Application & Guidelines

The Pixel Lab: The Cross-Media Workshop

All applicants must have a strong track record in the film and/or related media industries. This is not a course for students or entry level participants.

Producers with projects -
European producers working in drama, documentary, animation and/or new media can apply with a cross-media project or a project with cross-media potential. Projects can be fiction or non-fiction with stories that extend across any combination of film, TV, online, mobile, gaming, interactive, publishing and/or live events. There are no budget restrictions and projects will be accepted at any stage.

Media professionals without a project -
European  commissioners, financiers, funders, writers, directors, executive producers working in film, television and new media as well as professionals working in sectors such as development, legal, representation, distribution and sales.

There will be up to 20 places for producer participants with a project and 20 places for participants without a project. See the full list of participants who attended in 2011 and 2010.

[Please note that due to funder requirements, participants must be European nationals.]

“…It turned out to be one of the most stimulating and immersive weeks I’ve experienced professionally and has given me a whole new armoury of knowledge and ideas to apply in my work. The programme, put together with great care by the fantastic team at Power to the Pixel, illuminates every corner of the diverse world of transmedia and makes The Pixel Lab a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet and collaborate with some of the most exciting creators and thinkers working in transmedia. Quite simply, there’s nothing out there quite like it.” – Mike Paterson, Producer/Director PFilm – Participant 2011

“The energy and the lab culture was very open and everyone -tutors, experts and participants – shared knowledge and experience freely. I hope to keep in touch with PttP and exchange my experiences with storytelling for children on cross media platforms, because I find PttP has the most valuable mixture of dedication, knowledge and networks within cross media.” - Anne Mette Stevn, International Editor, Egmont Creative Centre – Participant 2011

“I’ve not had this much creative fun in years :) . I also convinced my company to send a colleague of mine, our Head of Development, to the Pixel Lab in Potsdam this year [2011]. If you’re wondering what to splash your cash on, you could do far worse than The Pixel Lab.” - Simon Staffans, Format Developer/Writer, MediaCity – Participant 2010

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. All applicants must have an established track record within their industry sector
2. Producers applying with a project must own the rights to develop and produce the project in all media. Projects can be at any stage
3. Applications and supplementary materials must be delivered in English
4. All supplementary materials must be delivered within the application form. No additional materials will be accepted. If you don’t have a website, here are some places you can upload content to. Please provide relevant urls to content within the application form
Megaupload, DivShare for video, stills, music files
Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa for stills
YouTube, Blip, Vimeo for video files
Slideshare for presentations

5. All completed application forms must be received by 18.00 BST on 30 March 2012 to lab@powertothepixel.com
6. Applicants must accept any offer of a place on The Pixel Lab within one week of such offer. Applicants will be liable for full course fees once an offer of a  place has been accepted
7. All Lab participants must pay the full fee within a month of course start date to guarantee their place

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 18.00 BST 30 MARCH 2012
Download an application form here.