Directed by Leonardo Bigazzi (Lo schermo dell'arte Film Festival, Florence) and Professor Sarah Perks (HOME, Manchester), FEATURE EXPANDED: European Art Film Strategies is a training program specifically designed to provide knowledge, methodologies and skills necessary for filmmakers with a background in visual arts to develop and produce feature films.Feature Expanded has a strong European cultural identity thanks to the involvement of a wide number of industry professionals from different countries in every stage of the training action.Experts, tutors, decision makers and candidates shared and exchanged their own identities, backgrounds and knowledge related to artists' films. Becoming part of this network facilitated and stimulated collaboration and transnational mobility among the candidates.In its inaugural year, Feature Expanded welcomed twelve candidates - shortlisted from a total of 44 applicants — to a programme of master classes, case studies, workshops, screenings, one-to-one meetings and pitching sessions for directors developing their first feature film; it took place across two locations (Florence, Italy and Manchester, UK) and online. All of the candidates cited learning new skills and discovering new opportunities, and equally important confidence, particularly for pitching.In addition to two scholarships built into the core budget, the Feature Expanded team worked hard to lever additional financial support for a further three candidates and supported applications from others seeking funding directly from their respective countries or as part of development money for their project.