Upcoming Deadlines
Baltic Event, Cinekid for Professionals, Film London Production Finance Market, Power to the Pixel, EFA Master Class, Crossroads Co-production Forum, Biennale College, RIFF Talent Lab
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Baltic Event Co-Production Market
November 26-29, 2013, Tallinn
Entry deadline: September 15, 2013
The 2013 edition of Baltic Event, the largest regional film market in North-Eastern Europe, will take place on November 26-29 during Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. 12 feature film projects in development from the Central and Eastern European and Nordic countries will be selected to its flagship-- the Co-Production Market.
The eligibility criteria for the submitted projects are the following:
- full-length feature film intended for theatrical release
- suitable for an international co-production
- national support in place
- completed screenplay
- projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Media country Croatia, and non-EU countries Russia and Ukraine are accepted
Additional information, requested materials, and rules and regulations can be found on our website.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at balticevent@poff.ee, in case you have any questions. The submission deadline is September 15, 2013.
The selection will be announced by November 1, 2013.
CINEKID FOR PROFESSIONALS: 22-25 OCTOBER 2013
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
CALL FOR ENTRIES: JUNIOR CO-PRODUCTION MARKET
DEADLINE 15 JULY 2013
Submit your project in development for our international Junior Coproduction Market. We consider film, television or cross media projects for selection, which producers will pitch during pre-arranged one-on-one meetings with key financiers within the children’s media industry. These include sales agents, distributors, commissioning editors, producers, funding bodies, branding companies, entertainment companies, etc.
We select 30 – 35 projects and if successful you will be invited to attend our highly efficient 2-day market. To complete your entry form click here. Note: your project must have a minimum of 10% of finance already in place.The most promising project will be awarded with a €10.000 prize to be spend on audio post-production, offered by Wim Pel Productions.
Every year over 200 industry professionals visit the Junior Co-Production Market. 50% of the professionals in attendance are producers, the other 50% are financiers looking to find new productions they’re keen to participate in. Aside from the one-on-one meetings there are many industry drinks, lunch and dinner opportunities to network and meet the financiers that you are looking for.
Financiers that have previously attended the market include: Attraction Distribution (Canada), Sola Media (Germany), High Point Media (UK), Global Screen (Germany), Family Films (France), Jekino (Belgium), Lumiere (Belgium / Netherlands), Kinodvor (Slovenia) Finnish Film Foundation (Finland), Filmförderung Hamburg (Germany), Irish Film Board (Ireland), Netherlands Film Fund (Netherlands), PGS Entertainment (France), Copenhagen Bombay (Denmark), Nelvana / Corus (Canada), Motion Pictures (Spain), Folimage (France), Danish Film Institute (Denmark), Telescreen (Netherlands), KidsPlant Distribution (France), De Agostini (Italy), Technicolor (UK), Vodka Capital (Spain).
Broadcasters include: YLE (Finland), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), DR TV (Denmark), RAI (Italy), KRO (Netherlands), VPRO (Netherlands), Zapp (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), KIKA / ZDF (Germany), Pakapaka (Argentina), Globosat (Brazil), Arte Junior (France), Cartoon Network (UK), MTV, RTL Disney, ZDF (Germany), Nickelodeon, Czech TV, HRT (Croatia), and many more!
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION : 15 JULY 2013
FILM LONDON PRODUCTION FINANCE MARKET CALL FOR FINANCIERS
The deadline for submissions is 5pm, Friday 5 July 2013.
Following the success of Film London’s Production Finance Market over the past six years, we are pleased to announce that a seventh Film London Production Finance Market (PFM) will be held Wednesday 16 – Thursday 17 October 2013.
The 2012 market attracted almost €305m of production value, and leading equity, hedge fund, tax, banking, and public and broadcaster financiers. To date, some 50 or more films and companies have benefited directly from the PFM, and delegates have paid overwhelming testimony to the strategic role the market now plays in the annual film calendar.
The 2013 edition will bring more than 100 producers, financiers and new forms of investment together over a two-day period at the Hilton London Tower Bridge in the City of London. This year’s event has cross industry support from senior European producers and financiers, The BFI London Film Festival, the BFI, Mayor of London, MEDIA, and UK Trade & Investment.
