
Time: Modul 1: 10 – 17 h Modul 2: 10 – 17 h Registration deadline: Sun, 27.04.2025
Costs: € 850.00 / € 800.00 Further information on funding opportunities can be found here
Number of participants: min. 6 persons / max. 9 persons Language: German
Location: Module 1: Kreativhaus (Diepenbrockstraße 28, 48145 Münster) Module 2: B-Side (Am Mittelhafen 42, 48155 Münster)
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