Parallel Events

Sunday 19 April 2026 | Directors Guild of Cyprus, Nicosia | 10:00–16:30

In this day-long masterclass, Academy Award nominated screenwriter Christina Lazaridi will address one of the most challenging aspects of writing for the screen: script revisions. Through a series of interactive exercises and case studies, including from her own career, the workshop will lead participants through strategies on how to approach script revisions led by the character's journey in order to maximise the audience's experience. 

In collaboration with the Directors Guild of Cyprus.

Apply by 24 March: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8FQknLck0LbK5-EZTugItMve0SL2opVcMCIeKa9sUzYmpvQ/viewform

Christina Lazaridi is an Academy Award nominated screenwriter and an expert in dynamic story design and audience response currently working in both film and TV. Projects she has authored, or actively developed, have won awards at Cannes (Camera D' Or) and Berlin Film Festivals (Golden Bear), Sundance, SXSW and the Ariels (Mexican Oscars). She is a co-founder and main development expert of the internationally renowned development think-tank, Cine Qua Non Lab, recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences for its expertise developing award-winning properties.  Lazaridi serves as Head of Studies at the Mediterranean Film Institute and is currently an Associate Professor of Practice at Columbia University’s Graduate Film Division. Christina is a recipient of a Silver Condor Award for best screenplay for her work in “Nobody’s Watching” her most recent screenplay "House of Femen" (dir. Darya Zhuk) is produced by Zephyr Film UK and is currently in casting.