Upcoming deadlines
Calls for application for: connecting cottbus; DOK Co-Pro Market; Junior Co-production Market; Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Market & Pitching Forum; MIA Cinema Co-Production Market.
connecting cottbus 2018 Call for Submissions
Deadline: July 18
The East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus has announced a call for submission to its 20th anniversary edition, taking place 8 and 9 November 2018 under the management of new director Marjorie Bendeck.
Feature film projects in development that either originate in Eastern Europe or are suitable for East-West coproduction are eligible to apply by 18 July. Feature films in production or post-production are eligible to apply for the Works in Progress section by 22 August. Ten pitch projects and five works in progress will be announced in September.
Producers, sales agents, commissioning editors and industry representatives without projects can apply by 5 October.
Submissions for connecting cottbus East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus are now open.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, connecting cottbus is well established as a key networking event for film professionals active in East-West European co-production. This year coco also welcomes Marjorie Bendeck as the market's new director; she looks forward to presenting an exciting selection of projects.
Producers can submit feature film projects in development (fiction only) for the coco Pitch section until 18 July 2018, projects in production or post-production for coco Work in Progress until 22 August 2018. To be eligible, projects have to either originate in or relate to Eastern Europe, or be suited for East-West co-production. Selections for coco Pitch and Work in Progress will be announced in early September.
Producers, sales agents, commissioning editors and other industry representatives can apply without a project by 5 October 2018.
Ten pitch projects and five works in progress will be selected and presented at connecting cottbus on 8-9 November 2018. These will compete for a variety of sponsored awards, including the coco Best Pitch Award and Midpoint Scholarship Award. Further details on awards and sponsors will be announced in early June.
DOK Co-Pro Market 2018: Call for Submissions
The deadline for project submission is August 1, 2018
Submissions are now open for the 14th DOK Co-Pro Market! The DOK Co-Pro Market will take place 29 & 30 October 2018. We schedule 800 curated individual meetings with possible co-producers, co-financiers, broadcasters and other professionals in order to finance new ambitious creative documentaries.
What we are looking for at a glance:
- Particularly for feature-length documentaries for theatrical release, although animated documentaries (longer than 52 minutes), TV series or one-offs and interactive projects are also welcome to apply
- Universal and extraordinary themes, stories and visual approach justifying the international co-financing
- Projects should be in development or very early stages of production, have some visual materials to show and in the best case some financing already attached
The deadline for project submission is 1 August 2018.
More information:https://www.dok-leipzig.de/en/industry/submission
Call for Entry: Junior Co-production Market
The submission deadline is June 15, 2018
The Junior Co-production Market is an integrated two-day co-production market that enables financiers, broadcasters and producers to assess new and innovative children's projects across the film and television sectors.
The integrated market reflects the high degree of interactivity and potential for cross-financing across these sectors. All the projects will be presented within a unique and nurturing environment designed to encourage international cooperation. The market starts with a public pitch of all the projects followed by one and a half days of one-on-one meetings.
Call for projects:
Submissions can be feature length film projects or TV projects, and can either be fiction, documentary, animation and live-action as cross-over projects for an audience of 3-14 years old.
Submitted projects need to have 10% of the financing in place, and a confirmed production company in the country of origin. A draft of the script must be available upon request.
The following information needs to be submitted:
a. Project information:
i.Logline (max 60 words)
ii.Synopsis (max 1.500 words)
iii.Treatment (max10 A4pages)
iv.Director’s statement (max 1.500 words) (only for film projects)
v.If applicable; cross-media strategy
vi.Still or visual reference
Deadline: 15 June 2018
The upcoming Junior Co-production Market will take place on 25 and 26 October 2018 in Amsterdam.
MEDIMED – SITGES, 11-18 OCTOBER 2018
THE EUROMED DOCS MARKET
CALL for ENTRIES of projects & productions for PITCHING & SCREENINGS
ENTRY DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF BOTH PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS: JUNE 30
The Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Market & Pitching Forum will be held 11-14 October 2018. On its 19th edition MEDIMED will offer a complete roster of networking opportunities, industry conference sessions and market events and services, coupled with the finest in contemporary documentaries from the European Union and the Southern Mediterranean countries.
MEDIMED is calling for entries of new documentary projects-in-development having in place a minimum of 25% of their budget and/or a broadcast guarantee or a co-production agreement. We are looking for European and Southern Mediterranean producers and filmmakers that can provide independently produced documentaries, projects engaging in creative risks, advancing issues and presenting points of views not often seen on television. Selected projects will be pitched at the central Pitching Forum moderated by John Marshall or at the newly designed ANTI-pitch program in case they are in a final production stage.
The goal is to help documentary projects that are in an early or rough-cut stage, to find the financial and production means and the editorial storytelling line to complete the project.
We are also looking for finished European documentary productions of any genre produced in 2017 or 2018.
The deadline for the submission of both programmes and projects is due JUNE 30. They can be registered free of charge and are subject to selection by an international jury.
Broadcasters & distributors who participated in MEDIMED 2017 included:
AB INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, AL ARABIYA TV, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH, ANDANA FILMS, ARTE, ARTE GEIE, AUTLOOK FILMS, AVROTROS, BBC ARABIC, CAT&DOCS, DOCS ONLINE, DOGWOOF, EAST VILLAGE ENTERTAINMENT, FEEL SALES, FRANCE 3, FRANCE 3 REGIONS, GAD, ILLUMINA FILMS, ITVZ, JAVA FILMS, LCP ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE, MOSAICO FILMES, NEW DOCS, NHK, ONZA DISTRIBUTION, PUBLIC SENAT, RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES, RTBF, SIDEWAYS FILMS, SVT, TVC, TVE, TVP, VIA OCCITANIE, VISIBLE FILMS, 2M, 3BOXMEDIA.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR completed docs in 2017/18 & strong projects in development or production, with appeal to international broadcasters, co-producers or other funders.
They can be singles or series. The 3 different pitching sessions cover the topics: Arts & Culture, Current Affairs, History, Human Rights, Society and Geopolitics.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS:
- Project should be in advanced development: 25% of the budget already confirmed. If aiming at completion funding, you can already be in production or postproduction.
- A 3 minutes trailer with English subtitles is compulsory.
- Provide proof of the confirmed participation of at least one partner: broadcaster, distributor, supporting fund, foundation.
ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR PROJECT’S SUBMISSION:
Submissions must be in English. Please, forward the following elements by email:
- Synopsis (300 characters, spaces included)
- Treatment (700 characters spaces included)
- Project HD picture (300 dpi)
- Teaser (Vimeo code)
- 1 PDF file with: synopsis, treatment, budget, funding plan, commitment letters, short biographies of the author/director and producer.
- Feel free to add all the information that you consider useful in order to help the jury assessing your project by email only.
Should you wish to submit your NEW doc FILM or PROJECT FREE OF CHARGE to the selection process of MEDIMED’18 Pitching Forum & Market remember that the ENTRIES DEADLINE is due JUNE 30.
IMPORTANT: MEDIMED accepts submissions from the European Union member states, the Middle East and the Maghreb countries, only.
All subjects, perspectives and aesthetic approaches are welcomed.
MIA|CINEMA CO-PRODUCTION MARKET - Call for Entries
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We are pleased to inform you that the MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market is now opening submissions for its next edition (October 19-21, 2018). Here you will find the Rules and Regulations 2018. Rome has become a reference point where filmmakers and producers find an ideal platform for presenting their new feature film projects and connect with key players in the international film industry. |
Page published 29 May 2018. Updated 30 May 2018.
