23-08-2010

Apply for the East European Forum and find funding and support for your documentary film!

    Application deadline: September 3, 2010
    To fill out the application form, please go to: http://www.dokweb.net/en/east-european-forum/entry-form/

    East European Forum 2010 - October 21 - 28, 2010 / Jihlava, Czech Republic
    - This year the Forum celebrates its 10th anniversary! For the whole decade it has been the region's largest meeting of East European documentary filmmakers and leading European commissioning editors, distributors, buyers and film fund representatives. Directors and independent producers offer their projects for co-production, pre-sales or any other form of financial support. To this date, some 60 documentary films have been made with the support of the Forum.
    - Newly, we will introduce Feedback Round Tables after project presentations. Designed to enhance the positive and focused feedback from commissioners, they also offer an exceptional networking opportunity for the participants with a much smaller group of broadcasters in a more intimate setting. Each project will get up to five times more space for discussion compared to the traditional pitch format. In addition, after the Feedback Round Tables, the filmmaking teams can also engage in in-depth, one-on-one meetings with broadcasters based on comments received at the round tables.
    - Project Presentations will be delivered prior to the feedback round tables to a large group of visitors and approx. 25 broadcasters representing companies from around Europe and North America, including MDR/ARD, Channel 4, BBC, ARTE, POV, ITVS, ORF and many others. Doc Presentations will provide a relaxed and flexible environment for the participants, with more time available for each project.
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    During its existence, the Forum has become a prestigious meeting place that has, since 2001, hosted 510 East European filmmakers and producers, over 60 TV commissioning editors and dozens of international distributors, buyers and festival programmers.
    The workshop, sidebar programme and public presentations will be attended by more than 120 documentary professionals.

    EAST EUROPEAN FORUM:
    Deadline: September 3, 2010
    Forum Workshop: October 21 - 24, 2010
    Doc Presentations and Feedback Round Tables: October 25 - 26, 2010

    Industry Networking Programme: October 27 - 30, 2010 (optional for Forum participants)

    WHO IS IT FOR?
    Directors and producers with their own creative projects. Participants must be proficient in English. All parts of the programme must be attended by both the director and the producer. The East European Forum focuses mainly on Central and East European creative documentary projects, with the director and/or producer based in the region.

    PARTICIPATION FEE:
    € 100/selected project + € 250 contribution for accommodation per project
    For more information, please visit: www.DOKweb.net

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