East Doc Platform

In collaboration with Tribeca Film Institute’s IF/Then fund and distribution initiative and the One World IHRFF, IDF is happy to announce a new short-form documentary pitching competition taking place at the East Doc Platform.

When: March 7, 2018
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Deadline for application: November 10, 2017

Up to six projects will be selected for a pitch competition in front of a professional jury. The winner will be eligible for up to USD 20,000 in production support from IF/Then, as well as ongoing mentorship year-round and will participate in a year-long distribution initiative managed by the Tribeca Film Institute. All selected participants will take individual meetings at the East Doc Market with key broadcasters, festivals and documentary departments of international newspapers.

The pitch competition is open for all stories and storytellers coming from Central and East European countries. Social issue and or human rights focus is preferred but not mandatory. Each pitch team will have a maximum of 7 minutes to present their project, including all visual materials that can be no more than 3 minutes long.

Eligibility criteria:
•    Original short documentary with a final duration (TRT) under 40 minutes
•    Ready to be completed within 3-6 months of receiving the IF/Then grant
•    No prior distribution attached and be able to participate in the IF/Then distribution initiative

We DO NOT support student projects, feature-length documentaries, series or cut-downs of completed films.

IF/Then is a new filmmaking initiative developed by Tribeca Film Institute. Its mission is to discover and empower more inclusive voices in short film storytelling. It also fosters multi-platform distribution and financial sustainability for more short filmmakers in a global and increasingly complex marketplace. IF/Then was developed by Tribeca Film Institute in partnership with, and supported by, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Additional F.A.Q. and eligibility information for Tribeca Film Institute’s IF/Then program can be found here: https://tribecafilminstitute.%20org/pages/if_then_short_%20documentary_program_news
More information:
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2017/if-then-short-pitch

Pitch Stop - Cinema Total

Pitch Stop, Cinema Total’s alternative pitching event, is currently accepting applications from filmmakers and producers from Central and Eastern Europe. As well as offering participants an opportunity to present their projects to an international audience of producers, distributors, film subsidy representatives and other industry professionals, Pitch Stop provides a unique forum in which the participants prepare for the event in advance through workshops and individual consultations. The workshop and consultations take place on Tuesday, 11 February and in the morning of Wednesday, 12 February, before the pitch event at 3pm on the same day.

Application deadline: 2 December 2013

PITCH STOP is Cinema Total’s alternative pitch event. It includes a workshop and individual
consultations, as well as a public pitch. Instead of a conventional pitch event, Cinema Total’s event
focuses on personalised guidance and professional advice offered by notable film professionals.
Last year’s consultants included: Gyula Gazdag ("lmmaker, Professor at UCLA, Director at
Sundance Filmmakers Lab), Stefan Laudyn (Director, Warsaw Film Festival), Brigitta Manthey
(Funding Advisor, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg), Charlotte Mickie (Executive Vice
President, eOne Films International), Anthony Muir (Senior Executive International Co-
Productions, Film i Väst), Simon Perry (President Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE) and Ewa
Puszczyńska (Producer/Head of Development, Opus Film).

Pitch Stop addresses directors who already have made a first feature, or an acclaimed short film, and their producers. The projects presented must be original fiction features and still at a stage in their development in which they can bene"t from advice.

Please note: only projects whose directors will be attending will be selected!

As well as offering participants an opportunity to present their projects to an international audience of producers, distributors and film subsidy representatives, PITCH STOP provides a unique forum in which the participants prepare for the event through workshops and individual consultations. The workshop and consultations will take place on Tuesday, Feb 11, and on the morning of the pitch on Wednesday, Feb 12. During the course of the workshop and consultations the projects will be presented and discussed with reference to co-production possibilities, audience, marketability, festival feasibility and further development. On Wednesday morning there will be a pitch run-through, with "nal advice provided by a coach. In the afternoon, the participants will present their projects to an invited audience of producers, distributors and
representatives of "lm subsidy organizations. We hope that participating producers will also use the opportunity of the workshop to listen in on their neighbours’ projects, opening doors toward possible future collaborations.

PITCH STOP takes place on 11-12 February 2014 from 10am to 6pm. Producers from Central and Eastern Europe may submit projects until the 2 December 2013. Producers will be informed by the 8 January 2014 whether their project has been accepted.

Complete application includes:
1. Filled out application form,
2. photos of the director and the producer
3. 2 mood images OR stills of previous project
4. DVD of previous "lm, or link to previous project.

Application deadline: 2 December 2013

For further information and application form, please contact:
Ms Dorottya Szép (dori@cinematotal.eu)
Artistic Director: Françoise von Roy
DVDs may be sent to :
Dorottya Szép
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
Dorotheenstraße 12 | D-10117 Berlin-Mitte
Tel.: +49.30.212.340.471