(online, worldwide) screenwriter - short film - a job post by Piotr Bakuła

About the job

Hi! I’m in my final year at the Warsaw Film School. I’m looking for a script and a screenwriter for my diploma film.

If you are a screenwriter, or a beginner, I would love to read your ideas! Let’s put your story on a big screen. 

My showreel: https://youtu.be/bw0ugahPmTM

I have 3 years of experience and can guarantee professional production. I’ll do my absolute best to ensure our film is screened at the best possible festivals.

My previous student film Let It Burn (https://youtu.be/pkE0B_PeHh0) had a strong festival run: 16 festivals (including Sicani Cinema Experience, Toronto Polish Film Festival, Mostra Livre de Cinema) and has won 3 awards so far (Integracja Ty i Ja, Uno Sguardo Raro).

Logline/idea: as soon as possible (needed for funding applications and school requirements). The full script should ideally be completed within 2 months.

I want to make a movie thats full of live where we follow a character that down to earth, is running out of time and acts here and now. 

I have a few ideas I’ve been developing, but unfortunately none became fully formed: I’d be happy to share them!

I am not interested in:

- sci fi
- horrors
- period stories
- stories that happen / need to happen outside Poland
- gangster / mafia / crime movies
- slow / "artistic" cinema (not a fan of Kieślowski)
- stories where characters only talk 

What is my ideal film:
(keep in mind, your script doesn’t have to match everything, there are just a guidelines)
- around 20 minutes long
- a clearly defined main character
- the protagonist has a concrete goal that forces them to act, preferably not driven by dialogue (e.g. finding a father, running away from home, etc.)
- the film follows classic screenplay structure (first plot point, midpoint, etc.)
- I’d avoid purely artistic, meditative films focused only on emotions, I need a clear, classic readable story,
- it would be great if the film isn’t a totally bleak drama and includes some optimism

- it’s not required, but it would help a lot if the film touches on a social issue (e.g. disability, immigration, etc.), as this opens doors to funding and festivals

- fewer locations are better, but let’s not go to extremes, not everything has to happen in one room

- the more original, the better (even unoriginal story can be saved by original/ uncommon setting)

Wanna know more? Let’s chat in DM or grupa.filmowa.nadia@gmail.com!