Upcoming Deadlines
Calls for application for: Good Pitch Europe; Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market; Mannheim Meeting Place; East Doc Platform; TALL IDEA PRAGUE; CineMart
Good Pitch Europe- Calls for Entry
Deadline: September 15
We are delighted to announce the next edition of Good Pitch Europe, which will be hosted in Copenhagen in March 2017 in collaboration with CPH:DOX Film Festival. This edition marks the climax of a three year programme of investment and commitment to the filmmaker and changemaker community across the Nordic region, after which Good Pitch will be traveling on to other parts of Europe.
We will be looking for 7 filmmaking teams and 8 European Impact Producers to take through the programme of labs and mentorship as well as the live Good Pitch event. For three years now this programme has been made possible by the incredible support of Creative Europe, the Culture Foundation of the Swedish Postcode Lottery, Kone Foundation, Fritt Ord Foundation, Democracy & Media Foundation, Nordisk Film & TV Fund, Finnish Film Foundation, Norwegian Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute and AVEK Foundation.
1) Call out to European filmmakers working on social and environmental justice film projects to apply by the September 15th deadline.
Good Pitch is looking for films which tackle a national or global issue, with something important to show us about the world or ourselves. Films of any style are welcomed - personal, observational, essays, presenter-led, verité. Projects can be at any stage from early production to completion and even early festival circuit (although rough cut stage is ideal), and they should be 60+ minutes in length (although we welcome plans to make shorter versions). Filmmakers applying for Good Pitch should already have outreach or audience engagement ambitions for their film. Impact campaigns can take any form, with any ultimate goal – it could seek to effect behavioural change, policy change and/or engage with the issues raised in new and interesting ways.
Apply here: goodpitch.org/events/gpeu2017 Successful applicants will be informed by 30th September 2016.
2) Call out for European Impact Producers to join the Impact Producer Lab.
Films have producers to manage the creative and financial process from script to screen. But where a filmmaker aspires to create positive social or environmental impact with their project, they may now need a specialised ‘impact producer’ to take their film from completion to impact.At BRITDOC we are helping to train up this new generation of Impact Producers. We are looking to select eight individuals from across Europe who are either doing this work, or ready to step into this role. The eight professionals will attend the 27-30th October 2016 Impact Producers Lab in Finland, which will be run under our Good Pitch programme.
Apply here: https://britdoc.org/impact-lab/ Successful applicants will be informed by 30th September 2016.
Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market
Submissions will close on 6 September 2016
Creative Content Association Malaysia (CCAM), announced the collaboration with Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) at the upcoming Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market 2016. With the aim to enable Malaysian feature film content creators to submit feature-length projects of which 5 will be selected and thereafter matched to a global network of media financiers, distributors and collaborators thus bringing these projects closer to fruition.
SAFF Project Market 2016 will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore from 7 – 9 December 2016.
“This Project Market is in line with the needs of our local film industry’s yearning to hook up with international film industry players to produce films that speak to the world audience,” said Dato’ Mahyidin Mustakim, Chief Executive Officer of CCAM. “Providing a platform where our local content can thrive in the global arena creates an opportunity that is not to be missed, and the location where it is to be held that is closer to home is unmistakably perfect,” he added.
Justin Deiman, Executive Director of SAAVA and Managing Partner of Aurora Media Capital, an international media fund based out of Singapore said, "Malaysia is a key film market in the Southeast Asian content equation. There's a huge growth potential there given the institutional support it has been receiving, and most importantly, there's an exceptionally strong talent base there that's pushing out international quality projects that will break out beyond its borders."
This marks the first collaboration between CCAM and SAAVA, and fulfils one of CCAM’s mandate and agenda which is to promote and export local content to overseas market. Driven by initiatives that will propel Malaysian filmmakers onto the international scene, CCAM believes this collaboration will flourish and develop into something that establishes Malaysian filmmakers as talents that can stand on equal grounds with successful international filmmakers.
"Given the keen sense of interest surrounding the surge of great content coming from Malaysia, SAAVA is delighted to work with CCAM in creating an initiative highlighting the exciting new wave of Malaysian filmmakers who will showcase their world-class projects to top financiers from around the world at the SAFF Project Market," Justin said.
Submissions for Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market will close on 6 September 2016 and information can be accessed at http://www.screensingapore.com.sg/film-financing-forum/
MANNHEIM MEETING PLACE
Call for entries
MMP is a world-wide co-production event for first or second feature PRODUCERS with some artistic intent.
When projects arrive: their presentations are developed as ca. 8-page Project Outlines which are then sent to relevant (and usually experienced) minority co-producers around the world. (This preparation can take up to 10 weeks and 20 versions, working intermittently from one’s office).
The Outlines are a developed version of criteria requested on the MMP Producer Guidelines page: http://www.iffmh.de/mannheim-meeting-place/mmp-2016-producer-guidelines
The reading Minority producers and MMP experts provide (at first anonymous) feedback which is incorporated into the Outlines to optimize their content. All feedback is replied to.
Where there is positive interest from minority producers, script reading & discussion take place, and positions are developed.
Participants with confirmed interest in projects are then invited to Mannheim (ticket and hotel paid, Nov.13-16 in 2016), for further collaboration.
Appointments at Mannheim MMP are arranged after individual discussion of all participants with each attendee – thus optimizing each visit to Mannheim.
Projects with no interest are mostly not physically invited, but we hardly ever give up and we still follow and support many projects in further years.
