# TorinoFilmLab's SeriesLab 2027 allows AI for research, not for creative content

Teams of two have until 16 December, 16:00 CET, to apply for the six-month series development programme.

Published 8 November 2026 by EuGFA in The Briefing. Interests: Practice and learning.

## 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.

## Read further

- [SeriesLab 2027 call](https://torinofilmlab.it/labs/serieslab/serieslab-2027)