For the first time, DocuMentor organizes in June 2010, in Timisoara, Romania, the second session of EURODOC training program on Budgetisation, Financing, & Packaging of documentary film projects.
If you are looking for in-depth analysis of a specific documentary film project, testing its appeal and potential abroad, advice and follow-up on complex budgeting and financing, legal and practical, business aspects of co-productions. If you are looking for strong contacts in the field of documentary throughout Europe & beyond, enter your project for EURODOC 2010 & JOIN THE NETWORK!
EURODOC is a training program specifically designed for co-producing creative documentaries at the international level. Producing documentaries requires increasingly more funding which is difficult to find at national level whatever the size of the country. Today EURODOC is a strong & influent network, which gathers more than 527 professionals from 42 countries. It has become indispensable in enabling its members to cope with the rapid changes in the documentary sector.
Within a seven month period, 30 independent producers as well as Commissioning Executives from Europe and abroad will have the opportunity to participate in a training cycle of 3 one-week sessions led by experienced tutors and experts who play an important part in the current audiovisual and documentary field.
In 2010, these 3 one-weeks sessions will be:
SESSION 1 – Development / March 2010 – SLOVENIA
SESSION 2 – Budgetisation, Financing, & Packaging / June 2010 – ROMANIA
SESSION 3 – Meeting the Commissioning Editors / September 2010 – FRANCE
DOCUMENTARY IN EUROPE 2009
Deadline May 13th 2009
Documentary in Europe is looking for producers and filmmakers with a documentary project to present to an International panel composed of commissioning editors and decision makers from all over the world.
Over the years more than 100 projects have been presented at Documentary in Europe, and over half of them are now films!
Depending on the status of your project you can submit it either to the pitching (addressed to producers looking for international coproduction) or to the match making session (addressed to filmmaker with an idea at an earlier stage of development). For more information visit - www.docineurope.org
Call for Applications! DEADLINE, 14 March 2009 DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES IN EUROPE
If you need information, training and financial support for coproducing a documentary film, now is the moment to apply to DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES IN EUROPE. The event will take place in 21-22 March 2009, at the Czech Centre in Bucharest, Romania. This training session is organized by DocuMentor (Romania) and „Documentary in Europe“ (Italy), with the support of MEDIA Programme in association with the One World Romania Festival. More informations HERE!
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL SEEKING FOR ENTRIES
Short films and documentaries with environmental and ecological themes can be submitted to Rodos International Films and Visual Arts Festival Ecofilms, which will take place in Greece, from June 23 to 28. Works dealing with conservation issues, as well as issues related to the natural, the human and the built environments are welcome. Participants must send a copy of their film (with English subtitles) and the application form for pre-selection. For more informations visit - http://www.ecofilms.gr/01.1.ecofilms_call_en.htm
DEADLINE for applications is March 1, 2009.
RENDEZ-VOUS WITH SOFIA
March 11 > 14, 2009
6e annual co-production Conference
With the participation of IDF, the Sofia Film Festival, the Sheffield Festival Doc/Fest and the Film Institute Banjaluka/BLIFF. The international co-production seminar is open to all English, French, German, Austrian, and East European professionals, including those from Baltic and Balkan countries, as well as to all european decision makers.
DEADLINE for submitting your projects: February 10, 2009.
HOW TO GET INTO THE EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM MARKET
Bucharest, 18th & 19th of March 2010, Czech Centre
If you need information, training and financial support for coproducing a documentary film, now is the moment to apply to HOW TO GET INTO THE EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM MARKET.
The event will take place between 18th and 19th March 2010, at the Czech Centre from Bucharest, Romania. This training session is organized by DocuMentor (Romania) and „Documentary in Europe“ (Italy), with the support of MEDIA Programme and in association with the One World Romania Festival. For more information, click HERE!
EX ORIENTE FILM WORKSHOP, DEADLINE 1st of February 2010
Are you working on a creative documentary project, looking for information, consultancy and support for its development, production and distribution in the European market? Submit your proposal for Ex Oriente Film - a year-long international workshop that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. Application deadline: February 1, 2010. At three (or four) workshops that take place in the course of one year, directors and producers develop their projects and funding strategies and benefit from the assistance and valuable advice provided by established European producers, directors, AV experts and commissioning editors. The Ex Oriente Film training programme is completed with the co-production meeting East European Forum that gives documentary filmmakers a chance to pitch their project and secure funding from West European and North American broadcasters.
Register with DOCUMENTOR at Sunny Side of The Doc 2009
Deadline: May 7, 2009
DocuMentor invites Romanian producers to register under DocuMentor Umbrella at the Sunny Side of the Doc Market from 2009. What are the benefits for you if you are registering with us? Thanks to the deal between DocuMentor and SSoD, Romanian producers get special conditions: 50% discount for first-time participants and 30% for others (standard price EUR 559.73, incl. VAT). The fee allows participation at Sunny Side of the Doc for one person + listing of 2 projects in the Catalogue, or 2 completed films in the digital Video Library.
Aristoteles Workshop invites you to apply!
Deadline: May 31, 2009
AW is a documentary film workshop at its forth edition, open to creative documentary filmmakers, DPs, editors and producers from Central and Eastern Europe. The programm is co-financed by the french-german channel ARTE.
We are looking for people with talent, passion, commitment, a voice of their own, and, above all, the ability to collaborate. Our courses are designed for young filmmakers with previous film and/or video experience. Aristoteles Workshop is scheduled to take place between 23 august-23 september in Sibiel, Romania.
The Soros Foundation Romania (SFR), in partnership with the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Bucharest, are launching Covering Migration documentaries' competition, with 6.500 USD worth of prizes. The competition targets exclusively the local TV stations across Romania. For more informations visit - http://soros.ro/ro/program.php?program=27
EX ORIENTE FILM WORKSHOP DEADLINE: FEB 1, 2009
Are you preparing a creative documentary film and searching for information, consultations and financial support? Apply for Ex Oriente Film 2009 untill February 1 2009. The Ex Oriente Film workshop is an international workshop that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe. During three sessions that take place over the course of one year, filmmakers and producers receive assistance from experienced European producers, directors, trainers, AV experts and TV commissioning editors in order to develop their story, draft a financing strategy for their project and find international partners. Ex Oriente Film leads into the East European Forum - pitching session for East European Creative Docs.
