What Applicants Get

 
 

Our 2026 Official Jury

Each year, a selection of top industry professionals come together to form the Official Jury of Breaking Through The Lens. Our Jury serve as mentors and advisors to our finalist filmmakers.


 

Materials to Prepare for Upload

  • Top sheet budget for entire project, with €10,000 Grant expenditure lines clearly marked – equivalent local currency accepted – PDF or .XLSX files only
  • Production Timeline: overview of your target production and completion dates.
  • Visual Treatment: a creative document that illustrates the Director's vision. Essentially a visual blueprint for the movie (may include artistic references, characters, cinematography, locations) - PDF files only
  • Full Script: in original language OR detailed beat sheet in the case of documentaries - PDF files only (if a Non-English language narrative film, please also upload the first 10-pages of the script in English).