Upcoming deadlines
Calls for application for: Ouaga Film Lab; Ex Oriente, East Silver Market, TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS, CHINA CO-PRODUCTION DAY in Cannes, DOK Leipzig
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Ouaga Film Lab 2018
Ouga Film Lab will take place from September 20 – 29
Deadline for submissions: July 1
The main aim of the OUAGA FILM LAB development and co-production residency is to strengthen the competitiveness of West African directors and producers within major international labs, as well as to facilitate their access to local funds, international co-productions and a close collaboration with experienced mentors from around the continent.
This call for proposals is aimed at West African film and audiovisual professionals who meet the criteria set out in the regulations of OUAGA FILM LAB 2018. At the deadline of the call for entries, a committee will select the 10 best cinematographic projects that will be invited to participate in the 2nd edition of the OUAGA FILM LAB. The main criterion of selection is the artistic quality of the projects presented as well as the sensitivity of the subject.
Submission is free and should be done online at www.ouagafilmlab.net
About the submission procedures, please refer to the Regulations on our website.
At the end of the week of training, meetings and presentations of projects, the following prizes will be awarded to the best projects:
- The Idrissa Ouédraogo Award: writer’s residence at Moilin d’Ande, Tunisia
- SUD ECRITURE Award: participation in a writing residency in Tunisia;
- FIDADOC Award: participation in a documentary project development workshop at the Agadir International Documentary Film Festival in Morocco;
- “CINEMA DU MONDE / INSTITUT FRANCAIS” Award: Grant to participate in an international writing residency.
For further information, please visit our website www.ouagafilmlab.net or contact the GENERATION FILMS office: ouagafilmlab@generationfilms.net
Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2018
Deadline for Submissions May 4, 2018
Focus: Development
Open to: Creative feature length (52´up) documentary projects in development and production tackling contemporary topics, challenging genre and media boundaries and audience participation. We welcome filmmakers who set out to conduct intense and engaged experiences and to change the way we think about topical issues, audiences, ways of storytelling and the world itself.
Apply HERE by April 24th 2018
Workshop timeline:
1st Session: June 17th – June 23rd, 2018 (Trieste, Italy); Out of the Comfort Zone – Vision, Space, Story
2nd Session: October 25th – October 30th, 2018 (Jihlava, Czech Republic, within Ji.hlava IDFF); Inside the Production
3rd Session: March 2019 (Prague, Czech Republic, within East Doc Platform and One World IFF); Market, Here I Am
Participants: The workshop is open for 12 documentary projects represented by director-producer teams who will attend all the workshop sessions. The workshop is designed primarily for directors and producers from Central and Eastern Europe (incl. EU acceding and candidate countries, Post-Soviet states and Russia) and/ or for creative documentary projects dealing with stories from Central and Eastern Europe.
Participation fee: The participation fee is 2,100€ per selected project (includes accommodation, coffee breaks and lunches during all the three workshop sessions for 2 pers.)
Scholarship: Selected participants may apply for a scholarship to cover part of the participation fee associated with the workshop. Applicants must prove that there is no access to scholarships in their own country.
Practical requirements: Directors and producers can only participate with their own creative documentary projects. It is required that all workshop sessions be attended by both the director and the producer. Participants must be proficient in English.
Contacts:
Rebecca De Pas / Manager: rebecca@dokweb.net
Kristýna Bartošová / Coordinator: kbartosova@dokweb.net
http://bit.ly/exo-2018-details
East Silver Market 2018
Call for Submissions
Submission deadline for films produced in 2018: May 31, 2018
Submission deadline for projects in rough cut stage: July 31, 2018
Focus: Completed films
Open to: Creative documentary projects tackling contemporary topics, challenging genre and media boundaries and audience participation. We welcome films that set out to conduct intense and engaged experiences and to change the way we think about topical issues, audiences, ways of storytelling and the world itself. This call is open for completed documentaries produced/co-produced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe after January 1, 2017. Only films that have not been previously submitted for East Silver market are eligible.
Dates: 15th East Silver Market during 22nd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2018 (Oct 25 – 30, 2018).
