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B’EST 2012 - Producers’ Workshop Baltic Bridge East by West

Call for applications

The Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST) is a new initiative held in 2012 by the organizers of the Baltic Event (Estonia) and  International Film Forum for CIS countries in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), Rfilms, Tandem Production (Russia) and with the support from MEDIA Mundus

B’EST consists of two workshops, which take place on June 23-27 in Moscow within the framework of the Moscow International Film Festival  and November 25-28 in Tallinn, within the framework of the Baltic Event. 

The workshop brings together 10 producers with feature film projects from the European Union (5 participants) and the CIS countries and Georgia (5 participants) and will offer to the selected participants:

- 5-day workshop-training, which includes plenaries on the script development process, financing in the Eastern and Western Europe, legal aspects of co-production, and marketing strategies, as well as individual meetings with script, pitching and finance/marketing consultants

- Meetings with decision makers and potential co-production partners during Moscow Business Square

- on-line sessions with the producers and tutors concerning the development of the scripts and the projects during the 6-month gap between the workshops

- 2-day follow-up session regarding the development of the projects and the final preparation for pitching at the Baltic Event

- presentation of the projects at the Baltic Event and meetings with potential financiers, co-producers, sales agents, and distributors

Target group:

- experienced feature film producers wishing to work on an international scale and create long-term creative and business relationships between Western and Eastern Europe 

- interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage

Project criteria:

- full-length feature film with potential for theatrical distribution

- suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers

- preferably national support in place

- projects from the European Union and Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are accepted 

- projects should have a link to the other region (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in the other region

Special conditions:

- participation includes an accreditation fee of 200 Euros

- once a project is selected, the producer should be present at both workshops

- the programme covers travel and accommodation costs 

- finalized films must mention their participation at B’EST in the credits

- all documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop is English

- submission of the project is considered as acceptance of special conditions

Requested materials for submission:

- completed application form (please download here)

- synopsis (1 page) in English

- treatment in English

- screenplay in English (first draft)

- director's note on aesthetics and structure (1-2 pages)

- biography/filmography of the director 

- biography/filmography of the producer 

- production company profile (max. 300 words)

- budget outline in English

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 30, 2012.

The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published by the end of May 2012.

Please send all the requested materials to:

For applications from the European Union: Riina Sildosbalticevent@poff.ee
For applications from the CIS countries and Georgia: Anna Katchkoeaverussia@gmail.com 

http://be.poff.ee

http://eave.org/

Page published 28 March 2012. Updated 29 March 2012.


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