UK MEDIA Team e-bulletin
11 January 2010

News

 

UK

 

MEDIA Antenna Scotland to host MEDIA seminars

Four seminars on the MEDIA Programme will be taking place in various Scottish locations in January and February 2010. At each seminar, a comprehensive overview of MEDIA Programme funding schemes... read more

 

London to host ICO's Cultural Cinema Exhibition course

The Independent Cinema Office's Cultural Cinema Exhibition Course will run in London from 18-29 January 2010, and will be supported for the first time by the MEDIA Programme.   This... read more

 

East of England funding event to be held in January

MEDIA Desk UK will be joining other organisations to present funding opportunities to businesses based in the East of England, in an event organised by the East of England Regional... read more

 

 

Europe

 

MEDIA-supported films triumph at European Film Awards

Michael Haneke's Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon) has won the awards for European Film, European Director and European Screenwriter at the European Film Awards 2009. Haneke's film received over €1.2 million from the MEDIA... read more

 

The award-winning Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon), by Michael Haneke is supported by the MEDIA Programme

2010 is the European Year For Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

2010 is the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. As well as pan-European events, national and local events will take place in every EU Member State, Norway and... read more

 

Spanish Presidency of the EU commences

On the 1 January 2010 Spain took over the Presidency of the European Union , a role which is rotated among Member States every six months. This is the first... read more

 

MEDIA awards €8.5 million to training courses for 2010

In 2010 the MEDIA Programme will support 62 training courses for audiovisual professionals across Europe. Over €8.5 million was awarded to training organisations from MEDIA's Initial Training and Continuous Training... read more

 

Media Business School is supported by the MEDIA Continuous Training scheme

MEDIA awards almost €1 million to networking initiatives across Europe

New results have been published from MEDIA's Access to Markets scheme (24/2009, 7 August 2009 deadline) and €970,000 has been awarded to eight organisations across Europe to arrange promotional events... read more

 

Call for Proposals - evaluating media literacy across Europe

As part of the European Commission's development of a media literacy policy, the European Commission has published a Call for Proposals  to assess and improve the criteria for evaluating the... read more

 

Win €10,000 in the Picturing Europe competition

The European Commission is inviting audiovisual professionals and individuals to produce a video clip of maximum three minutes duration on the theme 'Picturing Europe' , which should present an original vision of Europe based... read more

 


 

Funding

 

Open MEDIA Calls for Proposals

 

Producer's support

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

 

TV Broadcasting - next deadline: 5 March 2010
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

 

Development - Single Project - next deadline: 12 April 2010
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: 12 April 2010
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: 12 April 2010
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

 

 

Distribution

Selective Scheme - next deadline: 1 April 2010
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: 30 April 2010
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: 30 June 2010
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

 

2010 EDN Financing Guide published

The European Documentary Network (EDN) has published the 2010 EDN Financing Guide, which is a vital source of information about funding sources and opportunities for documentary professionals across Europe. It... read more

 

21st Sunny Side of the Doc - apply now for earlybird registration

Sunny Side of the Doc is offering a 20% discount on visitor accreditation for online registration before 15 February 2010. This event, focusing on documentary filmmaking, takes place in La... read more

 

Docs in Thessaloniki 2010 call for submissions

EDN has published a call for submissions to Docs in Thessaloniki, which takes place from 17-21 March 2010. Docs in Thessaloniki is an international pitching forum and workshop facilitating participants... read more

 

Forum at Docs in Thessaloniki 2008

 

Forthcoming events

 

