REALYOUNG© no. 10 Workshop 2024

REALYOUNG© 10th Anniversary

We are celebrating bigtime!

m:brane will during the forum days 2024 celebrate REALYOUNG© on it’s 10th Anniversary as our Documentary Greenhouse – hub for development, experimentation and opportunities for progressive Producers.

The mission of the m:brane initiative REALYOUNG© is to passionately breathe life into innovative, artistic non-fiction content with an edge, tailored for sophisticated, intelligent and discerning young audiences.

Since its inception in 2015 – initiated by Creative Director Annette Brejner –REALYOUNG© for Documentaries for youths has not only endured but has become a significant, decisive force for the development, growth and recognition of the international Youth Documentary scene.

What is so uniquely successful at REALYOUNG© is the participation of our Youth Experts who gives smart and insightful responses together with the adult experts and the other producers who are joining the workshop.

A total of 61 projects from 25 countries around the Globe have participated in the workshop scheme during the 10 years:

Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Jordan, Chile, Germany, Poland, Egypt, North Macedonia, Hungary, The Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, France, USA, UK, Italy, Czech Republic, South Africa, Brazil, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Kenya.

Engaging a young audience is not only important – it’s absolutely essential at m:brane.

So hurray, hurray, hurray! And huge thank you to all the Youth Experts and Experts and Producers, who have in REALYOUNG© participated during the years.

Including this years selected projects:

REALYOUNG© PITCH

• Animal Tails Feature, Documentary, 9-12 Years, Norway,
• Bugboy Feature, Documentary, 10-14 Years, Greece

REALYOUNG© DEVELOPMENT

•  Patterns of Being Feature/Live-action, Documentary, 14-18 Years, Poland
•  Man With His Daughters- 6000 km on Bicycle Feature/ Live-action, Documentary, 9-18 Years, Sweden
•  Period. Documentary/ Animation, 9-13 Years, Sweden,
•  Little Big Ones TV-series, Documentary/Animation, 8-12 Years, Czech Republic
•  We Keep them in our Hearts TV-series, Documentary/Family, 6-18 Years, Norway

The REALYOUNG© WORKSHOP will as always offer professional guidance from Head Tutor Ove Rishøj Jensen, Paradiddle Pictures, DK. Ove is joined by
Experts:
Outi Rousu, Producer Pystymetsä Oy Helsinki (former at AVEK Finland)
Maria Stevnbak Westergren, Producer, Toolbox Copenhagen, DK
Rep. from IDFA Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, NL
Lennart Ström, Managing Director, m:brane, SE

REALYOUNG© WORKSHOP takes place (for the first time over two days): Monday March 11th and Tuesday March 12th in Malmö. The pitching projects will pitch during one of the pitching days, followed by a festive celebration with birthday cake for all m:brane’s participants