European Short Pitch 2013 invitation and Upcoming Deadlines
Calls for application
Invitation to the European Short Pitch 2013 Coproduction Forum
Luxembourg City, 1st – 3rd of March 2013
About European Short Pitch
European Short Pitch is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of short films. It combines a scriptwriting workshop in residency and a coproduction forum bringing together scriptwriters and industry professionals from all over Europe.
Selected on the basis of their short film projects, 25 European talents gather to discuss, rewrite, and learn to promote their stories on a European level with the support of 5 tutors. They eventually pitch their projects in front of a panel of 35 producers, financers, buyers, and distributors.
European Short Pitch aims to bring young European talents into the spotlight, give them a high-end promotion opportunity, and develop short film coproduction in Europe. This initiative is about enhanced economic viability and European visibility for short film projects. From the previous editions (2007-2012), around 125 projects were presented that have resulted so far in the making of 26 short films - many of them having a very successful international career.
A scriptwriting workshop, an on-line session & a coproduction forum
European Short Pitch is composed of a scriptwriting workshop in residency, a coproduction forum, and an on-line session in between.
The scriptwriting workshop in residency will take place from the 8th to the 13th of January 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Participants will be in groups of five projects, with a tutor heading the process. For four days, they will work intensively on their projects, also giving feedback on other participants’ projects, alternating collective & group sessions, one-to-one sessions with the tutor, and a lecture on an initiation to pitching.
The aim of this first session is to enhance the quality of the script and to prepare participants to promote their projects in an international context.
The on-line session (from 13th of January till 21st of February 2013) represents an opportunity for participants to rewrite their scripts following the scriptwriting workshop, and to get up to two feedbacks from their tutors.
The aim of this second session is to have a final script ready for the coproduction forum. On the 21st of February 2013 at the latest, participants have to submit their final script, so that it can be made available – along with the Book of Projects – to invited professionals two weeks prior to the coproduction forum.
The coproduction forum will take place from the 1st till the 3rd of March 2013 in Luxembourg City in collaboration with Discovery Zone, the Luxembourg City Film Festival.
Participants will have one day to prepare and rehearse their pitching with their tutors. The pitching, in the presence of invited professionals, will take place on the 2nd of March, in two sessions of two hours each, each project having 7 minutes – questions included. One-to-one meetings (25 minutes long) with professionals will start in the afternoon of the 2nd, and will continue the morning after. On the evening of the 2nd an award ceremony will take place, with three prizes of 1 000 Euros each for the Best Pitchings (based on the votes of invited professionals).
The aim of this third session is to create a platform of promotion for the projects selected, to encourage encounters and collaborations between film professionals and to initiate short film coproductions.
Tutors & professionals attending
The tutors
The tutors are experienced and well-connected film professionals, and have all regularly been working for European Short Pitch for several years – among other activities. There will be 5 tutors in charge of the script development and pitching trainings:
Fabienne Aguado (France) is manager of the Céci-Moulin d’Andé, a residency for scriptwriters, and a story-editor. Orsolya Benkö (Hungary) is a script consultant while working for MEDIA Desk Hungary. Nadja Dumouchel (France) is script consultant, film programmer, transmedia developer while working for ARTE. Razvan Radulescu (Romania) is a productive Romanian scriptwriter best known for his contributions to the Rumanian New Wave. Leonardo Staglianò (Italy) is a story editor and scriptwriter.
Detailed biographies of the tutors are available on www.nisimasa.com
The invited professionals
35 film professionals will be invited for the coproduction forum, chosen for their experience of European short film coproduction and according to the profiles of the selected projects. They will be mostly film producers (25 of them), the remaining 10 being either distributors/sales agents, financers (representatives of film funds), or buyers (TV commissioning editors).
The list of professionals invited for the previous editions are available on www.nisimasa.com (cf. ‘Book of Producers’).