EAST DOC PLATFORM
6th East Doc Platform | Prague | March 6– 12, 2017
East European Forum, Project Market, Doc Tank, East Silver Video Library
Application Deadline: November 10, 2016
In March 2017 the sixth 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, will take place in Prague, Czech Republic.
Apart from the traditional meetings of documentary professionals, workshops, lectures, pitchings, networking events and other activities, participating projects in development will have the chance to win 7500 EUR.
The Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) is looking for documentary projects in development / production / post-production for the 6th edition of East Doc Platform (EDP)
When: March 6 – 12, 2017
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
What: East Doc Platform (East European Forum, Project Market, Doc Tank, East Silver Videolibrary, KineDok)
Application Deadline: November 10, 2016
EAST DOC PLATFORM 2017 will have more than 400 guests, including 75 key international, commissioning editors, buyers, distributors, sales agents, festival programmers, film funds and independent producers, 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 17th EAST EUROPEAN FORUM; the 4th edition of DOC TANK and the 8th PROJECT MARKET.
EAST DOC PLATFORM AWARD For the third year in a row IDF will present the East Doc Platform Award; financial support in the amount of 7 500 EUR for the best project in development. Out of all East and Central European documentary projects in development participating in the East Doc Platform’s activities, one will be awarded with this prestigious award.
HBO CO-PRODUCTION AWARD The award will be presented by Hanka Kastelicová, the Executive Producer of Documentaries at HBO Europe and secures financies for co-production by HBO Europe.
CZECH TV POSTPRODUCTION AWARD?Selected project will be awarded by the Czech Television. Award in the amount of 7 400 EUR in postproduction services. It will be announced by the representatives of the Czech Television.
WHAT PROJECTS ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Particularly creative feature length (52´up) documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe in development, production and post production stage for the East European Forum and Project Market and socially and politically engaged documentary projects with transmedia and campaign potential for Doc Tank. The selection is also open for productions from other parts of the world with projects thematically related to our region.
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 to: 8 - 10 Central and East European projects in development and production
Focus: networking, financing and promotion
When: Pitching Workshop March 6 - 12, 2017 /Pitching Forum March 11 - 12, 2017
Application form: HERE
PROJECT MARKET 2-day meeting point with prearranged one-on-one meetings with our accredited decision makers
Open to: 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 9 - 10, 2017
Application form: HERE
DOC TANK Three days of deep consultations and brainstorming and one day of one-on-one meetings for socially and politically engaged documentary projects with transmedia and campaign potential. Project consultations, development and individual meetings with decision makers at the Project Market.
Open to: up to 7 Central and East European projects in all stages of development and production
Focus: transmedia design, new technologies, campaign, marketing, networking, financing, distributional strategies and promotion
When: March 8 – 10, 2017
Application form: HERE
EAST DOC PLATFORM contacts:
East European Forum – Veronika Lišková - veronika@dokweb.net
Project Market – Maša Markovic – masa@dokweb.net
Doc Tank – Miriam Ryndová – miriam@dokweb.net
TALL IDEA PRAGUE 2016
New festival Vertifilms will present films in previously damned "vertical" format
August 10, 2016 - First festival of vertical films - Vertifilms will be held at the National Gallery in Prague this November. Along with screenings of international films shot in portrait format, the winning works of the competition TALL IDEA PRAGUE 2016 will be presented. Creators can enter their vertical films starting on September 1.
On Thursday, November 3, in the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia will be presented films in format, which was previously condemned, but now is currently gaining more and more supporters. "Vertifilms Festival, the first of its kind in our country, aims to highlight the uniqueness of the vertical image. It is format, in which portraits been historically painted, and which is bringing a completely different perspective of the film image. We are pleased to cooperate on this project with Moving Image Department, which has been running for more than a year as a part of the National Gallery in Prague in the Trade Fair Palace. This connection is a proof of the uniqueness and aesthetics of video format that was previously viewed more as a mistake, " says festival director Krystof Safer.
Vertical films will be screened at the imposing canvas nearly ten meters high in the premises of the church of St. Salvator. "Vertifilms is a great supplement of exhibition series Moving Image Department by which the National Gallery in Prague in 2015 expanded its dramaturgy to showcase contemporary creators in new media. Vertifilms is part of the 5th chapter and we are glad that we can give a project based on the polarity of the phenomenon of classic film and completely novel form," says Adam Budak, the Chief Curator of the National Gallery in Prague.
From September 1 to October 28 can creators of contemporary vertical films in enter the competition TALL IDEA PRAGUE 2016. Anyone from around the world can participate by sending his film format 9:16 in length from 1-10 minutes. Festival closing ceremony will be on the same day, November 3, preceded by conference on the phenomenon of vertical video.
More information on www.vertifilms.com.
CineMart
CineMart is the international co-production platform of International Film Festival Rotterdam. It offers a carefully curated selection of 25 feature film projects with market potential.
CineMart is an efficient platform for creating important connections between filmmakers and potential partners. At CineMart you can meet our selection of some 700 CineMart delegates and enjoy our informal networking events.
PROJECTS
We are looking for strong and authentic film projects that already have a director attached and are well developed. By the time of CineMart a solid script and financing strategy should be in place and preferably a certain amount of financing.
The selected projects will be thoroughly prepared to work on their financing and market strategies, providing the best conditions to talk about creative and financial partnerships in effective one- to- one meetings.
Deadline: September 16
https://iffr.com/en/professionals/iffr-industry/cinemart/cinemart-project-entry
Page published 30 August 2016.
