Upcoming deadlines
Calls for application for: WEMW, La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut, Berlinale Co-Production Market, Les Arcs Coproduction Village, CPH:FORUM, East Doc Platform, LIM, RE-ACT Co-Development Funding, FOCUS, CEE Animation Workshop
WEMW Co-production Forum 2019
Deadline: October 31, 2018
The upcoming edition of WHEN EAST MEETS WEST (January 20-22, 2019) will launch a new East & West double focus and will bring together over 450 film professionals from more than 35 countries and, in particular, from the 2019 spotlight regions: Central Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine) and Benelux (Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands).
Starting from today producers from Europe and North/Latin America are eligible to apply and WEMW will select 20 projects in development with international co-production potential, preferably either with Central Eastern Europe, Benelux or Italy. All selected projects will compete for many awards, including an EAVE scholarship for the EAVE European Producers Workshop
FIRST CUT LAB 2019
Deadline: December 6, 2018
First Cut Lab is a programme designed for 3 long feature fiction films in editing phase from Eastern Europe and Italy. Selected producer/director teams will receive tailor-made advice from a consulting editor and expert feedback from top international film professionals (creative producers, festival programmers, sales agents, etc). The main goal is to foster the artistic potential of selected rough cuts and, at the same time, increase the sales, festival and circulation potential of completed films.
More information: www.wemw.itLA FABRIQUE CINEMA DE L'INSTITUT FRANCAIS 2019
Call for Entries
La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français has been designed to support new talented filmmakers from Southern and emerging countries.
The selected directors of ten projects in development (1st or 2nd feature film) are invited with their producers during the Festival de Cannes to participate in an intensive and personalized coaching. This programme is meant to help finance their projects through individual meetings with French and international producers as well as group meetings with professionals. They also benefit from the strong commitment of the patron of La Fabrique.
The registration deadline will be announced once the 120th eligible application will be received or at beginning of November 2018, at the latest. The website will be updated weekly regarding the number of submissions received. There is no registration fee.
More information: www.lescinemasdumonde.comBerlinale Co-Production Market 2019
Call for Entries until October 10, 2018
Until October 10, experienced producers from around the world may submit new feature-length film projects in need of co-producers and financiers to the 16th Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 9 – 13, 2019).
Producers from Latin and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Caucasus, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Southeastern Europe are also encouraged to submit their lower-budget projects.
Once again in 2019, three promising new “Berlinale Directors” projects will be chosen. This is a selection of a few new projects by directors who have had films presented at the Berlinale in previous years.
By the end of this year approximately 25 feature film projects will have been selected from all submissions to the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
Another ten projects will be presented at the “Talent Project Market” in cooperation with Berlinale Talents. The “Talent Project Market” is open to producers who are in the first ten years of their career, and the submission deadline for all Berlinale Talents programmes is September 3.
Around 1,300 individually pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with interested potential co-producers, financiers, global and national distributors, TV channels and other supporters take place during the market. Producers and financiers looking for co-production projects can apply for participation starting in November 2018.
In addition to the feature-length film projects, once again five particularly exciting international companies without projects will also be introduced at the Berlinale Co-Production Market “Company Matchings”. At the pitching events “Co-Pro Series” and “Books at Berlinale”, participants will again have the opportunity to discover new series projects and literary fiction material for the screen.
Producers with drama series projects from around the world seeking international co-production partners in Berlin are invited to submit those projects for participation in the much sought-after “Co-Pro Series” event by October 22. In addition to the series pitch, the Berlinale Co-Production Market team also organises meetings with potential partners for their producers as part of “Co-Pro Series”. The event is part of the “Drama Series Days” programme, a cooperative initiative by the European Film Market, Berlinale Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents.
More information: www.berlinale-coproductionmarket.deLES ARCS COPRODUCTION VILLAGE
Deadline for Work in Progress: October 16
Les Arcs Coproduction Village, Les Arcs European Film Festival’s international professional event, has launched its submission calls for edition 2018 (15-18 December).
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
As every year, 20 feature film projects in development will be presented to the independent European film industry. The producers selected with their projects and invited to Les Arcs will benefit from 3 days of one-to-one meetings with the 500 professionals attending.
Registration forms are available here.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Presented by Frédéric Boyer, artistic director of the festival, the work in progress session will screen excerpts from 14 films in post-production looking for sales agents, distributors and festivals. The Eurimages Lab Project Award, worth 50.000 euros in cash and awarded to a project.
The TitraFilm Award, worth 10.000 euros in image/sound post-production services for a Work In Progress project non-eligible for the Eurimages prize.
The session will take place on December 16 in the morning, and will be followed by its now traditional WOC (Wine, Oyster and Cheese), on the mountain peaks, with feet in the snow and a breathtaking view over the valley.
