The workshops invite young film agents from Central and Eastern Europe, Germany and Central Asia to work with experts on their projects in order to further develop regional film culture and industries in their home countries. Four experts will offer advice to the young cinema professionals, this year they are Olivier Baumgarten, Sibylle Kurz, Ewa Puszczynska and Renaud Redien Collot.

SOFA is supported, among others,by the Slovak Film Institute, The Polish Film Commission, the Wroclaw Film Commission, and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF).