CALL FOR SHORT FILM PROJECTS FOR BALTIC PITCHING FORUM 2017

Baltic Pitching Forum is a unique platform of networking and bringing the newest short film projects from the Baltics into the spotlight.

This Forum creates a space where film directors and producers can present their short film projects in order to attract active European producers, TV commissioners, fund representatives, festival or VoD programmers and distributors.

The Baltic Pitching Forum consists of one-day pitching training and one-day pitching sessions of the selected projects alongside one-to-one meetings with film professionals from all over Europe.

One of the goals of the Forum is to facilitate interaction, cooperation and co-production between short filmmakers from Baltics and the rest of Europe.

Dates of the event

6-7 October, 2017:
6th October – training session
7th October – pitching session and one-to-one meetings

Eligible applicants

Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian based film directors and/or producers who have finished at least one short film project and are now developing a new project which is:
– fiction or animation short film
– in the development stage
– up to 30 minutes
– oriented to an international audience

Number of selected projects/participants

9 short film projects will be selected by the selection committee (3 projects per country). Up to 2 representatives of each selected project (producer or/ and director) will be invited to take part in the training and pitching sessions.

Application process

The application form is available HERE
Application deadline – 1 August, 2017
Selection results – 1 September, 2017

PARTNERS

Vilnius International Short Film Festival (Lithuania)
Riga International Short Film Festival SHORT RIGA (Latvia)
Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS (Latvia)
ShortEst Short Film Agency (Estonia)
Sleepwalkers International Short FilmFestival (Estonia)

SUPPORTERS

NORDEN – Nordic Culture Point
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Lithuania
Audiovisual Authors and Producers
Rights Association AVAKA