MPBS

The programme will target professionals, mainly creative producers from all media sectors who will apply with or without a project.

To ensure the successful continuation of the projects after the programme and the long term effects of it, at least one member of a team must have executive powers within his company. If only one team member can be present he or she must be that executive.
The programme is designed for 16-20 participants and 6-8 projects.

Who they are and where they are
The professionals the programme targets are:

• directors of small film-and TV-production houses
• creative producers or chief creative officers of big film and TV-production houses
• creative producers from broadcasting stations
• CEOs and CCOs from web-start-ups
• creative producers of the online department within a broadcaster or print publisher
• production and game directors from small and medium sized game studios
• business developer from a games publisher
• producers of mobile content
• business developer from an Internet or Mobile Service Provider

They should be accompanied by or be in constant communication during the programme with members of their companies:

• authors of linear formats
• conceptors for interactive formats
• line-producers for linear formats
• heads of technology
• directors of programming for interactive formats
• head of market research
• audiovisual designers
• animation artists
• online editors
• composers

How they will participate
The programme will treat the participants as both participant and expert. Each participant brings special skills from which other participants will profit. Each participant will be asked to give a 10-minute presentation on essential aspects of his work, the formats, markets and platforms the company is specialized in during the workshop. In the break-out periods the teams are encouraged to ask participants from other teams for respective advice.
The programme will host video-conferences (i.e. skype) and online project spaces (i.e. groups, blogs, wikis) moderated by trainers to access and engage team members not present at the workshop in the development of their respective project.

How to apply
The applicants must send in their project proposals for the school to evaluate them. Applicants have to provide details regarding their person, their project, its development stage, team members, project partners and business targets. The school will focus on projects with a team. If a project proves to be very good, but does not have a team, the participant will be given the opportunity to work together with a provisional team comprised of other applicants, extra experts and trainers for the time of the workshop in order to push the project and for the applicant to learn what skills he/she should be looking for when recruiting a team.

Participation fee: 1,000 euros per participant. The Registration Fee must be paid before the start of the course.
The fee covers MPBS attendance and documentation, accommodation and meals included in the programme and shuttle service between Málaga or Seville airports and Ronda.