Registration forms are available here.
This year's country of honor is Poland and for this occasion, out of the 20 projects selected, 5 will be from Poland and a conference will introduce the French / Polish coproduction schemes based on case studies.
More information: www.lesarcs-filmfest.comCPH:FORUM 2019
Deadline for applications: November 15, 2018
The international financing and co-production event CPH:FORUM is open for entries, accepting projects until November 15.
CPH:FORUM takes place during CPH:DOX on March 26-28, 2019, and will be presenting approx 45 international film and new media projects in various stages of development and production. The event is dedicated to support creative and visually strong film projects and connects professionals from the worlds of non-fiction, fiction, journalism and visual art. As a new initiative, the forum will include focus on SCIENCE in addition to the well-established focus areas, calling for creative documentary film and new media projects that can engage a broader audience in science and its impact on society.
Selected projects will be invited to present their work to key European and international financiers, distributors and potential co-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.
More information: www.cphdox.dk EAST DOC PLATFORM 2019
Deadline for applications: November 12, 2018
The 8th edition of the largest meeting place for the international documentary industry in the region of Central and Eastern Europe invites filmmakers and producers of documentary projects – including shorts – in any stage of development, production and post-production.
FEATURE-LENGTH PROJECTS in the development / early production stage are invited to the 18th edition of the East Doc Forum – the oldest and largest central pitch in the region.
The East Doc Market offers the opportunity to meet with over 100 international funders, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents and festival representatives interested in FEATURE-LENGTH PROJECTS in late production and post-production.
Projects with innovative technologies and new storytelling ways used for an immersive, transmedia or interactive storytelling are invited to find partners at the East Doc Interactive. Up to six short film projects in late production/post-production stage will be selected for the East Doc Shorts pitch and take part in the Market meetings.
Within the East Doc Platform programme, one event is dedicated only to Czech documentary projects: Czech Docs... Coming Soon.
Selected projects are also eligible to for the East Doc Platform Award. The East Doc Platform Jury awards the best project in development and production with the East Doc Platform Award and EUR 7,500 for further development of the documentary film.
When: March 9 – 15, 2019
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
More information: hereLIM 2019
Deadline for applications: October 31, 2018
16 film projects selected each year from all over the world wanting to strengthen their ability to follow the development of feature film projects within a low to micro budget frame: LIM is welcoming writers / directors with a first, second or third feature project, as well as artists coming from theatre, documentary and visual arts, who apply with a project at an early stage of development.
LIM programme includes 3 one-week residential workshops, in Brittany, France (March), in Transylvania, Romania (June) and in Poland (October).
APPLY HERERE-ACT Co-Development Funding
Deadline for applications: November 15, 2018
RE-ACT Co-Development Funding scheme supports a maximum of 6 projects with a minimum financial support of 10.000 Euros per project per year.
The recipients of RE-ACT co-development funding for the year 2018 will be announced in January 2019 during the When East Meets West Co-production Forum in Trieste, Italy.
For more details go to GUIDELINES
To apply go to APPLICATION FORMFOCUS – The Meeting Place for International Production
Registration Now Open – FREE
FOCUS, The Meeting Place for International Production, returns to The Business Design Centre London on 4-5 December 2018 for its fourth edition.
Once again FOCUS is offering complimentary registration for professionals from the creative screen industries. This gives access to the whole FOCUS programme:
• Attend a packed content programme featuring over 100 experts.
• Meet with locations providers, film commissions, production services from over 60 countries.
• Network with peers at receptions and happy hours.
• Pre-arrange meetings using the one-to-one meeting scheduler.
The content programme is developed along with other leading organisations including the British Film Institute, British Film Commission, Pact, The Production Guild, Directors UK, UK Screen Alliance, Creative Europe UK, Creative Skillset and Women in Film & TV.
The content programme is presented in association with media partner Variety.
More information: https://www.a-p-a.net/2018/09/events/register-for-focus-2018-the-meeting-place-for-international-production/CEE Animation Workshop 2019
Deadline for applications is October 22, 2018
CEE Animation Workshop is a year long programme of training, project development and networking for producers and their creative teams, focused on animated or hybrid projects of all lengths and types (shorts, features, series). It is open also to professionals (studios, freelance, public institutions, distributors, broadcasters etc.) without a project with interest in animation. Only participants from Low Production Capacity countries are eligible to apply. The programme is intended to position producers and creatives in the international animation industry networks and to develop animated projects in sound with current market and distribution demand.
The year long programme is focused on three intensive modules, each 6 days long. In addition participants will have the opportunity to pitch projects and receive subsequent online consultancy.
More information: http://ceeanimation.eu/cee-animation-workshop/
Page published 27 September 2018. Updated 28 September 2018.
