Upcoming Deadlines March 2012
Call for applications: B’EST - Producers’ Workshop Baltic Bridge East by West
EAVE European Producers Workshop 2012 took off in Luxembourg
As every year, the annual launch of the EAVE European Producers Workshop took place in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in partnership with the Film Fund Luxembourg. For this year's workshop 1 during March 12 - 19 at the Légère Premium Hotel Luxembourg, the EAVE team has welcomed 54 producers from 31 countries bringing 32 documentary and feature projects to work on throughout the year.
www.eave.org
Open Call for Dragon Forum Pitching
Deadline: April 26
KRAKOW: The documentary film pitching forum Dragon Forum, held 30 May - 3 June 2012 during the Krakow Film Festival is accepting applications until April 26.
The selected projects will be announced on 9 May.
Participants will present projects to international TV commissioning editors, regional film fund representatives, distributors and producers.
Applications and information are available at dragonforum.pl
Last call for The Pixel Lab 2012
Deadline for applications: March 30
Last call for the Power to the Pixel’s leading cross-media course - The Pixel Lab – beginning in July, just outside Berlin.
The Pixel Lab is a unique, project-focused business development course open to European media professionals, with teaching from the top international practitioners and innovators working in the cross-media space.
Learn how to create, finance and distribute stories that can span film, interactive, live event, mobile, gaming, TV, publishing, online.
Future-proof project development, company growth and increase your competitiveness in the international multi-platform marketplace!Power to the Pixel will select up to 40 European producers, storytellers, filmmakers, creatives, decision-makers, executives to attend an immersive six-day residential workshop from 1-7 July 2012.
http://www.powertothepixel.com/events-and-training/pttp-events/pixel-lab-2012
Call for entries
Pitch your crossmedia or transmedia project in Paris!
Do you want to co-produce or/and distribute your cross- or transmedia programme ? Come and meet business partners at the Cross Video Days Market on June 12-13 in Paris!
20 European projects will be pitched in front of 500 professionals and an online audience and will have pre-organised one-to-one meetings with European commissioners.
The selected team will be invited for free to the Cross Video Days incl. the European transmedia Market, conferences and workshops with European experts of digital content, and a lot of networking opportunities!
It's a unique opportunity to get seen, financed, (co)produced and distributed!
To participate, fill out the form free of charge.
The application deadline is 10 April 2012.
More info: www.crossvideodays.com
Call for Projects – B’EST 2012
B’EST - Producers’ Workshop Baltic Bridge East by West
The Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST) is a new initiative held in 2012 by the organizers of the Baltic Event and the Moscow Business Square in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) 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 Moscow Co-Production Forum, 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, Georgia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine (5 participants) and will offer 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
- presentation of the projects at the Moscow Co-Production Market and meetings with decision makers and potential co-production partners
- 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 find the form 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.
If you wish to have further information, please contact:
For applications from the European Union: balticevent@poff.ee
For applications from the CIS countries, Georgia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine: miffbs@gmail.com
EAVE ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH EUROPA DISTRIBUTION and EUROPA INTERNATIONAL
Special discount for Europa Distribution & Europa International members for the EAVE Film Marketing Workshop
EAVE Film Marketing Workshop, November 28 - December 2, 2012 in Luxembourg
A four-day intensive programme exploring film marketing throughout the process of development, production, festival screening, exhibition and distribution.
Intensive Film Marketing Training for European Film Professionals
*One to one consultancy
*Case studies
*Leading professional experts
Every film, big or small, cultural or mainstream, is trying to attract investors, public support, a director and cast, distributors, cinema exhibitors and eventually the cinema-going public. No matter how good a film is, without a well conceived and cost-effective marketing plan, it has little chance of success in the very crowded and competitive marketplace.
A practical approach
The Film Marketing Workshop emphasizes a ‘hands-on’ and practical approach using current films and modern marketing techniques in a relaxed and inclusive atmosphere.
Much of the programme takes the form of a round table during which a variety of high level professionals make presentations and lead discussion. All participants are encouraged to take a full part throughout the workshop including working on marketing plans for an unreleased feature. During the one-to-one sessions participants present their projects and receive expert feedback and advice.
This 4-day intensive workshop is an in depth training for film professionals (e.g. producers, distributors, sales agents, marketing staff) covering all the necessary stages of film marketing.
It is designed to assist participants on how to position their films with a primary focus on the most cost-effective ways to market their projects and includes the following areas:
*maximising the online environment
*marketing to financiers
*approaching buyers
*completing presales and sales
*mastering legal issues
*budgeting marketing items
*planning cost-effectively
*using press and public relations
*creating visual design (sales sheets, brochures, posters)
*working with trailers and showreels editors
*matching distributors’ needs
*targeting international markets & festivals
*Successful film marketing
All these aspects are analysed through current industry examples enabling participants to apply them to their own projects.
Discount for EUROPA DISTRIBUTION & EUROPA INTERNATIONAL members
The regular participation fee (including accommodation in Luxembourg for the workshop-duration, full-board subsistence, except for one free evening) is 1.300 EUR.
Thanks to the partnership between EAVE & EUROPA DISTRIBUTION and EUROPA INTERNATIONAL, we are able to offer a reduced fee of 1.100 EUR for members. (Special scholarships are available for participants from the “new” EU member states or countries without proper support mechanism in place.)
PARIS PROJECT - CO-PRODUCTION MARKET AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
July 2 - 4, 2012 – save the dates!
Organised within the framework of Paris Cinema International Film Festival, Paris Project is a development and financing platform for carefully selected worldwide feature projects destined for French and European co-production. Furthermore, Paris Project organises screenings of features films in a late stage of postproduction seeking financial completion and looking for presales partners and international sales representatives.
During this intense three-day meeting and networking event, participating filmmakers, producers, sales agents, and financiers will not only benefit from one-to-one pre-scheduled meetings, but also get the opportunity to attend seminars and workshops organised by European leading film industry professionals.
In 2011, more than 350 professionals from 140 companies attended Paris Project, while more than 450 meetings were scheduled.
DEADLINES FOR PROJECTS AND FILMS APPLICATION:
Projects submission: April 20 (Paris Project Meetings) - Online registration
Films in post-production submission: May 11 (Paris Project Screenings) - Online registration
N.B. All applications must be submitted by a production company. All projects in development should not have French partners attached when submitted to Paris Project.
INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Paris Cinema IFF / Paris Project
155 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France
tel : 33 (1) 55 25 55 26 / fax : 33 (1) 43 67 09 50
e-mail: vkaludjercic@pariscinema.org
Page published 27 March 2012.
