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www.DOKweb.net is a portal dedicated to East European documentary film. The news section provides up-to-date information on upcoming and just completed films, interviews with filmmakers and other documentary professionals, in-depth articles exploring the state of documentary filmmaking in various parts of the region, as well as insightful texts on current trends, funding, etc. The portal also boasts the largest published databases of completed and upcoming documentary films from Eastern Europe, an industry directory, as well as trailers and original video content. www.DOKweb.net is IDF´s key online project that provides comprehensive details on all IDF´s activities and links them with general information service.
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Founded in 2001, the INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM (IDF) is a non-profit training and networking centre based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on the support of East European documentary films and their wider promotion. Our activities support filmmakers through all stages of completion – development, funding, production, post-production, and distribution. We aim at individual filmmakers (tailored consultations), groups of carefully selected professionals with projects or films (Ex Oriente Film, East European Forum, East Silver, Doc Launch, etc.), broader professional community (East Doc Platform), as well as the general public (portal www.DOKweb.net). We closely work with key int. festivals, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, markets, or training initiatives and serve as the GATEWAY TO EAST EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM.

Ex Oriente Film

 

3rd session: “Market Opens”


Venue: East Doc Platform (organized in association with One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival) Prague, Czech Republic

Dates of the session: March 4 – 10, 2013

Participants: Directors and producers of 12 - 14 projects selected that particular year


 

Session Focus:

The third workshop session is dedicated mainly to communication skills and distribution plan and sales, training in pitching techniques, post-pitching negotiations and defining the potential of East European independent producers in the EU film market. The three sessions are completed with a two-day pitching forum where all participants pitch their projects.

 

Detailed description:

The third session focuses on the practical skills of project presentation. Its main themes are distribution and negotiation techniques for documentaries, as well as how to communicate with European broadcasters and get them involved in the project. At the end of the session, participants meet with representatives from European / North American broadcasters, documentary industry decision makers, and people from non-TV funding, and get the chance to finance their projects. The whole session is focused on the following objectives: formulating project presentation strategy – training in pitching techniques, post-pitching negotiation techniques, as well how to use a pitching session, festivals and international markets. A special emphasis is given to marketing and distribution of completed creative documentary films, pre-sales, sales, and co-productions.


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