What happened
TorinoFilmLab has opened applications for SeriesLab 2027, a training programme for teams developing fiction series. The deadline is 16 December 2026 at 16:00 CET and the page says it is non-extendable. The fee is €3,500 plus VAT where due for a team of two, with €2,300 for a third participant in exceptional cases. The programme runs for about six months, with workshops in Tbilisi in early June, Madrid in mid-September and Turin in the second half of November 2027.
The application rules allow AI tools as support, including for research, brainstorming, language editing, translation and visual materials. The creative content of an application must reflect the applicants' own ideas, creative input and authorship and should not be generated by AI. Applicants remain responsible for the content and are asked to use AI tools critically and transparently.
Why it matters
Writers can use a translation tool or generated reference images, but the series concept, characters and episode outlines must be their own. The rule draws the line at authorship rather than at the tool, and leaves responsibility for the content with the team.
Still open
As of 8 November, the page does not say how AI use should be disclosed or what happens if generated content is found.
For your film
Before 16 December, note which parts of the application used AI support.
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