Rocaberti Scholarships
Scholarships
Win a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to attend The Rocaberti Writers' Festival (free to enter)!
Rocaberti' s holding a special Festival to celebrate our 10th Anniversary! And it's going to be held at a stunning medieval castle, Castell de Cardona, in northeastern Spain: a 10th century castle on a hill towering over the El Cardener river. β₯οΈ
The Rocaberti Writers' Festival will take place over 3 days, from October 12th-15th, 2027, with the main focus being on How to Get Your Project Made.
βThis is a small, exclusive Festival, with just 50 writers selected to attend, by 10 award-winning Rocaberti mentors: film producers, directors, financiers and execs.
And these mentors will be holding exclusive, one-on-one sessions with the writers, on the next best steps towards getting the projects which you've been working on so hard, either at home, or at a retreat, out there and into the world!
In addition to these special sessions, there'll also be:
- A Welcome Mixer, presentations, screenings, small-group sessions, Q&A & round-table discussions, all focussed on the ways and means of getting your project out into the world!
- And, of course, a Gala Dinner and party (it wouldn't be Rocaberti, without a party! π) all held under the auspices of the Cardona moon!
A surprise guest will also be joining us for this auspicious occasion! ππ¬
β Numbers for the Festival are limited, therefore, just 50 writers will be selected to attend, with the final shortlist personally selected by the Rocaberti mentors... and, in addition, with one writer awarded a Full Scholarship to attend!
MEET YOUR MENTORS
THE ROCABERTI FESTIVAL MENTORS (more to be added), who'll be bringing their hard-won knowledge of the industry to your project include:
β Margaret French Isaac: the President of DiNovi Pictures and former Exec VP of Johnny Depp's production company.
βοΈ Acclaimed Horror Producer and writer, Joe Russo.
βοΈ Producer Wendy Kram (MAD MONEY with Queen Latifah & Diane Keaton).
βοΈ Literary Manager, Chris Deckard.
β British Producer & Financier Kirsty Bell (AN IRISH GOODBYE, which won the 2023 Best Short Film Oscar).
βοΈ Award-winning British Director, Niall Johnson.
β Kelly Goode, former Senior VP at Warner Bros TV.
β THE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST IS FREE TO ENTER β
TO APPLY
DEADLINE: Monday, June 15th, 2026, 12 midnight Pacific Time.
ENTRANCE FEE: None. Simply share a link to our Scholarship page on social media. π
Please open the scholarship form below where you will be asked to:
a) Send:
- The first 10 pages of your script.
- A 500 word synopsis of your project.
- A 500 word essay onΒ What's your dream?
b) Please also confirm that you can cover the Rocaberti Festival fees of 2995 euros if selected to attend.Β (Includes all meals and drinks at Cardona Castle, Spain, all activities and mentoring sessions and all tuition.)
c) Finally, please upload the screenshot of your link to this Scholarship page on social media!
Good luck!
