Upcoming Deadlines

Calls for application from: Les Arcs European Film Festival Co-production Village, Croatia Goes Cross-Media, The Pixel Market, CLOSING THE GAP: Equity Investment Training Course, 3D Content Financing Market 2013, EFA MASTER CLASS On Modern Animation

Les Arcs European Film Festival Co-production Village

Call for projects is now launched!

For the fifth edition, the Coproduction Village is launching its call for projects for European producers. About 25 European coproduction projetcs will be selected. Their representatives, invited by the festival, will have the opportunity to meet with potential partners : coproducers, sales agents, distributors, financiers, regional funds....

Selection criteria for application :

• your project is a European feature film (fiction, animation, documentary), in development or postproduction, with a minimal lenght of 75 minutes.
• of which the director is European and has already directed films (noteworthy short of feature films)
• Producer(s) have to look for complementary financing and/or European coproducers

The confirmed support of a European regional fund (development or production) will be a plus. It is also preferable to guarantee 25% of financement confirmed. You can download the application file by clicking here.

 

Croatia Goes Cross-Media

Professional training programme for audiovisual film professionals. The deadline for applications is August 2

Croatia goes cross-media is a three-day intensive programme for European audiovisual professionals - authors and producers. The workshop will offer an extensive introduction into developing creative and business skills required to produce, finance and distribute a successful cross-media story that can span through multiple platforms, unite the various industries and engage with today’s audiences. 

In co-operation with MEDIA Desk Croatia and supported by Croatian audiovisual centre, the workshop will be held during the 4th Avvantura summer film festival in Zadar, 26th-29th of August, 2013.The workshop will bring togetherexperienced professionals from different industries throughout Europe. Participants will learn from acclaimed authors and cross media experts through a combination of group work, one-to-one meetings, case studies, presentations and experts helping them in the development of their own projects in cooperation with the participants. 

EAVE 2006 graduate Nuno Bernardo, Emmy nominated transmedia writer, producer and the creator of the world's first international interactive on-line teen series, Sofia's Diary. He is the author of "The Producer's Guide to transmedia". His pioneering work in transmedia has lead him to be the guest and keynote speaker at International events such as the Toronto, Cannes and Venice International Film Festivals, EAVE, MIPTV, MEM London, Power to the Pixel and many others. 

Jean-Pierre Magro, award winning writer and producer. Having started his career in television and documentaries, his films have been broadcast on all major European and American networks. After furthering his studies under David Howard, he worked as a story analyst and in 2009 was hired as head of development for FishCorb Films. He is presently a PhD researcher in transmedia narratives at the University of Exeter and along Dean O'Toole head of Immortal Transmedia. Currently he is working as a director of the Valetta - European Capital of Culture 2018 project.

Alison Norrington, playwright & journalist and founder of storycentral DIGITAL; she consults to publishers, broadcasters and authors globally on transmedia strategies, participative experiences and utilizing social media. Commenced her practice-based PhD in January 2009 researching Transmedia Storytelling in Publishing (emerging platforms for writers, fragmented interaction & pervasive media), and has presented at a variety of conferences, including Digital Book World; TOC (Tools of Change in Publishing); London Book Fair Annual Digital Conference; TEDx Transmedia; International Conference of the BOOK.

The deadline for applications is 2nd of August 2013. Participation fee is 450€ includes 3 nights of accommodation, meals, tuition fee, workshop materials, Film forum Zadar accreditation and the closing party. 

EARLYBIRD APPLICATION: Applications received by July 22nd at a special discounted rate of 295€. 

For contacts, more information and application please visit www.aning.hr/cgcm 

 

Calling all cross-media professionals – The Pixel Market is now open for applications!

Deadline: August 1, 18.00 BST

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 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:

• beActive Pixel Market Prize for Best Scripted Content worth £2,500
• Cinekid Pixel Market Prize for Best Children’s Project (4 – 14 year olds)

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. 

