Upcoming deadlines

Calls for application from: CineMart, Baltic Event Co-Production Market, Francophone Co-production Meetings Paris, Ciné-DOC, NISI MASA, Les Arcs European Film Festival Co-production Village and Sofia IFF

Save the Date/ New Project Entry CineMart 2014!

Deadline: 1 September 2013

Please note that starting in 2013 CineMart will be employing a new selection process. From this point on, it will only be necessary to complete the online Entry Form (via MyIFFR).The entry is changes since CineMart annually receives around 450 applications, and is working with a small team to process all of those. At the same time producers are likely to send out various applications annually. By having one form that covers the initial information that we need, we aim to facilitate the application process for everyone involved. In addition to basic contact and project details, the new entry form includes a synopsis (max. 1500 words) and a director’s statement (max. 1500 words). It is no longer necessary to send a separate project dossier.

After the strict deadline of 1 September 2013 (!) all submissions will be evaluated within two weeks by a pre-selection committee. The filmmakers of the pre-selected projects will receive a more extensive application form about two weeks after the deadline, which must be completed and returned within two weeks. These applications will then be sent to the final selection committee, whose findings will be announced two months after the deadline.

For more information regarding this new entry we refer to our FAQ: http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/cinemine/Cinemart-FAQ/

In order to apply the online Entry Form (via MyIFFR) need to be filled out, which will be online from August 24: http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/cinemine/project_entry/

Baltic Event Co-Production Market - CALL FOR ENTRIES!

November 27-29, 2013, Tallinn

Entry deadline: September 15, 2013

The 2013 edition of Baltic Event, the largest regional film market in North-Eastern Europe, will take place on November 27-29 during Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. 12 feature film projects in development from the Central and Eastern European and Nordic countries will be selected to its flagship-- the Co-Production Market.

The eligibility criteria for the submitted projects are the following:

full-length feature film intended for theatrical release
suitable for an international co-production
national support in place
completed screenplay
projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Media country Croatia, and non-EU countries Russia and Ukraine are accepted

Additional information, requested materials, and rules and regulations can be found on http://be.poff.ee

Please do not hesitate to contact us at balticevent@poff.ee, in case you have any questions. The submission deadline is September 15, 2013.The selection will be announced by November 1, 2013.

Francophone Co-production Meetings Paris

The 10th Rencontres de Coproduction Francophone (Francophone Co-production Meetings) are taking place in Paris (Forum des images), November 27, 28, 29 - 2013 on the occasion of the 17th edition of «Cinema du Québec in Paris».

The Rencontres are aimed to stimulate co-production between producers sharing the French language. Following last year’s success, a Pitching session of the selected projects looking for co-producers from Quebec/Canada, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and francophone European countrieswill be organized. Producers without a project – and who are looking for French language projects – can submit also their application.

This event is sponsored by SODEC (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles du Québec) with the support of the Embassy of Canada, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), Téléfilm Canada, FFF Bayern, Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel – Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Wallonie Bruxelles Images, Film Fund Luxembourg, Office Fédéral de la Culture Suisse and SwissFilms, TV5Monde and the collaboration of EAVE - European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs and ACE - Ateliers du Cinéma Européen.

Deadline for registration is September 27, 2013.

Please download the registration form from www.cinema-du-quebec.com, or contact, for more information & registration, Aube Rabourdin: aube@vision-in-motion.com

For all information regarding this event, please visit: www.cinema-du-quebec.com

First Caucasus Docu Fest Seeks Filmmakers

Ciné-DOC the region's pioneering documentary IFF, launching 15-20 October, has announced its submission deadlines for the international competition section and the Focus Caucasus screenings.

Non-fiction films longer than 45 minutes, made in the past three years with English subtitles, will be accepted online, via password-protected links, through 10 August. For international submissions, organizers said, "We accept only creative documentaries, no TV reports," organizers said, noting that documentaries that "take a real-life subject as their starting point but require substantial original writing and set out an author’s and/or director’s point of view" are the goal.

Focus Caucasus, which also welcomes work from Turkey or Russia, presents an "overview on the best documentary films from the Caucasus region or dealing with the Caucasus" and accepts films of any length, made over the last five years.

The fest's Ciné-DOC Young section is open to videos or films of any length from the last five years celebrating youth experiences, screening to audiences of children and teenagers.

Georgian Panorama screens work selected by the Georgian Film Center (www.gnfc.ge).

http://www.cinedoc-tbilisi.com/

NISI MASA – European Network For Young Cinema

Call for Projects for the 8th edition of EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH.

The deadline is 30th September, before midnight!

EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH is an initiative aimed at promoting European coproduction of short films which combines a scriptwriting workshop in residency, an on-line session and a Coproduction Forum bringing together scriptwriters and industry professionals from all over Europe.

EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH 2014 will consist of two main events:

1.The Scriptwriting Workshop: 7th till 12th January 2014

2.The Coproduction Forum: 7th till 9th March 2014

NISI MASA is calling for projects from writers, directors and producers (aged between 18-35 years old) with international short film projects in development. Your nationality or country of residence should be one of the member countries of the MEDIA Programme (European Union + Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). European Short Pitch will also select up to 3 projects from non-member countries of the MEDIA Programme where NISI MASA has a member organisation: Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia and Ukraine.

To apply: http://vp.eventival.eu/nisimasa/european-short-pitch-2014

If you have any questions or would like further promotional materials, feel free to contact us at any time at the following address: europeanshortpitch@nisimasa.com

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.

http://www.lesarcs-filmfest.com/2012/pro-events/coproduction.html