Upcoming deadlines
Calls for application for: WHEN EAST MEETS WEST CO-PRODUCTION FORUM, 36. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE FILMS DE FEMMES DE CRÉTEIL, LA FABRIQUE DES CINEMAS DU MONDE 2014, WRITER'S ROOM
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST CO-PRODUCTION FORUM
January 20/22, 2014 Trieste
FOCUS ON BENELUX!
CALL FOR ENTRIES! Deadline: November 8, 2013
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST is a co-production forum designed to bring together decision makers, financiers and 20 selected producers with one project in development from Eastern Europe*, Italy and - only for the 2014 edition - Benelux: Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. The forum includes a public pitching, a series of one-to-one meetings, and a framework programme with panels/case studies on the financing and distribution conditions in the region in focus.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Projects should be feature films for theatrical release or TV documentaries in development stage suitable for international coproduction. WEMW 2014 will select projects from Eastern Europe (preferably with a connection either with Italy or Benelux), Italy (preferably with a connection either with Benelux or Eastern Europe) and Benelux (preferably with a connection either with Italy or Eastern Europe).
SUBMISSION
All applications must include:
- complete application form in word format (you can download it on www.wemw.it)
- approx. 5 – 8 page treatment / exposé in English
- financing plan
- including visual material (teaser of the project/clips of previous works of the director) is recommended
All documents must be sent via email within November 8, 2013 to info@wemw.it
SELECTION & AWARD
The WEMW international selection committee will evaluate the potential of the treatment, international dimension of the project, producer CV and company track record. Selected projects will be announced in early December and producers will be offered accreditation, travel scholarship and accommodation in Trieste. All selected projects/producers will compete for the WEMW Development Award and for EAVE European Producers Workshop 2014 scholarship.
If you wish to have further information please have a look at: www.wemw.it
WEMW is organized by the FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND, together with the TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL, in collaboration with EAVE, EURIMAGES, Antenna MEDIA Torino, Maia workshops and with the support of the MEDIA Programme, MiBAC - Direzione Cinema, CEI (Central European Initiative) and Autonomous Region FVG. The 2014 focus on Benelux will be in partnership with MEDIA Desk België, MEDIA Desk Belgique-Communauté française, MEDIA Desk Luxembourg and MEDIA Desk Nederland.
* Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine
CALL FOR ENTRIES 36. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE FILMS DE FEMMES DE CRÉTEIL
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION December 15
Submit your films to the 36. Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil taking place from March 14 – 23, 2014.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: LA FABRIQUE DES CINEMAS DU MONDE 2014
REGISTRATION DEADLINE – DECEMBER 2
The Cinémas du Monde Pavilion is organised by the Institut français in partnership with the International Organisation of La Francophonie and France Médias Monde– RFI, Monte Carlo Doualiya, France 24. The Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde is the professional programme run by the Cinémas du Monde Pavilion to support talented new filmmakers from Southern countries.
La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde has been developed by working closely with the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film. It supports the projects of talented young filmmakers who are working on their first or second feature film. Selected directors are invited with their producers to take part in the programme during the Festival de Cannes. The aim is to create concrete opportunities for project development by providing access to different activities: Producers Network, Producers Workshops, Cannes Court Métrage – Short Film Corner, professional lunches, parallel selections… Due to the strong commitment of its patron and to a professional team, each project receives personalised support through one-to-one and group meetings with key players in the film industry.
In 2013, under the patronage of Raoul Peck, the nine directors and their producers selected to take part in the Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde programme benefited from:
- 18 group meetings with the heads of the Marché du Film, the Cinéfondation, ARTE, the Directors’ Fortnight, Critics Week, the Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (World Cinema Support), and specialists in film financing and sales.
- 265 one-to-one meetings with 100 French producers, 65 Québec producers (from the SODEC network) and 90 European producers (from the EAVE network)
- 2 thematic lunches with 30 professional vendors, distributors, sources of funding and festivals
All projects must be registered and received online by Monday, December, 2nd, 2013 at the latest. A maximum of 120 projects will be accepted.
WRITER'S ROOM - CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS 2014
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: November 11
Writer’s Room professionals working across or wanting to explore different platforms and media. Applicants with backgrounds such as: writer/directors, story architects, games writers, audience engagement designers, crossmedia developers, writers (web, TV, journalists, etc.) and producers.
Participants can apply in two ways:
with a cross-platform project - fiction based and documentary narratives that extend to more than one platform are applicable. Projects with a feature film or web series element included are prioritized.
as developers – without a project
We will select 4 projects and 2 developers for 2014.
DURATION: 3 week-long residential workshops in March, June and November 2014 + 2 on-line sessions.
FEE: 2.000 Euro for project holders; 1.000 Euro for developers.
N.B. Applications accepted only from MEDIA-eligible countries.
For more detailed information please visit: www.torinofilmlab.it/writersroom.php
Page published 30 October 2013.
