Phase 1: Storytelling Workshop (10-12 Dec, 2015)

• 3-day workshop, 9 mentors, 18 selected participants. 

• In this workshop, individual raw story ideas were played with and were then prepared for a pitch to the 9 filmmaking mentors from the region. On the third and last day, 3 winners were selected for a guaranteed spot in the second workshop.

Phase 2: Script Development Workshop (21-27 Mar, 2016)

• 3 Mentors & 12 participants focus on 6 different projects. An open call for submission of scripts were made and 6 best stories were chosen for a chance to develop their script at a writing retreat. 

• Producer-scriptwriter pairs were challenged and tested for their story. For a week, they had valuable consultations and sharing sessions with 3 mentors from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

• 3 winning scripts were selected at the end for a fund from Astro to turn their scripts into short films.

Phase 3: Pre-Production Workshop (27 Apr - 1 May, 2016)

• Final workshop focuses entirely on pre-production - the producer and writer-director of the winning projects must assemble their teams’ heads of departments which should consist of an assistant director, cinematographer, editor, sound designer and production designer.

• For 5 days, the teams must work on their pre-production materials and consult with 7 mentors who each represent all the heads of departments, including producer and writer-director.