Upcoming deadlines

Calls for application for: VISIONS DU RÉEL - DOC OUTLOOK INTERNATIONAL MARKET, WHEN EAST MEETS WEST, GEORGIA COPRODUCTION FUNDING, FRONTIÈRES – INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION MARKET

Visions du Réel - Doc Outlook International Market. Call for Applications. 

Deadline: 10 Jan. 2014 for films finished after Sept. 2013

Call for entries | New regulations

Call for film submissions to the next edition of Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon (25th April - 3rd May, 2014) is now on. 

Competitive sections

Compétition InternationaleIt includes three sections for feature length, medium length and short films and presents the best of the contemprary production. Only world, international and European premiers are considered. Special consideration is given to the World premiere. 

Helvétiques

A selection of medium length and short contemporary Swiss films. Special consideration is given to the world premieres. 

État d’esprit

A selection of films that explore the best of the world production focusing on the new talents. Special consideration is given to the world, international and European premieres. 

Regard Neuf

A selection of all first feature films included in the competitive sections of the festival. 

Premiers Pas

First short films by film school graduates. Special consideration is given to the world, international and European premieres.

Other sections (out of competition)

Atelier(s)

A tribute to a filmmaker acknowledged for his/her creativity and for the research spanning the entire corpus of his/her work. It includes screenings, discussions and workshops open to the public. 

Séances Spéciales

Special programs be discovered by a wide audience, especially films by renowed filmmakers among those presented to the main international festivals. 

Focus  

A panorama of the contemporary documentary production of a Southern or Eastern country that is currently developing at an international level. This program is organised in collaboration with the Doc Outlook - International Market, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Visions Sud Est funds. It includes a selection of films of the invited country, a round table discussion and coproduction meetings. 

Doc Alliance selection

A selection of three films among those proposed by seven Doc Alliance festival partners.

http://www.visionsdureel.ch/en/doc-market/profil-docm/

 

Register to When East Meets West 2014

Accreditation until January 11, 2014

WEMW is aimed at gathering a large number of industry representatives so all film professionals who wish to attend are invited to apply!

WEMW will take place in Trieste from the 20th to the 22nd January 2014 within the frame of the 25th edition of the Trieste Film Festival. The programme will include the pitching of 20 selected projects, a framework programme with round tables, panel discussions, case studies, one-to-one meetings and it will be a two day exchange of knowledge about recent issues of the Eastern and Western European film markets.

Registration for the upcoming 2014 edition of WEMW are open! A unique opportunity to meet funders, commissioning editors, sales agents, distributors and producers, in particular from Eastern Europe, Italy and – only for 2014 – from Benelux (BE, LU, NL).

When East Meets West, that will take place in Trieste from the 20th to 22nd of January: if you wish to know who are the guests already confirmed you can have a look at the decision maker section!

The programme will include the pitching of 22 promising selected projects, a framework programme with round tables, panel discussions, case studies and one-to-one meetings. If you wish to have more details you can find a draft schedule in the programme section.

ACCREDITATION FORM & DEADLINE

In order to get your accreditation you need to fill in the online accreditation form together with a picture and the payment confirmation for the registration fee.

Accreditation forms are going to be available on www.wemw.it 

For any further information please visit www.wemw.it and www.triestefilmfestival.it

 

Georgia Opens Coproduction Funding Applications 

Applications are due by 10 January 2014. 

The Georgian National Film Centeris accepting applications for funding for film co-productions.The grants contest was announced on 10 December 2013. Applicants that have not met GNFC conditions will then have until 3 February to make amendments to their applications.

Grants are available to films with two coproduction partners eligible for European Convention funding and to coproductions with three or more partners, with one eligible European Convention country partner. 

 GNFC also announced that it will partner with the United Nations to support a documentary on the topic of domestic violence and violence toward women.

Contact:

Georgian National Film Centerg.

Gamsakhurdia Coast 4,Tbilisi , Georgia

Phone : +995 322 2999 200 | 2999 102

Nino Kukhalashvili, n.kukhalashvili @ gnfc.ge

Nino Shervashidze, n.shervashidze@gnfc.ge

 

FRONTIÈRES – International Co-Production Market

Brussels April 10-12, 2014
THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR FRONTIÈRES BRUSSELS IS DECEMBER 20!

Following two highly successful editions of the Frontières International Co-Production Market at the Fantasia International Film Festival, the market is now expanding its physical reach to Europe, to hold its third edition at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, from April 10 to 12, 2014. Frontières is the first and only co-production market to connect North America with Europe in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.

12 projects from European countries, Canada and the USA will be selected to be presented within Frontières this upcoming April in Brussels, to meet with producers, financiers, sales agents, distributors and production services entities looking to attach themselves to film projects in development.

To apply to Frontières, projects must be market premieres with a completed script (or treatment in some cases), and must be applicable to an international co-production environment majorly using European, American and/or Canadian shooting locations and production teams. The market is open to both seasoned filmmakers and directors proposing their first feature film project. Projects may be submitted by the main operating producer or by the director.

Submission details may be found at frontieresmarket.com. The selected projects will be announced in early February 2014. Accreditations and invitations will begin in January. 

Page published 17 December 2013. Updated 18 December 2013.