Doc Launch presentation
Entry deadline: June 30, 2011
Dates: October 27 - 28, 2011
Location: Jihlava, Czech Republic
Participants: Filmmaker/producer teams representing 9 selected documentary projects
Doc Launch Tutors: 1 festival selector and 1 sales agent help the participants to prepare and focus their presentation
Download the 2011 Doc Launch Application Form.
About
The Doc Launch presentation annually introduces 9 handpicked feature-length documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe. Festival programmers, distributors, sales agents, members of the press and audiences get the first glimpse of films in post-production slated for theatrical release over the next year.
This year will mark the second edition of the Doc Launch presentation. The presentation builds on a long tradition and has hosted a number of filmmakers and producers who presented their rough cuts and documentary projects in post-production. Last year the presentation hosted many notable filmmakers, such as Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Audrius Stonys, Pawel Lozinski and Pavel Kostomarov. Some of the projects have already been completed and started travelling the festival circuit, including Nikolaus Geyrhalter's Abendland (premiered this March at Diagonale where it received the Award for Best Artistic Editing of a Documentary Film) and Ramin by Audrius Stonys (screened in April at Visions du Réel). Father and Son by Pawel Lozinski and Pavel Kostomarov's You Too are to be released later this year.
Participants
Projects are presented by directors and producers within the Industry Section organized in Jihlava by IDF. Each project is given 10 minutes, including the trailer or clip. The projects are already funded and seek further festival screenings and international distribution. Due to its slightly different focus (feature-length version, theatrical release), the Doc Launch presentation gets approx. one-half of its projects from former Ex oriente Film and East European Forum participants, the selection of the second half is based on our year-long research.
All participants rehearse their presentations on Thursday, October 27, with the help of two experienced experts (festival selector, sales agent). In the evening, the participants will have a chance to take part in the Project Market – organized one-on-one meetings with all registered buyers, sales agents, distributors, and festival programmers.
Guests
Doc Launch will present projects in the post-production stage to buyers, sales agents, distributors and festival programmers who also attend the East European Forum and the East Silver Market. In addition, we invite 4-6 distributors, sales agents and festival selectors who focus on feature-length documentaries with theatrical release potential.
Requirements
The Doc Launch presentation accepts Central and East European documentary projects slated for release from November 2011 through October 2012. The event is geared towards remarkable feature documentary projects or rough cuts made for the cinema.
Download the 2011 Doc Launch Application Form.
To apply, please fill in the application form and send 2 DVD copies with an excerpt, trailer or rough cut, as well as any other additional materials to the following address: ana Rezková, Institute of Documentary Film, Školská 12, 110 00 Praha 1
Entry deadline: June 30, 2011
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Contact:
Hana Rezková
Institute of Documentary Film
hanka@dokweb.net
www.DOKweb.net