In addition to a keynote address, workshops and networking events, the Film London Production Finance Market will be tabling 800 face-to-face meetings between film producers and financiers (as well as financier-to-financier meetings) over the course of the market.
More information and a link to download the forms is available at http://filmlondon.org.uk/pfm.
POWER TO THE PIXEL IS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES TO THE PIXEL MARKET, 16 & 17 OCTOBER 2013
APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY 26 JULY, 18.00 BST!
Calling all cross-media professionals – The Pixel Market is now open for applications! The Pixel Market will take place on the 16 & 17 October, at the centre of the annual Cross-Media Forum (15 – 18 October), held in association with the 57th BFI London Film Festival.
30 international projects will be selected, with 8 teams chosen to present their concept to a panel of industry executives at The Pixel Pitch (16 Oct) in an attempt to win the prestigious 6,000€ ARTE International Prize for The Pixel Pitch, and in front of a 400 strong public audience! All 30 teams are in for the running to win an additional two prizes; the beActive Pixel Market Prize for Best Scripted Content worth £2,500 and theCinekid Pixel Market Prize for Best Children’s Project (4 – 14 year olds), which will get you automatic selection to Cinekid for Professionals co-production market in October, plus return travel and two nights accommodation in Amsterdam!
All 30 teams take part in The Pixel Market Meetings (17 Oct) where they will engage in a series of one on one meetings with over 100 international experts from the worlds of film, TV, mobile, publishing, gaming and interactive, all looking to finance and distribute new projects!
There are also numerous networking lunches and dinners to meet your fellow participants, The Pixel Pitch panel of experts, as well as invited international industry guests.
As the largest finance market dedicated to supporting cross-media talent, this is a must-attend event for anyone looking to get their projects financed, form new business partnerships and be part of the future of cross-media!
To download an application form, head to the PttP website.
For more information contact us on +44 (0)20 7535 6720 or email market@powertothepixel.com.
EFA Master Class on animation - Call for entries
Deadline for applications is July 26
We take huge pleasure in announcing the upcoming EFA Master Class 2013 ANIMATION TODAY takeing place at the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction in Ludwigsburg (Germany) from 9 to 15 September 2013. During the week, the participants will create an animation film from the original idea to the completed film, be it 2D, 3D, puppets or pixilation. The workshop will be held by German author, designer and director Andreas Hykade and will be accompanied by renowned filmmakers from different fields of animation film (details will be announced in due course).
This year's EFA Master Class – supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU and the MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg - is open to 16 creative European film professionals who work on animation film – this applies particularly to screenwriters, directors, animation artists, designers, technical directors and producers. All applicants are asked to include a curriculum vitae, a filmography, a personal letter of motivation/intent, all of these in the English language, and a DVD documenting previous works.
For further information, please also check: www.europeanfilmacademy.org
Crossroads Co-production Forum: call for entries
All submissions must be received by July 31
CROSSROADS Co-production Forum is announcing its call for entries for its next event, which will take place during the 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in November 2013. The event’s goal is to support the producers of feature-length fiction film projects from the Mediterranean, Central and South-eastern Europe regions.
Qualifying features should be produced or co-produced by a country in this area or contain story elements from the aforementioned regions. Mediterranean and European producers with a feature film script are given the chance to encounter a new network of financiers, co-producers and leading industry specialists.
Each year the Crossroads Jury gives an award to the best Crossroads film project: a co-production award with the Two Thirty Five company, providing complete image & sound post-production services. The producer of the winning project is also granted a Producer’s Network accreditation for the 2014 Cannes IFF. A second prize will be awarded by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), worth 7000 euros cash.
Sofia Meetings will select a project that will participate in their next session in March 2014 and the MFI (Mediterranean Film Institute) is offering a scholarship to its Script 2 Film Workshop for one of the projects. Also, Initiative Film is offering development consultation to a Greek project of its choice.
Click here for further information.
Call For Applications Biennale College – Cinema
Open: May 8th – July 10th 2013
After only 8 months the Biennale di Venezia, in partnership with Gucci, has launched the second edition of the “Biennale College – Cinema” a unique initiative to support teams of directors and producers from around the world to make their first or second micro-budget audio-visual work.
