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TRAINING

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BrainStorming

Script Fest will feature daily events dedicated to the training of young and emerging writers. Each morning, students from local schools will be invited to

the city’s cinemas to attend a series of introductory lessons on the fundamentals of screenwriting, led by our guest writers.

Students from the screenwriting schools partnering with the festival who come to Bra during Script Fest will also be able to take part in a series of professional meetings for screenwriters, including masterclasses led by internationally

renowned authors. These sessions will be free and open to participants. 

The aim of BrainStorming is to become the closing event of a broader cycle of writing and screenwriting workshops organized in local schools throughout the academic year. The masterclasses with well-known writers will also be part

of this wider training program, open to students and, on this occasion, to the festival audience.

TEAM

Artistic Director
Stefano Sardo


Project Manager

Valentina Gaia

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The first edition will take place in Bra from April 16 to 19, 2026 and will focus on Italian film and television productions released in Italy between January 1 and December 31, 2025.

The Script Fest Awards will include six categories:

Best Original Screenplay for an Italian Drama Film

Best Adapted Screenplay for an Italian Drama Film

Best Original Screenplay for an Italian Comedy or Musical Film

Best Adapted Screenplay for an Italian Comedy or Musical Film

Best Screenplay for an Italian Drama Series or Miniseries

Best Screenplay for an Italian Comedy or Musical Series


The awards will be decided by a Script Academy made up of all professional Italian screenwriters, the combined membership of WGI and 100autori. Writers will be voted  on by their peers, with no conflicts of interest. The full membership will vote online for the best screenplays across all categories, from all projects released in Italy in 2025, with voting closing in March 2026. 
 

The six winning works will be screened at the Festival, followed by masterclasses with their writers. In addition, an internationally renowned screenwriter will

be invited to Bra to meet the festival audience. Dedicated screenings and masterclasses will be held in their honor, and they will receive the Script Fest Lifetime Achievement Award.

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