MASO - Short Film Training Programme

Shining the spotlight on your short film: MASO – the training programme for experi-enced and young filmmakers with new ideas for short films and short form series.

Ambitious and aspiring filmmakers as well as seasoned professionals can benefit from the programme. Its aim is to promote 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 communi-ties. 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 pro-duction 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 production to distribution. The process will be overseen by internationally renowned experts during two workshops and various 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 also carried out in collaboration with various international partners, who provide a scholarship for participation in MASO if a project from their respective region/country is selected.