GENERACIÓN J 2025
Rules and Regulations
For young Uruguayan fiction screenwriters and directors.
Working JIIFF, the industry program of the José Ignacio International Film Festival, opens the call for a new edition of Generación J, a workshop created to encourage the training of professional screenwriters and directors of Uruguayan fiction who are under 32 years old. Guided by local and international experts, the selected emerging Uruguayan talents will be encouraged to think and develop their projects. José Ignacio is the meeting space to inspire stories.
Generación J will take place in person within the framework of the 15th edition of JIIFF, on January 24th, 25th and 26th, 2025 in José Ignacio, Uruguay.
Under the management and production of Working JIIFF, Generacion J offers tutorials and trainings provided by international advisors, coordinated by two regional industry professionals: Emiliano Mazza De Luca and Martha Orozco.
Generación Jproposes, to young people who are taking their first steps in the film industry, three days of training so that they can work on their projects, enhance their artistic quality and strengthen themselves professionally for the next stages of the project and their next films.
Together with the coordinators, advisors will also share their knowledge and experiences covering different fields of professional action in the development of fiction feature film projects.
They can apply both as a director and screenwriter duo, or as an individual director or screenwriter.
The Working JIIFF organization will select a total of 10 participants who will apply on this site through the online form in which they will share the characteristics of their fiction feature film project.
The meetings will take place in person at the Ana Amoedo Foundation's artist residence, Casa Neptuna, in José Ignacio.
Selected participants will be announced the last week of December. They must confirm their participation within the next three days. If you are unable to attend, the available place will be assigned to the next substitute applicant.
POSTULATION
To make the application effective, you must complete the form before Friday, December 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The application is free.
For information and queries, write to us at wjiiff@joseignaciofilmfestival.com
The different workshops with international experts give Generacion J participants the opportunity to meet our special guests, filmmakers and international players, in addition to integrating networking spaces with the other Working JIIFF participants.
CONSIDERATIONS
- Directors who are also screenwriters (in the director/screenwriter form), a screenwriter or a director, or a director-screenwriter duo may apply. In the latter case, the applicant must be the director.
- The applicant will be the representative of the project before Generacion J.
- Applicants must have knowledge of medium or advanced English, while some classes or meetings will be in that language.
- Working JIIFF will cover accommodation and meals for participants during the activity. The rooms are shared.
- A total of 10 participants will be selected, and it will be at the discretion of the Working JIIFF organization whether it is decided to increase this number or reduce it considering the applications received.
- Selected participants when applying for their projects in development in other instances or upon completion of the film must include the JIIFF and Working JIIFF logo in the credits, as well as the text “Official Selection Generacion J 2025.” To do this, it is requested to inform the organization in a timely manner so that the official image to be used for this purpose can be sent.