PUENTES 2013: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Call for applications
PUENTES: EAVE EUROPE / LATIN AMERICA PRODUCERS WORKSHOP 2013
Continuing the great success of the PUENTES workshops for European and Latin American producers, we are delighted to announce the fifth edition of PUENTES, connecting professionals from Europe & Latin America.
PUENTES is targeted at Latin American & European producers with projects, bringing them together with potential financiers, distributors, sales agents, and reinforcing artistic and industrial cooperation between Europe & Latin America.
The workshop modules bring together 5 European & 5 Latin American producers with their feature projects in development for 2 workshops in Locarno, Switzerland (August 8-14, 2013) in partnership with the Locarno International Film Festival and its Industry Days, and in Montevideo, Uruguay (November 29-December 4, 2013) in cooperation with Mutante Cine. Thanks to our partnership with VENTANA SUR (December 3-6, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), free accreditations will be offered to the selected participants who want to attend the market after the second workshop.
PUENTES combines producer training, project development, and networking. During the two workshops producers will work together with ‘state of the art’ experts from both continents on script development, co-production between Latin America and Europe, financing in the two regions, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching and promotion, and meet with decision makers during both sessions.
The workshop will enable feature film producers from both continents to work together in two workshops and will offer the 10 selected participants:
- top level professional and project development,
- work on the comprehensive development, production and distribution of European and Latin American projects,
- cooperation and co-production on these and future projects,
- networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term co-financing and co-production relationships,
- access to a network of producers, financiers, markets, festivals, distributors and sales agents in both continents.
Target group:
Experienced feature film producers from Europe and Latin America wishing to work on an international scale and to create long term creative and business relationships between Europe and Latin America. Interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage.
European producers applying must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America and vice versa. In exceptional cases, we can also consider applications of producers without project. Applications with project will be given priority.
Project criteria:
- feature-length fiction film (for theatrical release)
- projects suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
- preferably a minimum of 20% should be in place
- projects suggested by European applicants should have a link to Latin America (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in Latin America and vice versa
- projects suggested by applicants should have a potential for co-production
- producers must have completed at least one film released theatrically in the last 3 years
- 1st draft of the script must be available in English for the first workshop and at the latest by July 15, 2013.
Application documents:
- Completed Application Form (available for download on www.eave.org)
- 1 page Letter of Motivation concerning your participation at the workshop
- 1-2 page CV of the Producer and the Director
- Brief description of the production company
- A list of the company's productions: in development, pre-production, production and of those released
- 1 page Note of Intention of the Producer and 1 page Note of Intention of the Director concerning the development of your project
- 1 page Synopsis
- 8-10 pages Treatment
Scripts are to be sent only on request, but should be ready for the first workshop by July 15.
All documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop will be English.
Participation fee and conditions:
Thanks to the support of MEDIA Mundus, the participation at Puentes is free of charge. Each participant will be offered accommodation during the workshop stay (hotel & part of the meals). We will also provide a limited number of partial travel scholarships.
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 6, 2013
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published early July, 2013. Selection interviews might be held via SKYPE.
If you wish to have further information, please contact: tanika@eave.org
Page published 22 February 2013. Updated 31 May 2013.
