UK MEDIA Team e-bulletin
4 September 2009

News

 

UK

 

€14 million MEDIA funding for UK in 2008

Over the summer MEDIA Desk UK has had the time to calculate the sum of MEDIA Programme funding received in the UK in 2008. In total, the MEDIA Programme awarded... read more

 

Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, received over €800,000 from the MEDIA Programme for distribution across Europe

 

Europe

 

Democracy and Dialogue: short online film competition

The European Commission Representation in Ireland and the Darklight Film Festival are holding an online competition for short films on the theme of 'Democracy & Dialogue', and what it means... read more

 

Strong MEDIA presence at this year's Venice International Film Festival

The 66th Venice International Film Festival, held from 2–12 September 2009, will screen 16 MEDIA-funded films. The aim of the festival is to raise awareness and promote all aspects of... read more

 

Pepperminta, directed by Pipilotti Rist, received MEDIA funding, and will be screened at the 66th Venice International Film Festival

Voting opens for EFA People's Choice Award

The European Film Academy (EFA) has opened voting for the People's Choice Award, which this year features four MEDIA-funded films in its list of ten nominees. The EFA unites 2,000... read more

 

Pranzo di Ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch), directed by Gianni di Gregorio, is MEDIA-funded and has been nominated for the EFA People's Choice Award

 

Funding

 

There are currently no open MEDIA Programme Calls for Proposals. We are expecting the Development schemes, TV Broadcasting scheme and several other schemes to re-open in the second half of September. We will send a Call Alert to all our subscribers as soon as the Calls are published.

 

Open MEDIA Calls for Proposals

 

Producer's support

Development - Single Project - next deadline: 27 November 2009
Single Project Development funding is aimed at companies which have produced at least one previous project which has been distributed recently, and which now wish to invest in the development of another project. Which... read more

 

Development - Interactive Projects - next deadline: 27 November 2009
Interactive Projects Development funding is aimed at companies that have produced at least one previous interactive project which has been distributed recently, and that now wish to invest in the... read more

 

Development - Slate Funding - next deadline: 27 November 2009
Slate Funding is aimed at medium-sized companies which have experience at an international level and the financial capacity to contemplate and support the simultaneous development of several projects.   Which companies... read more

 

TV Broadcasting - next deadline: 27 November 2009
The TV Broadcasting scheme aims to help European independent production companies produce a television programme (in principle not intended for theatrical release) with at least three European broadcasters attached.   Which... read more

 

i2i Audiovisual - next deadline: 5 February 2010
The i2i Audiovisual scheme supports production companies that bear the costs of bank financing and/or associated insurance and completion bonds. It offers a grant to cover up to 50% of... read more

 

 

Distribution

Selective Scheme - next deadline: 1 December 2009
This scheme is designed to facilitate the transnational distribution of European films. It aims to encourage distributors to release films that might be a challenge were they to be supported by market forces alone. As... read more

 

 

Promotion

Audiovisual Festivals - next deadline: 27 November 2009
This scheme is designed to support film festivals that programme at least 70% European content, and can be used towards costs such as subtitling, translation, catalogue printing and travel costs for professionals accompanying a... read more

 

Access to Markets - next deadline: 7 December 2009
This scheme supports organisations that propose events and activities (including computer-based information tools) designed to promote European audiovisual works and facilitate access to markets for European professionals. The first deadline... read more

 


 

Networking

 

News

 

Limited number of spaces available on the MIPCOM MEDIA Stand

Time is running out to register with the MEDIA Stand at MIPCOM. Participating via the MEDIA Stand has two advantages: a special price and a wealth of support services. read more

 

 

Forthcoming events

 

Lisbon Docs (EDN)
19-24 October 2009 Lisbon, Portugal
East European Forum
27 October - 2 November 2009 Jihlava, Czech Republic
Sheffield MeetMarket
4-8 November 2009 Sheffield, United Kingdom
Seville Festival of European Cinema
6-14 November 2009 Seville, Spain
Festival Europen du film court de Brest
7 - 15 November 2009 Brest, France
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
12 November - 6 December 2009 Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
13-22 November 2009 Thessaloniki, Greece
Oulu International Children's Film Festival
16-22 November 2009 Oulu, Finland
Muestra de Cine Europeo Ciudad de Segovia
18-24 November 2009 Segovia, Spain
Gijon International Film Festival
19-28 November 2009 Gijon, Spain
International Film Festival Etiuda and Anima
27 November - 4 December 2009 Krakow, Poland
International Film Festival Bratislava
27 November - 4 December 2009 Bratislava, Slovakia
Camerimage - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography
28 November - 5 December 2009 Lodz, Poland
Platforma Video9
3-6 December 2009 Athens, Greece
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
5-12 December 2009 Pyrgos, Greece
European Film Awards
12 December 2009 Ruhr Metropolis, Germany

