Upcoming deadlines
Calls for application for: PITCHING DU RÉEL, EAST DOC PLATFORM, Sofia Meetings, LA FABRIQUE, CPH:FORUM
PITCHING DU RÉEL 2019
Call for projects Application is open until December 14, 2018
The Pitching du Réel is Visions du Réel’s international co-production forum for creative documentaries intended for theatrical distribution and TV broadcasting. It offers the participants the opportunity to discuss the content and form of their project and to find out which contexts and markets might be the most relevant for it. It encourages international co-productions and helps to finance outstanding film projects addressing an international audience.
Application deadline
For producers with a project: the online registration form must be completed and the visual material uploaded by the:
Deadline no. 1: 15 October 2018
Deadline no. 2: 14 December 2018
The first deadline will lead to the selection of a first group of projects.
The last selected projects will be notified in February 2019.
Contact & Information
Gudula Meinzolt, Head of Industry, gmeinzolt@visionsdureel.ch, Tel.: +41 22 365 44 55
2019 edition of the East Doc Platform
Prague, March 9 – 15, 2019
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for application: November 12, 2018
Submit your feature length, short and interactive projects to the East Doc Platform 2019!
The East Doc Platform is the largest co-production, funding and distribution platform tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries. Every year, we connect 120 East European filmmakers to more than 100 key decision makers - producers, broadcasters, distributors and festival programmers from around the world.
FEATURE-LENGTH PROJECTS are invited to the 18th edition of the East Doc Forum – the oldest and largest central pitch in the region will take place March 14 – 15, 2019. Transmedia and VR projects are presented at East Doc Interactive pitching, an integral part of the Forum.
Since 2001, more than 170 documentary films have been completed with the direct support of the East Doc Forum, including award-winning Over the Limit, When the War Comes, Sofia’s Last Ambulance, Ukrainian Sheriffs, The Russian Job, Domino Effect or Rabbit à la Berlin.
The East Doc Market offers the opportunity to meet with over 100 international funders, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents and festival representatives in the frame of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings. Over the course of two days, more than 400 meetings take place.
SHORTS are invited to apply for the East Doc Shorts, which is a new short-form documentary pitching taking place at the East Doc Platform, focusing on providing networking opportunities for the creators of short docs.
The East Doc Platform is organized by the Institute of Documentary Film in association with One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
Dates: March 9 – 15, 2019
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Deadline for application: November 12, 2018
>>APPLICATION FORM<<
We are looking forward to receiving your projects!
Contacts:
Zden?k Blaha / East Doc Platform Manager: zdenek@dokweb.net
Veronika Zýková / Public Relations: vzykova@dokweb.net
Sofia Meetings - OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
For 1st, 2nd or 3rd FEATURE FICTION FILM PROJECT
Application deadline: December 1st, 2018
The 16th Sofia Meetings will take place from 13th till 17th March 2019 in the framework of the 23rd Sofia International Film Festival (7th – 17th March 2019).
It has two separate modules:
Feature Films Pitching – presentation of first, second and third feature fiction film projects of the director, looking for financial support and cooperation.
Balkan Screenings / Works in Progress – industry screenings 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: programmers of international film festivals, sales companies and distributors and journalists.
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. Besides the main programmes we offer workshops, panels, presentations, Europe Distribution and Europa Cinemas workshop on audience development and many informal events.
For more information
sofiameetings.siff.bg
LA FABRIQUE CINEMA DE L'INSTITUT FRANCAIS 2018
CALL FOR ENTRIES
La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français has been designed to support new talented filmmakers from Southern and emerging countries.
This programme has been developed in close association with the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film. Ten projects in development (1st or 2nd feature film) are selected and invited to Cannes. The aim is to create concrete opportunities for these projects by providing access to different activities and personalized support through one-to-one and group meetings with key players in the film industry. An international call for entries limited to 120 projects is launched every year. The applications are evaluated by a selection committee. The selected directors 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
La Fabrique's program is mainly designed to find French and European coproducers. Therefore, priority will be given to projects that don't have French or European coproducers attached. However, projects that have coproducers will be evaluated and can be considered. Co-producers may not apply but they must appear in the registration form. A selected project that wouldn't have informed the Institut français that some coproducers are attached might be refused.
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.
CPH:FORUM 2019
Call for projects
The deadline for submissions is 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 our 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.
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