Please find further information on: http://www.powertothepixel.com

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS LAUNCHES FOR SUMMER/FALL 2013 EDITION OF CLOSING THE GAP: EQUITY INVESTMENT TRAINING COURSE

Application deadline: September 9 

Seeking funding for your film, TV, or transmedia project? Interested in pitching to equity investors? Want to learn how to close your project’s budget gap?Closing The Gap is a training course for film, TV, and transmedia producers organized by creative industries financing consultancy peacefulfish (Berlin/London/Brussels/Cannes) in association with the pan-European investor network Media Deals (Paris/Berlin), and international tutors, experts, and equity investors.

The course trains producers on how to identify, approach, and pitch to private equity investors, teaching business skills that producers can use to find new sources of financing in the current financial climate.

Investors participating in the training both as experts and on the pitch panel include:

• individual business angels
• representatives of business angel networks
• venture capital fund managers
• mediatech financiers
• managers of equity-based film funds

Through the course, producers learn innovative financing and transmedia marketing and distribution strategies, prepare business plan content and pitch presentations targeted to an equity investor audience, have a range of networking opportunities, receive extensive one-to-one feedback and pitch coaching and—at the course’s conclusion—pitch their projects to a panel of investors.

Producers should apply with a specific project. The course fee is 900 euro per producer, which includes the individual Skype consultations with the course tutors, the on-site equity investor pitching workshop, and lunches and some dinners for the attending producer during the on-site workshop. Producers must cover their own travel and accommodation costs. Scholarships are available from peacefulfish.

For additional information about the workshop including locations and dates, as well as to download the application form, visit: www.closing-the-gap.net

 

CALL FOR PROJECTS: 3D Content Financing Market 2013

The 3D Content Financing Market is an international financing market fully dedicated to projects with stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) content from all over the world. 

The third edition of the 3D market will be held in Liège, Belgium on 4 and 5 December 2013 during 3D Stereo MEDIA (3DSM) - The International 3D Summit for Science, Technology, Art, and Business. It thus functions not only as a project market, but also as a forum for discussion, networking, and education about producing, financing, and distributing S-3D content.

Applicants can be:

• Producers with a track record in S-3D
• Producers of 2D movies interested in producing their next project in S-3D
• Newcomers to S-3D with proven artistic abilities 

Criteria:     

• S-3D projects at an early stage of financing that have a completed script or a treatment
• 20% of the total financing already secured 

Application Deadline: 8 September 2013

For more information and the application form, go to: www.3dstereomedia.eu/market

 

EFA MASTER CLASS ON MODERN ANIMATION – APPLY NOW!

EFA Master Class with Andreas Hykade and friends Ari Folman (Israel), Phil Mulloy (UK), David OReilly (Ireland) and Izabela Plucinska (Poland)

WHEN: 9 – 15 September 2013

WHERE: Institute of Animation, Visual Effects, and Digital Postproduction, Ludwigsburg/Germany 

MEET:

Andreas Hykade / Germany (THE RUNT, LOVE & THEFT), tutor

Ari Folman / Israel (WALTZ WITH BASHIR, THE CONGRESS), guest

Phil Mulloy /UK (DEAD BUT NOT BURIED, INTOLERANCE Trilogy), guest

David OReilly / Ireland (PLEASE SAY SOMETHING, THE EXTERNAL WORLD), guest

Izabela Plucinska / Poland (JAM SESSION, DARLING), guest

JOIN US!

to network with colleagues from across Europe!

to learn from true masters of independent animation!

to form a team and create an animation film from the original idea to the completed film!

to explore new possibilities of transmedia!

to use a technique you are familiar with or to experiment with something new!

WHO:

16 creative European film professionals who work on animation film - screenwriters, directors, animation artists, designers, technical directors and producers. All are welcome!

Participation fee: EUR 500 covering participation and meals. Transport and accommodation are not included. Scholarships are available through EFA. EFA Master Classes are also liable for support by national MEDIA Desks and/or film institutions.

Supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU and the MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, the EFA Master Class will take place from 9 to 15 September 2013 in Ludwigsburg in the South of Germany at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Institute of Animation, Visual Effects, and Digital Postproduction. 

More information and application here.

Page published 30 July 2013. Updated 31 July 2013.