Booklet on European Short Film Coproduction
For more information on European Short Film Coproduction, NISI MASA published in May2011 a booklet on the issue available at: www.nisimasa.com/?q=node/409
SAVE THE DATE: Locarno OPEN DOORS
Call for applications
Locarno OPEN DOORS - focus on SOUTH CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia! EAVE is delighted to continue its partnership with OPEN DOORS taking place from August 10-13, 2013 during the Locarno Film Festival (August 10-17, 2013). At the same time, the successful Locarno Industry Days will be organized again.
In 2013 the OPEN DOORS section will focus on the regions of on South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia). Around 10 projects will be selected and the directors and producers of the chosen projects will be present in Locarno and available for pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings.
The selection will be announced in Cannes and the project information will be available online in a protected area of the Locarno Film Festival's website www.pardo.ch
SOURCES 2
Application deadline: 1st March 2013
Workshop at FilmCamp/Norway, June 2013 with the support of FilmCamp AS.
For feature film projects and creative documentaries.
NEW: Facts & Fiction
Special work group focusing on feature film projects based on real stories. Addressed to teams of writers, investigative journalists, directors and/or producers. The workshop at FilmCamp will include work groups for feature film projects and creative documentaries as well as a special work group Facts & Fiction.
Benefit from a professional environment and enjoy working in the peaceful surroundings of FilmCamp, the regional centre for feature film and creative documentary film production, located in a natural setting with a large variety of landscapes in the middle of Troms County.
Fingal Film Festival
Deadline for submissions 15th March 2013
Fingal Film Festival have kicked off 2013 and are preparing for a great Festival this year, which will take place in Blanchardstown on May 8th – 10th. With leading industry experts delivering workshops, a diverse range of national and international screenings, equipment / software demonstrations and a host of other activities; this year is guaranteed to make our event a memorable one for all who attend.
Submission deadline this year is 15th March, so if you are nearly ready to promote your latest work, send it in as soon as possible.
For those with a passion for animation, one of Ireland’s fastest growing sectors in the Film and Television Industy, Brown Bag Films will be hosting two workshops during the festivals three-day event. You will need to book your place early as tickets will sell out fast. Information on ticket prices and how to book will be coming soon.
Please keep checking our website for updates this year. We have also introduced PAYPAL to our website, this makes it easy to book tickets for workshops, screenings etc
Schedule to be released at the start of March.
For information on submitting films for consideration for this years event please click here.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013 is now open for entries!
Deadline for submissions is 31 May 2013
We are looking for films of 25 minutes and under to screen at ASFF 2013: an innovative international film festival that presents a fantastic opportunity for EAVE students.A
SFF 2013 is a unique chance for budding filmmakers to connect with new, worldwide audiences and interact with some of the biggest personalities in the film industry today. Over 200 films will be screened at this unique event, in 15 iconic locations across the historic city of York from 7-10 November 2013. It’s a fantastic opportunity for your students to showcase their work in an impressive setting to an international audience.
High profile ASFF attendees in 2012 included representatives from Warp, BAFTA, Channel 4 and Raindance.
In addition to great exposure at the festival, the Winner will receive £500 among other prizes and screenings at a number of other UK festivals; the People’s Choice Winner will receive £250. A shortlist of finalists will be included on the ASFF Sampler DVD, which will be distributed with the December 2013 issue of Aesthetica Magazine, the international arts and culture publication. Finalists will also be included in an editorial feature in the magazine, which has a worldwide audience of 140,000.
Entry is £15 and the deadline for submissions is 31 May 2013.
For more information, please visit www.asff.co.uk.
Docsbarcelona
Deadline to submit projects: Thursday 4th April, 1 pm.
Do you have a Documentary Project which needs Financing? Submit your project at DocsBarcelona Pitching Forum and find Financing to make it true.
If your project is selected, you will present it in front of a selection of financers and distributors and you will have individual meetings with the ones interested in your projects.
If you are not selected, come as an observer and enjoy two days for networking with more than 300 professionals of all over the world, and share your projects with them.
Enjoy the Festival and all the networking activities.
Fill the form that you will find on our website.
To submit a project is free! REMEMBER THAT THE DOCSBARCELONA FESTIVAL HAS MOVED TO MAY. The Pitching Forum will take place on 30th and 31st May 2013 in Barcelona centre.
Page published 25 February 2013.
