Upcoming Deadlines
Calls for application for: PITCHING DU RÉEL; SOFIA MEETINGS; LA FABRIQUE DES CINEMAS DU MONDE; CPH:FORUM.
PITCHING DU RÉEL 2017
Application is open until December 15, 2016
The Pitching du Réel at the Doc Outlook – International Market (DOCM) / Visions du Réel is one of the most renowned co-production forums for feature-length creative documentaries. It offers the participants the opportunity to discuss the content and form of their project and to find out whether the project stands a chance on the market and what market that would be. It encourages international co-productions and helps to finance outstanding documentary projects addressing an international audience.
Selection criteria
We are looking for 15 individual, fresh and unique high-quality documentary projects, that combine artistic ambition with passion for the subject and commitment to the protagonists. We are interested in presenting projects within the great diversity of the cinéma du réel. The project should be intended as a creative feature-length documentary with theatrical potential with a director and producer attached.
The main criteria for selection are the creative and artistic quality of the project as well as the viability and the track record of the directors and/or producers. We are interested in projects by experienced as well as by new directors, who should have at least directed short films. The producer may have successfully worked in her/his national market and now want to work with European and international partners. Experience in international co-production is appreciated but not a pre-condition.
- The project must already be well developped and have (basic) funding in place (viability).
- The project and subject must be adapted for international co-production and financing, have potential in international markets and address an international audience.
- The project should be new and not have already gone around all the potential financial partners and other festivals or markets.
- The director as well as the producer attend the event.
Organisation
The Pitching du Réel will take place during the Visions du Réel Festival International du cinéma Nyon and the DOCM (21–29 April 2017), from Tuesday 25 April to Thursday 27 April 2017.
Application deadline
For producers with a project: the online registration form must be completed and the visual material uploaded by the 15 December 2016. The selected projects will be notified in February 2017.
Further information: www.visionsdureel.ch/docm/pitching-du-reel
Sofia Meetings
Application deadline: December 1, 2016
The 14th Sofia Meetings will take place from 16th till 19th March 2017 in the framework of the 21th Sofia International Film Festival (9th – 19th March 2016)
Sofia Meetings is an event, supported by Creative Europe MEDIA sub-programme of the European Commission, EA Bulgarian National Film Center and Sofia Municipality. It has two separate modules:
Feature Films Pitching – presentation of first, second and third feature fiction film projects of the director, looking for co-producers, sales and distribution.
Balkan Screenings / Works in Progress – showcase of the latest Bulgarian and regional feature and short films; Screenings of works by filmmakers whose projects have been presented at Sofia Meetings. The screenings are for professionals: for directors and programmers of international film festivals, sales companies and distributors; some of them are also for journalists.
Project requirements: First, second or third feature project of the director Eligible for applying: all European countries
Submission requirements for projects:
- Logline
- Synopsis
- Treatment/Script
- Director’s notes
- Budget
- Financing Plan
- Short director’s biography
- Production company’s information
- Previous work of the director (if any)
Application deadline: December 1st, 2016
More than 100 key decision makers: producers, distributors, representatives of the film markets, sales companies, film funds, TV buyers and other film professionals from Europe and the region, as well as representatives of the key film festivals are expected to attend the event. Beside the main programmes we offer workshops, panels, presentations, Europe Distribution and Europa Cinemas workshop on audience development and many informal events.
Applications must be sent to: sofiameetings@siff.bg
For more information: sofiameetings@siff.bg; www.siff.bg/sofiameetings
La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT BEFORE NOVEMBER 16, 2016
La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde is a professional programme, developed by the Institut français, to help talented young directors from emerging countries increase their international exposure. Every year, the directors and producers of 10 first or second feature film projects are selected to attend this programme during the Festival de Cannes. More information are available on La Fabrique (regulations, online form…) on: Call for entries
All projects must be registered and received online by Wednesday, November, 16th, 2016 at the latest. A maximum of 120 projects will be accepted. We sometimes have to close before the deadline. Apply now!
You will find below the selection criteria for the call of entries of La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde 2017. Please note that there is no registration fee.
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Directors must come from one of the eligible countries.
- The project must be the director's first or second 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 director and/or the producer must speak English
- The film's provisional budget must be less than €3 million
CPH:FORUM 2017 - call for projects!
The international financing and co-production event CPH:FORUM is open for entries, accepting projects until November 25. Find all information about how to submit a project right here: http://cphdox.dk/en/cphforum/
CPH:FORUM takes place during CPH:DOX on March 22-23, 2017, and will be presenting around 30 international film projects in various stages of development and production. The event is dedicated to support creative and visually strong films and connects professionals from the worlds of non-fiction, fiction and visual art.
CPH:FORUM looks for projects in the following 4 categories:
- FICTIONONFICTION: Challenging works in the hybrid landscape between fiction and non-fiction.
- CINEMA: High-end theatrical feature-length documentaries with international distribution potential.
- F:ACT: Projects bridging the fields of filmmaking, investigative journalism and activism.
- ART: Film projects positioned in the borderland between art and film and screened both within the institution of cinema and that of visual arts.
Selected projects will be invited to present their work to key European and international financiers, industry professionals and producers, take part in tailored one-on-one meetings, and finally get the chance to win the Eurimages Co-production Development Award of 15.000 EUR handed out to the best pitch.
Page published 27 October 2016.