The Biennale College – Cinema is an advanced workshop for the development and production of micro budget audio visual works. The challenge is to succeed in creating –three feature-length micro budget (€ 150,000) audio-visual works, at the end of a programme of activities.
Initially, twelve micro-budget projects will be selected and participate in a 10 day workshop in October 2013. Following the completion of the workshop three projects will be chosen to participate in the subsequent 2 phases of the programme. The 3 successful film project teams will receive € 150,000 production award and the finished films will be presented at the 2014 Venice Film Festival. They will also be screened online on the Sala Web, a virtual screening room that will coexist with the traditional screening rooms on the Lido.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity - we are now open for applications!
Check the website for full details:http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/collegecinema/
TRANSATLANTIC TALENT LAB
RIFF 2013 TALENT LAB IN REYKJAVIK
OCTOBER 1st - OCTOBER 5th, 2013
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 15th, 2013
THE FESTIVAL
The 10th (!) edition of the Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) will take place this year between September 26th and October 6th. As Iceland's most highly attended cultural event, the festival has made a name for itself as a platform for quality independent cinema and up-and-coming filmmakers. Each year the festival draws scores of international guests, including film enthusiasts, critics and journalists, and artists and industry professionals. And we'd like you to come, too.
THE LAB
RIFF's Transatlantic Talent Lab capitalizes on the geographical location of Iceland resting between Europe and North-America as an ideal meeting point for young filmmakers from across the globe. Here you'll connect with seasoned professionals in the film industry as well as other aspiring filmmakers as you receive advice and share thoughts about making the jump from short films to full-length features. Furthermore, you'll be given the chance to pitch your project to a number of experienced producers in attendance. The schedule is stuffed with great films, workshops, events and seminars.
THE CREW
Distinguished film-industry professionals such as the directors Jim Jarmusch, Milos Forman, Dario Argento, Ulrich Thomsen, Béla Tarr, Lone Scherfig, Paprika Steen, Richie O'Donnell, James Marsh, Cédomir Kolar, Arto Halonen, Baltasar Kormákur, João Pedro Rodrigues, Jessica Hausner, Giorgos Lanthimos, director and BAFTA-winning editor Valdis Oskarsdottir,director and festival consultant Peter Wintonick,Toronto International Film Festival co-director Cameron Bailey and Tribeca director Geoffrey Gilmore have all spoken during previous Talent Labs.
THE GOLDEN EGG
In addition, the best film from each year's Talent Lab participants is honored by a special jury of film professionals with an award called The Golden Egg, providing additional significance to the entire event. The films submitted for The Golden Egg should be no more than 30 minutes long and made after January 1st, 2012. A committee will select the best films for the Competition. When you apply for the Talent Lab, you can add a link to your online screener.
FEE
The fee for overseas participants is ISK 90,000.- (approximately 750$ / 560€). The fee covers accommodation, breakfast and lunch, festival pass, parties and all seminars and discussions. Airfare is not covered. The fee for residents is ISK 40.000.-
DEADLINE
The application deadline is for the Talent Lab July 15th, 2013. To apply, sign up at our Visitor Page (vp.eventival.eu/riff), choose 'Accreditation' from the left-hand menu and follow the instructions.
The @diversity Idea Competition is now open!
The “@diversity” European Idea Competition officially launched on 21 May and is seeking fresh and innovative ideas based on ICT applications to MAKE, ACCESS, SPREAD and/or FINANCE cultural products and services.
The winning ideas will be invited to the @diversity Idea Award Ceremony in Brussels. Each winning idea will get expert coaching to be developed into competitive business models and will have the opportunity to pitch twice in front of international stakeholders. So, take the chance and shape the future of the European cultural and creative sectors with your idea.
Every citizen of the European Union and Croatia can apply before 19 August 2013 through our website: www.at-diversity.eu
@diversity is a two-year Pilot Project initiated by the European Parliament and funded by the European Union. It is implemented by a consortium led by the international media consultancy peacefulfish (Berlin, London, Brussels, Belgium) together with the Dutch think tank Kennisland and the German media agency MFG. The project is supported by Creative Skillset, L AVOCAT, and All4theEU.
Page published 28 June 2013. Updated 2 July 2013.
