Upcoming deadlines
Call for application for: EKRAN+; EAST DOC PLATFORM; LA FABRIQUE DES CINEMAS DU MONDE
Wajda Studio and Film School announces call for applications for EKRAN+ 2015
Deadline for sending applications 10th December 2014!
Creative teams (director, writer, producer, DOP) will be invited with a project of fiction feature film. NO FEE, subsistence covered!
EKRAN+ offers 3 sessions in Warsaw, Poland
- intense, creative development of fiction feature film project.
- shooting of 2 scenes from the script
- testing narrative ideas, presenting the tone, casting, rehearsing and visual?strategies for the project.
- group and individual project analysis
- shooting and development supervision of professionals
All European applications (apart from Switzerland, Austria, Croatia and Lithuania– which should be sent to the appropriate EKRAN+ Partners) must be sent to until 10th December 2014 in English. more info: www.ekran.info.pl andwww.facebook.com/EKRANprogramme
SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS from CENTRAL and EASTERN EUROPE
4th East Doc Platform | Prague | March 2 – 8, 2015
Deadline: December 1, 2014
East European Forum, Project Market, Doc Tank, East Silver Video Library
The fourth edition of the biggest documentary event of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, East Doc Platform, organized by Institute of Documentary Film in association with One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in March 2015 in Prague will, apart from the traditional meetings of documentary professionals, workshops, lectures, pitchings, networking events and other activities, offer 7500 EUR prize for the best participating project in development.
Institute of Documentary Film calls for documentary projects in development / production / post-production for the 4th edition of East Doc Platform (EDP)
When: March 2– 8, 2015
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
What: East Doc Platform (East European Forum, Project Market, Doc Tank, East Silver Videolibrary)
Deadline: December 1, 2014
East Doc Platform 2015 will welcome more than 400 guests, including 70 key international festival programmers, commissioning editors, buyers, distributors, sales agents, film fund and organization representatives who will be able to choose from some of the most promising films and projects in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as 120 East European filmmakers and producers who seek creative, financial and distribution support. This event will traditionally feature our staple activities, including the 15th East European Forum; the 2nd edition of Doc Tank and the 6th Project Market.
EAST DOC PLATFORM AWARD
The important novelty of the fourth edition of EDP is the financial support in the form of a prize of 7 500 EUR for the best project in development. Out of all East and Central European documentary projects in development participating in East Doc Platform activities, one will be awarded this prize.
What projects are they looking for?
Particularly creative feature length (52 ?up) documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe in development, production and post production stage for East European Forum and Project Market and socially and politically engaged documentary projects with cross-media and campaign potential for Doc Tank. The selection is also open to productions from other parts of Europe with projects thematically bound to our region. Application deadline: December 1, 2014
EAST EUROPEAN FORUM
5-day workshop and 2-day public pitching feedback round tables and one-on-one meetings - the region's largest presentation of documentary projects to international commissioning editors, distributors, buyers and film fund representatives.open for: 8 - 10 Central and East European projects in development and production focus: networking, financing and promotion when: Pitching Workshop March 2 - 6, 2015 / Pitching Forum March 7 - 8, 2015
PROJECT MARKET
2-day meeting point with prearranged one-on-one meetings with our accredited decision makersopen for: up to 25 Central and East European projects in all stages of completion (except East European Forum participants who have their meetings scheduled individually), international commissioning editors, distributors, sales representatives, funders and festival programmers focus: networking, financing when: March 5 - 6, 2015
DOC TANK
2 days of deep consultations and brainstorming for projects with cross-media and social engagement potential and 1 day of one-on-one meetings of socially and politically engaged documentary projects with cross-media and campaign potential. Project consultations, development and individual meetings with decision makers at Project Market. open for: up to 5 Central and East European projects in all stages of development and productionfocus: networking, financing and promotionwhen: March 4 – 6, 2015
CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR LA FABRIQUE DES CINEMAS DU MONDE 2015 !
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT FOR THE 7th EDITION BEFORE DECEMBER 8, 2014!
La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde has been created by the Institut français, in partnership with the International Organisation of la Francophonie to support talented new filmmakers from Southern and emerging countries. This professional programme has been developed in close association withthe Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film to invite ten filmmakers who are working on their first or second feature film. Accompanied by their producers, selected directors will receive personalised support adapted to their project and professional experience ; improve their market position and develop a professional network and find some French, European or international coproducers for their project.
MAIN SELECTION CRITERIA
- Directors must come from one of the eligible countries (list available on the website).
- The project must be the director’s 1st or 2nd feature-length film (fiction, documentary or animation)
- The project must have a local producer or a producer from one of the eligible countries who has produced a short- or feature-length film in the last five years
- Each director or production company may only submit one film project
- Co-producers may not apply but they must appear in the registration form
- The film’s provisional budget must be less than €3 million.
Find out more: http://www.lescinemasdumonde.com
Page published 26 November 2014. Updated 27 November 2014.
