CineLibri workshop “The Art of the Adapted Screenplay” is meant to welcome in Sofia professionals, both debutants and experienced, from across Europe, who aspire to develop new adaptations for the big screen or for television. Our purpose is both to serve the current needs of the sector and to shape its future.
Aimed at complementing the knowledge and filling in specialized education gaps of both domestic and foreign scriptwriters, directors and producers, the workshop will present experts, lectures and masterclasses in two consecutive days during the festival. As CineLibri’s co-owners are distinguished book publishers (since 1989) and have promoted hundreds of prominent authors who represent different epochs, genres and styles, they have the expertise needed for accomplishing educational events of this nature. That is why the workshop is focused on the special skill of adapted scripts, relevant to all filmmakers, including screenwriters, writers, directors and producers, interested in this delicate and meaningful occupation.
CineLibri gives you the chance to meet Dr. Linda Seger! She is one of the world’s foremost script consultants and also an experienced screenplay and story coach, professional speaker and workshop facilitator. Having written 
Our second tutor is Julian Friedmann who represents both book and scriptwriters and also acts as Executive Producer for and with clients. He has taught at universities and film schools all over the world, is the co-author of The Insider’s Guide to Writing for Television, author of How to Make Money Scriptwriting and editor of two volumes on Writing Long-Running Television series. He designed the MA in Television Scriptwriting at De Montfort University and PILOTS, for developing long-running television series for the EU MEDIA Programme. He has been on both Emmy and Grierson Juries and is Senior Advisor to the London Screenwriting Festival. He recently gave a TEDx talk on storytelling: 
Dimitar Kotzev – Shosho graduated from Sofia University „Kliment Ohridski“ (English Philology) and NATFA „Krastyo Sarafov“ (Master of Cinema and Television Directing). Writer, translator, producer, screenwriter and director. Winner of the prize for a debut at the National Cinema Festival in Varna in 1995 for the short film „Reflection“. Director of the documentary series „The Other Bulgaria“. Author of the short film „Shopping“. Producer, screenwriter and director of the feature films „Lora from Morning till Evening“ and „Monkey“ (Audience Award, Sofia Film Festival 2016), as well as the TV series „The Fourth Estate“ (Best Screenplay and Best series of the Academy of Film Studies). Author of the novels „Lora from Morning till Evening“ and „Shrimp“. Teacher in Creative Writing.