Write Your Auteur Film with a Cannes-Featured Filmmaker

From Idea to Script: Learn the Art of Writing and Developing a Personal, Auteur Film from a Cannes-Featured Director

What you'll learn

• Learn how to approach screenwriting from an auteur perspective, blending personal vision with professional standards.
• Learn how to develop a screenplay from a core idea, and prepare it for financing through logline, synopsis, outline, and treatment.
• Explore the art of writing a personal auteur-driven screenplay — with practical tips on creativity, structure, writing habits and authorial identity.
• Learn the art and craft of screenwriting and filmmaking from my lived experience, both academic and practical.
• Learn to think like an auteur: personal, bold, and (un)compromising.

Requirements

You don't need any filmmaking experience — just the passion to make your auteur film

Description

This is the first of the total four courses designed for filmmakers and storytellers who want to create personal, meaningful films. As a Cannes-featured director and scriptwriter with experience in both high-end productions and low-budget, guerrilla-style filmmaking, I will guide you through the essential early stages of auteur film development and scriptwriting — from your initial idea to a production-ready shooting draft.

In the first block, we will learn how to articulate your project through essential development materials: logline, synopsis, treatment, and the director’s statement - the key development materials you'll need to shape your project and present it to film funds and co-producers. You'll learn how to write these documents— all from the point of view of an auteur filmmaker.

The second block dives into the creative and structural process of writing the script itself. We’ll explore character, narrative arcs, themes, and the practicalities of working toward a script that’s both personal and artistically grounded, and ready for production.

By the end of this course, you’ll understand the full path from initial idea to shooting draft — and be equipped with tools to take your film, with clarity and authorship, to the next stage - Financing and Pre-Production - the topic of the next course.

In all four courses, we will cover all the essential aspects of filmmaking — from an auteur point of view- from theory to practical application, from visual storytelling to emotional tone. You will learn how to write a screenplay, prepare for the shoot, work with actors, lead a crew, and shape your film in post-production. But this is not just a technical course. I will also share personal experience: stories, challenges, mistakes, and breakthroughs I’ve experienced on real sets, so you can gain valuable insight into the emotional and intuitive side of directing.

Auteur filmmaking means leading the creative vision, and that requires more than knowledge — it requires self-awareness, intuition, and trust in your voice. This course is here to help you develop all three.

I created these courses because 15 years ago, when I was starting out - these is the exact courses I wish I had. Something that could offer not just theory and instructions, but a sense of what directing truly feels like — the experience before the experience. That realization became the driving force behind this project.

By the end of all four courses, you won’t just understand how films are made — you’ll feel equipped and inspired to make your own. Whether you’re just starting out or already on your path, these courses offer a deep, honest, and practical look into what it really means to be an auteur filmmaker today.

Who this course is for:

• A beginner in filmmaking and scriptwriting
• An experienced scriptwriter and filmmaker who needs additional knowledge, different perspective or artistic inspiration.
• For directors, screenwriters, or producers who wish to upgrade their understanding of the entire process of creating an auteur film.