How: Applying is free of charge, applying is possible through the online application form. Submit your documentary via our online ENTRY FORM
We accept online screeners (Vimeo, YouTube etc.), which must be available till Sep 30, 2018. In case you didn’t included online link to your film in the submission form, please send 2 DVD screeners with English subtitles / English voiceover, with trailer and any additional press and promo materials (if available) to: Institute of Documentary Film / East Silver, Stepanska 14, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
About East Silver
East Silver Market
East Silver is the first documentary market which supports producers and distributors from Central and East Europe. Each year, about 300 films from more than 29 countries are included in the market. The 15th edition of the East Silver Market take place at the 22nd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in October 25 – 30, 2018, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
East Silver database – an essential referral spot for East European docs
The easy-to-navigate online database at www.eastsilver.net presents the most recent Eastern European documentary production, gathered at one place and searchable in our up-to-date archive of titles with full film credits and trailers.
Online streaming for professionals – a year-long access to East European titles
Easy-to-navigate online streaming at streaming.eastsilver.net allows producers to make their titles available to festival selectors, distributors, TV buyers and other film professionals throughout the year from everywhere in the world.
East Silver Caravan – a supporting tool for documentary screenings at festivals
East Silver Caravan promotes East European documentary films at important international film festivals and markets. Our nomad showcase of Eastern European documentary selection reaches over 130 prestigious international film festivals and markets.
Silver Eye Award 2018
Picking the nominees from 2018 East Silver Market submissions, East Silver international jury (comprising of international buyers, sales agents and festival selectors) awards the best documentary films with the Silver Eye Award. The total of 33 films competes in 3 main categories (feature, mid-length and short documentary). All winners are granted with prize money of EUR 1 500.
Contacts:
Zden?k Blaha / Manager: info@eastsilver.net
Walter Nagy / East Silver Caravan: walter@dokweb.net
Organizer:
Institute of Documentary Film (IDF)
Št?pánská 14, Praha 1, 110 00, Czech Republic
www.eastsilver.net
TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS 2018
Application Deadline on April 3
The deadline for our program TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS 2018 is approaching: Experienced producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. can apply until April 3rd! We’d be delighted if you could help us spread the word and remind people of the approaching deadline, and we’d like to thank you very much in advance!
TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS is an intensive, hands-on training program focusing on co-production and co-ventures between Europe and North America. It consists of two modules:
Module 1: June 16 – 21 | Berlin, Germany
Module 2: September 10 – 16 | Halifax, Canada
Top industry experts share their knowledge and offer project feedback. Next to the development of specific skills, the workshop also provides an excellent opportunity to network across the Atlantic and find the right partners for your project.
For more information about TRANS ATLANTIC PARTNERS 2018, the application process and guidelines, please have a look at our website. You will find a promotional text as well as some suggestions for social media posts and a visual here.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dina Rubanovitš | Head of International Training | +49 331 721 28 86.
CALL FOR ENTRIES - 3rd CHINA CO-PRODUCTION DAY
Bridging the Dragon and the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, in partnership with the CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in the frame of the 3rd China Co-production Day, will present a new edition of the Sino-International Company Meetings. The event will take place on Friday, 11th May 2018 from 14:30 to 17:00 at the Gray d'Albion Beach, Espace CNC.
The companies that would like to attend shall submit an application by Friday, 6th April 2018 (see application method below). For inquiries please email to: cannes@bridgingthedragon.com
The selection will be announced in late April 2018.
Application method
• For international (non-Chinese) companies:
Please fill in the e-form at https://goo.gl/VkKJZ9
• For Chinese companies:
Please fill in the e-form at https://www.wjx.top/jq/21622344.aspx
Submissions DOK Leipzig 2018
Deadline: July 7, 2018
The 61st International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film takes place from 29 October to 4 November 2018.
From now on artistic Documentaries, Animated Films and Animated Documentaries of all lengths as well as Interactive Works can be submitted to DOK Leipzig 2018. Our Call for Entries will close on 7 July 2018.
"We are excited to discover through your eyes new perspectives on life here and around the world. We are looking forward to seeing films that do things differently, that show an awareness that there are more things between heaven and earth than one can possibly imagine – whether in an animated film, a documentary or a fruitful combination of both. Films revealing how documentary and animated film absorbs and expresses the present. For us, a documentary is much more than a means of transmitting information while animated films use the power of imagination to open up a world that goes well beyond sight and sound. And that's exactly what we want to celebrate with you and your films during the festival!"
More information:
Read our Entry Rules and Regulations
Page published 29 March 2018. Updated 4 April 2018.