 

View the full networking calendar on our website

 

 


 

Training

 

News

 

Applications open for FOCAL Digital Production Challenge workshop

Applications for FOCAL's Digital Production Challenge workshop have now opened. This three-day workshop will give 45 producers, executive producers and production managers the methods and tools to choose the best... read more

 

Deadline extension for the EAVE 2010 European Producer Workshop

15 October is the new deadline to apply to participate in the EAVE Producer Workshops which take place in three seven-day workshops across Europe. read more

 

Europe meets Africa: Babylon International open for applications

Babylon International is a major new initiative funded by MEDIA International and the Nigerian Film Corporation, and giving European filmmakers the opportunity to work with African colleagues on script and story development, production... read more

 

Maia Workshops 2010 - deadline approaching

Maia Workshops, organised by Fabula Film , is an advanced training programme for emerging producers which aims to provide them with the fundamental creative and managerial skills needed to steer... read more

 

DigiTraining Plus: European Cinemas and New Technologies

MEDIA Salles training course DigiTraining Plus: European Cinemas Experiencing New Technologies enters its seventh year. It will take place from 17-21 February 2010 in Helsinki, with a programme of lectures and... read more

 

 

Forthcoming courses

 

 

Animation

Cartoon Feature 2009 - deadline: 9 October 2009
20-22 October 2009, Malaga, Spain
This course will explore the design, financing and distribution of animated features across all media. Using case studies and recent films, a panel of experts will present new business models... read more

 

Management, finance and legal aspects

EAVE: Film Marketing Workshop - deadline: 30 October 2009
3-6 December 2009, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The workshop is a thorough exploration of film marketing methods. It focuses particularly on cost-effective ways to market projects, pitching, legal issues, working with sales agents, distributors, publicists, photographers, designers,... read more

 

New technologies

FOCAL: Digital Production Challenge - deadline: 30 October 2009
3-5 December 2009, Zurich, Switzerland
This three-day workshop will give producers, executive producers and production managers the methods and tools to choose the best digital production workflow for their feature film projects, and to optimise... read more

 

Project development

Documentary Campus: Masterschool 2010 - deadline: 2 October 2009
Various dates throughout 2010, Munich, Germany
The Documentary Campus Masterschool is a unique 10-month project development course where participants receive an insight into the development, production and distribution of documentary programmes for the international market. Each... read more
EURODOC 2010 - deadline: 30 November 2009
March-September 2010, Various EU locations
EURODOC is a training programme specifically designed for co-producing creative documentaries at the international level. Producing documentaries requires increasingly more funding which is difficult to find on a national level... read more
EKRAN 2010 - deadline: 15 November 2009
Various dates and sessions, Warsaw, Poland
EKRAN is a unique opportunity for producers to develop their project using the most cost-effective and creative methods. EKRAN offers participants a production component prepared in close collaboration with EAVE;... read more
La Femis: Archidoc - deadline: 10 September 2009
26 October 2009 - 29 January 2010, Prague and Jihlava (Czech Republic) and Paris and Biarritz (France)
This is a three-session, archive-based documentary development workshop. In the first session, the participants will analyse and fine-tune their project, considering the point of view, story, and use of archive... read more

 

Scriptwriting

éQuinoxe Screenwriters’ Workshops - deadline: 12 November 2009
Spring 2010, Various EU countries
An international jury will select ten talented screenwriters to participate in a one-week workshop, where they will have one-to-one discussions with ten advisors from all over the world - internationally... read more
Script&Pitch Workshops / Script&Pitch Workshops International 2010 - deadline: 15 December 2009
Various dates throughout 2010, Various EU locations
Script&Pitch is an advanced development course for European scriptwriters and story editors. The programme runs for ten months, and can accommodate 20 participants from all over the world (15 scriptwriters... read more

 

Internships

Nipkow Programm 2009 - deadline: 30 November 2009
Thoughout 2009 and 2010, Berlin, Germany
The Nipkow Programm provides professional training to promising participants from across Europe in order to develop their business skills, thereby supporting and improving the quality of European co-production.  Nipkow is... read more

 

View the full training calendar on our website

 

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