Application deadline for East European Forum, Doc Launch presentation and Project Market: December 20, 2011
Organized by: The Institute of Documentary Film
Partner: One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
In March 2012 in Prague, the Institute of Documentary Film introduces the inaugural East Doc Platform - an umbrella industry event dedicated to supporting East European documentary films in all stages of completion. Organized by IDF at the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, the event follows up on our industry section which we hosted from 2001 in Jihlava. The East Doc Platform will feature our staple events, such as the East European Forum, Doc Launch presentation, Project Market, East Silver's video library with new spring documentary titles, and a diverse slate of other industry events that provide networking opportunities for East European documentary professionals and commissioning editors, distributors, sales agents, fund and festival representatives from across Europe and North America.
EAST EUROPEAN FORUM 2012
Focus: funding
Open to: projects in the development and production stage
The East European Forum is Eastern Europe's largest co-production platform for East European filmmakers and leading international commissioning editors, distributors, buyers, and film fund representatives. Filmmakers and independent producers offer their projects for co-production, pre-sale or other forms of financial support. As of 2011, more than 80 documentary films have been made with the aid of the Forum. Since 2001, the Forum has hosted more than 650 filmmakers and producers from Eastern Europe, and over 200 commissioning editors, buyers and festival programmers.
Pitching Workshop: March 5 – 9, 2012
Public Presentations + Feedback Round Tables: March 10 – 11, 2012
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Application form for the East European Forum available HERE.
DOC LAUNCH PRESENTATION 2012
Focus: rough cut development, preparation for distribution
Open to: projects in the post-production and rough-cut stage
Doc Launch supports East European documentary films in the production and post-production stages and helps them to make a smooth transition to distribution. Each year, Doc Launch presents 8 - 9 outstanding documentary features that are headed to festivals and cinemas in the following months; during the whole year, it caters to a wide range of upcoming documentary films, providing networking opportunities, consultations, and assistance in drafting distribution strategy.
Workshop and Presentation: March 8 – 9, 2012
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Application form for the Doc Launch Presentation available HERE.
East European Forum and Doc Launch presentation offer:
- attendance of some 70 international commissioning editors, buyers, sales agents, distributors, film fund and festival representatives
- public presentation of projects
- access to other industry events organized by IDF under the East Doc Platform (East Silver video library, Project Market, industry screenings, co-production days, networking dinners, etc.)
PROJECT MARKET 2012
Focus: one-on-one networking for projects and films in all stages of completion
Open to: projects in development, production and post-production, and completed films
The Project Market connects all attending East European professionals with commissioning editors, buyers, sales agents, distributors, film fund and festival representatives. The Project Market is available to producers whose project is included in the Doc Launch presentation; selected producers with a completed film, and Doc Launch programme guests - past participants of the East European Forum with projects in the production or post-production stage. The Project Market will also be open to other projects introduced in Prague by the filmmakers and producers.
When: March 8 – 10, 2012
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Project Market application form available HERE.
We look forward to receiving your projects!
Contact:
Kristina Valentová
Institute of Documentary Film
kristina@dokweb.net
www.DOKweb.net
