MIDPOINT Institute

As funding is an essential part of bringing projects to life, we are always delighted to hear about our alumni and participants securing support for their work.

♦️ Our current Feature Launch 2026 participant, Mario Mettis, has received script development funding from the Deputy Ministry of Culture of Cyprus for his feature project Natura (Cyprus, The Coffee Films), which is currently being developed within Feature Launch 2026.

♦️ Writer and director Vivian Sade has received development funding from the Estonian Film Institute for her series project Ann Was Here (Estonia, Moon Dust Film & AllFilm Studio), developed within Series Launch 2025.

Minority co-production support from Czech Audiovisual Fund 2026 ✨

🔷 Ondřej Lukeš ' production company Beginner’s Mind for the History of Illness, the feature debut of Croatian writer/director David Gašo, developed within Feature Launch 2025.

🔷Production company Punk Film for Anxiety of the Heart, the feature project of Polish director Michal Edelman, developed within Feature Launch 2024.

🔷 Production company MasterFilm for Mother of Darkness, a Slovak horror film and feature debut by Peter Czikrai, developed within Intensive SK 2019.

Congratulations to all the teams! We look forward to following their projects and future successes.

🌟 MIDPOINT at Seriencamp Conference 2026! 🌟

We’re proud to present three projects developed within MIDPOINT programmes at this year’s Talent in Progress showcase that is hosted by ndF, curated in collaboration with Serial Eyes, TorinoFilmLab and with The Owl.

📍 Cologne
🗓 June 10, 2026
🕒 15:00–16:00
🎬 Cinenova

The presented projects will also be available for one-to-one meetings.

✨ Selected projects:

🔹GRAY DIVORCE
Created by Lea Stanković & Ivan Knežević
Produced by Inja Korać / Cobra Chicks
Pitched by Lea Stanković
A dramedy about a couple in their sixties who, after retiring from their family business, realize they have very different ideas about how to spend the rest of their lives — together or apart.

💫ANN WAS HERE
Created by Vivian Säde
Produced by Ivo Felt / Allfilm, Moondustfilms
Pitched by Vivian Säde and Ivo Felt
A coming-of-age series following 15-year-old Ann, who discovers her mother’s hidden punk past and runs away to experience freedom for herself.

🕵 THE MAN BEHIND A MASK
Written by Anna Kalnina
Produced by Serge Serpuhov / Baltic Pine Films
Pitched by Serge Serpuhov
A spy thriller with medical drama elements about a celebrated Soviet surgeon drawn into espionage to protect his career — until he must choose between the regime and the people he loves.

We are incredibly proud that Kafka, developed within MIDPOINT Series Launch 2025, has been selected for the main section of the Seriencamp Co-Production Pitch taking place on June 9.

🔳 KAFKA
Written by Jakub Režný
Produced by Rastislav Šesták & Peter Bebjak / DNA Production

Two children vanish. A boy is found ritually murdered. His sister is missing. And young Franz Kafka is accused of a murder he didn’t commit.

We would also like to congratulate our alumni Iuliia Mamaeva , Lia Berger , Raquel Stern and Vladimir Tagic , who will also be presenting their projects in the Writers’ Vision Pitch section.

Congratulations to all selected teams — and see you at Seriencamp Conference ! ✨