LIM x OIFF
Boosting ideas Workshop

For the first time, the renowned LESS IS MORE script lab is coming to Ukraine — offering a unique opportunity for Ukrainian filmmakers to work with one of Europe's most influential story development teams, without leaving home.

For two decades, Le Groupe Ouest — the celebrated film lab on the coast of Brittany — has been one of Europe's leading laboratories for screenwriting and story development. Its flagship programme LIM² | Less is More has accompanied hundreds of writers, directors and producers from across the continent, with alumni projects going on to premiere at top international festivals. At the heart of its method lies a simple conviction: limitation is not an obstacle but a creative engine — and the strongest films are born before a single page of script is written.

Now, this experience comes to Kyiv.

Odessa International Film Festival and LIM² | Less is More, offers the chance for up to 12 Ukrainian participants to take part in a four-days’ workshop in Kyiv, focusing on the creative process PRIOR to writing.

For Ukrainian filmmakers working today — often in conditions of uncertainty, interruption and scarcity — the prewriting approach offers a way to turn constraint into creative fuel, and to build stories strong enough to travel.

The workshop will be led by Antoine Le Bos (Screenwriter, Founder & Artistic Director of Le Groupe Ouest) and Vassili Silovic (Writer and Director of documentary films).

Participation is open for Scriptwriters, Directors & Creative Producers working in both Fiction and Documentary.

Scriptwriters and Directors apply with one early-stage project or several ideas for a fiction feature film / TV series / documentary, that they would like to explore. Applying with the summary of an advanced script is NOT advised.

Creative producers apply without a project.

This workshop can serve as a springboard to be shortlisted for LIM² annual programme.

Workshop language: ENGLISH

Deadline - 12.07.2026.

*Before filling in the application form, please, read the Regulations of the workshop

Boosting Ideas Workshop

LIM x OIFF

*FORM SHOULD BE FILLED ONLY IN ENGLISH

1. Personal Information

Full name

Email address

Phone number

City and country of residence

Date of birth

I am applying as

Scriptwriter

Director

Writer-Director

Creative Producer

*Creative Producers: section 6 below does not apply to you.

Current or most recent school / institution / professional affiliation

2. Short Biography

Tell us who you are

Your background, training, and what brought you to your practice. Where are you in your career?

max. 5,000 characters (spaces included)

3. Previous Work

Link to one previous film or artwork

Choose the work most relevant to your application.

Scriptwriters & Directors: the piece closest to the early-stage project or ideas you are applying with.

Creative Producers: the work that best reflects your relationship to storytelling and development.

4. Letter of Interest

Why do you want to take part in this workshop?

Share your expectations and the deeper reasons behind your application.

What do you hope to explore, discover, or challenge in yourself during these three days?

For Creative Producers: focus on your relationship to storytelling and why you want to experiment with new tools to accompany narrative processes.

max. 5,000 characters (spaces included)

5. Video Self-Presentation

Record a 3–5 minute video of yourself — webcam, one take, no editing, as simple as possible.

Scriptwriters & Directors: Tell us your story. Take us close to your main character(s)' struggle. Give us a sense of where the story goes — beginning, middle, end — and the atmosphere you are aiming for. Try to catch us even if you are at a very early stage. If presenting several ideas, cover each one in the same video (5 min. max.).

Creative Producers: Present yourself and, above all, your relationship to storytelling and why you want to experiment with new tools to accompany narrative and development processes.

Please do not edit this video. Keep it simple.

Link to your video

Upload to YouTube, Vimeo, WeTransfer, Google Drive, or similar and paste the link here.

⬇ Sections 6 is for Scriptwriters and Directors only. Creative Producers may skip.

6. Short Treatment

Apply with one early-stage project or several ideas for a fiction film/documentary film/ TV series that you would like to explore through the week.

Applying with the summary of an advanced or already-written script is NOT advised. We want to meet your work while it is still alive and moving.

Short treatment of your project or idea(s)

max. 12,000 characters (spaces included)

LIM x OIFF Boosting ideas Workshop

LIM x OIFF
Boosting ideas Workshop