WHEN EAST MEETS WEST Co-production Forum: Deadline Extended

Call for applications

January 21/23, 2013 Trieste

Extended Deadline: November 20, 2012

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST is a co-production forum designed to bring together financiers, decision makers and 20 selected producers with one project in development from Eastern Europe*, Italy and - only for the 2013 edition - the German speaking countries: Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 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/documentaries for theatrical release or TV documentaries, preferably with a minimum of 10% of the budget already in place. For the 2013 edition WEMW will select projects:
1) from Eastern Europe with a narrative or artistic link either with Italy or one of the German speaking countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland)

2) from Italy with a narrative or artistic link either with Eastern Europe or one of the German speaking countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland)

3) from the German speaking countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland) with a narrative or artistic link either with Eastern Europe or Italy

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 

All documents must be sent via email within November 20, 2012 to info@wemw.it 

SELECTION & AWARD

Selection will be done by EAVE experts on several criteria: 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 travel and accommodation in Trieste. The best project will be offered a scholarship to attend the EAVE European Producers Workshop 2013.

If you wish to have further information please have a look at: www.wemw.it

WEMW is organized by the FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND and the TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL, in collaboration with EAVE, EURIMAGES and the support ofDirezione Generale per il Cinema - MIBAC and the Central European Initiative. 

* Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

Page published 7 November 2012. Updated 13 December 2012.