Ben Kempas
Mon 8 Dec 2003
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Pitching Forum - 3-7 March 2004 in Thessaloniki, Greece
"Docs in Thessaloniki" gives the independent producer a unique chance
of presenting a project internationally, to meet colleagues and create
alliances for future cooperation in Europe. Pitch your project to a
wide range of com. editors from different European TV-stations.
Organized by EDN, European Documentary Network in collaboration with
the "Thessaloniki Documentary Festival-Images of the 21st Century"(1-7
March), which includes a national & international program as well as a
doc market and parallel events. The participants of the Pitching Forum
will also have access to the festival.
European producers are invited to apply for participation in the
documentary pitching forum that consists of 5 days intensive training
and information:
Day 1: A general overview of the market situation for documentaries
in Western Europe.
Day 2 & 3: Group work, where the producers meet with international
experts and colleagues, who help them improve and target their
projects to the international market. Pitching training.
Day 4 & 5: Pitching to a panel of European commissioning editors from
different European countries. During the two mornings the projects are
pitched in public to the panelists with individual meetings in the
afternoons.
To apply the producers must send in - in English - a two page
description of their documentary project containing the following
elements:
- title, length, format, overall budget, financing plan of the
project
- name of producer and director etc., CV, filmography
- synopsis, visual treatment, director's idea
- remember address, phone, fax and e-mail of your company
Deadline: Friday 23 January 2004.
The selection will be done by EDN.
Participation for producers with project: 250 EUROs including 4
lunches and festival pass.
Participation for observers without project : 150 EUROs including 4
lunches and festival pass.
Projects should be sent to EDN by email.
More information: Anita Reher, EDN (anita@edn.dk). Telephone: +45 33
13 11 22, fax: +45 33 13 11 44.
"Docs in Thessaloniki" gives the independent producer a unique chance
of presenting a project internationally, to meet colleagues and create
alliances for future cooperation in Europe. Pitch your project to a
wide range of com. editors from different European TV-stations.
Organized by EDN, European Documentary Network in collaboration with
the "Thessaloniki Documentary Festival-Images of the 21st Century"(1-7
March), which includes a national & international program as well as a
doc market and parallel events. The participants of the Pitching Forum
will also have access to the festival.
European producers are invited to apply for participation in the
documentary pitching forum that consists of 5 days intensive training
and information:
Day 1: A general overview of the market situation for documentaries
in Western Europe.
Day 2 & 3: Group work, where the producers meet with international
experts and colleagues, who help them improve and target their
projects to the international market. Pitching training.
Day 4 & 5: Pitching to a panel of European commissioning editors from
different European countries. During the two mornings the projects are
pitched in public to the panelists with individual meetings in the
afternoons.
To apply the producers must send in - in English - a two page
description of their documentary project containing the following
elements:
- title, length, format, overall budget, financing plan of the
project
- name of producer and director etc., CV, filmography
- synopsis, visual treatment, director's idea
- remember address, phone, fax and e-mail of your company
Deadline: Friday 23 January 2004.
The selection will be done by EDN.
Participation for producers with project: 250 EUROs including 4
lunches and festival pass.
Participation for observers without project : 150 EUROs including 4
lunches and festival pass.
Projects should be sent to EDN by email.
More information: Anita Reher, EDN (anita@edn.dk). Telephone: +45 33
13 11 22, fax: +45 33 13 11 44.