The second edition of MASO - Short Film Training Programme, will give up to eight creative teams, sixteen par-ticipants in total, the opportunity to create their short films under the supervision and guidance of international experts.
Who is MASO for? Ambitious and aspiring filmmakers as well as seasoned professionals can benefit from the programme. Its aim is to pro-mote the voices and ideas of creative people and, by doing so, create a more open, colourful, and diverse film and TV landscape. MASO is a safe space to create films and, above all, aims to reach talented people from underrepresented communities. An Advisory Board comprising international short films experts will choose who makes the final cut.
How does MASO work? During the first stage, creative duos – an author or director and producer (backed by a production company) – will send in their short film project.
In the next stage, the selected teams will work on their projects and bring them to life, from development through pro-duction to distribution. The process will be overseen by internationally renowned experts during two workshops and var-ious mentoring sessions. The first workshop will take place in November 2025 at FilmCamp Norway in Øverbygd, Norway; the second workshop will take place in April 2026 at ZeLIG - Film School for Documentary in Bolzano, Italy.
The teams will also be supported when it comes to developing their financing plan as well as distribution and promotional strategy. They will receive professional advice across all phases of their project and can exchange ideas and network with other participating teams. Once the shorts have been shot, the teams are supported when distributing their projects.
The programme is implemented in cooperation with different international partners, which guarantee a grant to partici-pate in MASO #2 if a project from their respective region is selected.
The regions and/or countries which have set up a scholarship are:
Italy - one project from the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen - South Tyrol and one project of the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is eligible; France - a project from the Centre-Val de Loire region is eligible; Germany - a project from the Federal State of Hesse is eligible; Norway - a project from the Northern Norway Counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark is eligible; Austria - one project from every Austrian federal region is eligible; Greece - one project from every Greek region is eligible.
The IDM Film Commission Südtirol will also set up a scholarship for max. two international projects (applications can be sent from all over the world).
Programme timeline and structure
· Applications: 9th April - 30th June 2025
· Project selection: 1st July - 31st July 2025
· Publication of selected projects: August 2025
· Workshop #1 at FilmCamp Norway, in Øverbygd, Norway: 18th - 26th November 2025
· Online mentoring sessions with each project: December 2025 - end of March 2026
· Workshop #2 at ZeLIG - Film School for Documentary in Bolzano, Italy: April 2026 (TBD)
· Shorts production: from April 2026
· Presentation of the completed shorts at Bolzano Film Festival Bozen and other international festivals
>>> Click here for the online application Link: https://idm-suedtirol.typeform.com/to/FApkuN2u
Deadline applications: 30th June 2025
MASO - Short Film Training Programme is implemented in cooperation with various international partners.
Our thanks to the official partners of MASO #2 for their support and cooperation:
Arctic Film Norway; Austrian Economic Chambers - Film and Music Austria (FAMA); Autonomous Province of Bol-zano/Bozen - South Tyrol; Bolzano Film Festival Bozen (BFFB); Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire; Federal Ministry Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport Republic of Austria (BMWKMS); FilmCamp Norway; Fondo per l’Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia Giulia; Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center - Creative Greece; Hessen Film & Medien GmbH; IDM Film Commission Süd-tirol; Italian Short Film Center; PFX Italy; Roma Creative Contest; Sentiero Film Factory International Short Film Festival; Talents Generator Factory; WeShort; ZeLIG - School for Documentary, Television and New Media Bolzano/Bozen