European Short Pitch 2009
18-23 January 2010 Normandy, France
Trieste Film Festival
21-28 January 2010 Trieste, Italy
Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for expanded media
21-24 January 2010 Stuttgart, Germany
Angers Festival of European First Films - Premiers Plans
22-31 January 2010 Angers, France
DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
26-31 January 2010 Helsinki, Finland
FIPA
26-31 January 2010 Biarritz, France
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market
29 January-6 February 2010 Clermont-Ferrand, France
CineMart 2010
31 January - 3 February 2010 Rotterdam, Netherlands
DocsBarcelona
2-7 February 2010 Barcelona, Spain
MEDIA Stand at Berlinale EFM
11-21 February, 2010 Berlin, Germany
Anima 2010
12-20 February 2010 Brussels, Belgium
EFP presents Shooting Stars
13-15 February, 2010 Berlin, Germany
EPC Berlin Forum 2010
13 February 2010 Berlin, Germany
Jeugd Film Festival Vlaanderen
13-21 February 2010 Antwerp, Belgium
Berlinale Co-Production Market
14-16 February 2010 Berlin, Germany
Dublin International Film Festival
18-28 February 2010 Dublin, Ireland
Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons
19-26 February 2010 Mons, Belgium
Cartoon Movie
3-5 March, 2010 Lyon, France
The Sofia International Film Festival
5-14 March 2010 Sofia, Bulgaria
Bergamo Film Meeting 2010
6-14 March 2010 Bergamo, Italy
One World International Documentary Film Festival
10-18 March 2010 Prague, Czech Republic
Tampere International Short Film Festival
10-14 March 2010 Tampere, Finland
Sofia Meetings
11-14 March 2010 Sofia, Bulgaria
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
12-21 March 2010 Thessaloniki, Greece
Thessaloniki International Doc Market 2010
15 - 20 March, 2010 Thessaloniki, Greece
BUFF- International Children and Young People's Festival
16-20 March 2010 Malmo, Sweden
Docs In Thessaloniki
17-21 March, 2010 Thessaloniki, Greece
Vilnius International Film Festival
18 March - 2 April 2010 Vilnius, Lithuania
Festival Cinéma d'Alés - Itinérances
19-28 March 2010 Alés, France
MECAL 2010
9-18 April 2010 Barcelona, Spain
Nyon Visions du Reel Doc Outlook Market
15-21 April 2010 Nyon, Switzerland
Stockholm International Film Festival Junior
19-24 April 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
Linz Crossing Europe Film Festival
20-25 April 2010 Linz, Austria
Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival
20-25 April 2010 Dresden, Germany

 

View the full networking calendar on our website

 

 


 

Training

 

News

 

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

3D Character Animation for Animated Features, TV Series and Games - deadline: 20 January 2010
22 February - 4 June 2010, Viborg, Denmark
The Animation Workshop's 3D Character Animation programme is designed to give animators who have a basic grasp of the classic principles of animation already, an understanding of the methodology of... read more

 

Management, finance and legal aspects

ETMA: Postgraduate Diploma in Media Management - deadline: 15 January 2010
13 February - 8 December 2010, Strasbourg, France
The programme covers a variety of topics ranging from an introductory module on media business (market analysis), corporate finance, media law and regulation to leadership and international management, giving participants... read more
Documentary Campus: 1st Symposium 2010 - deadline: 15 March 2010
March 20, 2010 - March 21, 2010, Graz, Austria
MY MONEY, MY FILM Concept by Leena Pasanen, YLE Finland and Stefano Tealdi, Stefilm, Italy Money is more than welcome for documentary production and while it is necessary, it can... read more
EAVE: Film Finance Forum - deadline: 19 February 2010
15-18 April 2010, Luxemburg
In a time when it is not getting any easier to close the financing of a film, producers need to meet the right contacts, master the intricacies of film financing... read more

 

New technologies

MEDIA Salles DigiTraining Plus 2010 - deadline: 12 January 2010
17-21 February 2010, Helsinki, Finland
The 2010 edition of the MEDIA Salles DigiTraining Plus: European Cinemas Experiencing New Technologies course will take place from 17-21 February in Helsinki, Finland. This initiative, the only one in... read more
INSIGHT OUT / HFF Academy 2010 - deadline: 29 January 2010
22-26 March 2010, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
The media market is developing at such a rapid rate that it is increasingly difficult for professionals to keep up-to-date with the development of new digital tools. INSIGHT OUT offers... read more

 

Project development

Maia Workshops 2010 - deadline: 27 January 2010
22-26 March 2010, Genoa, Italy
Maia Workshops is an advanced training programme for emerging European producers which aims to provide them with the fundamental creative and managerial skills needed to steer a fiction or creative... read more
Ex Oriente Film 2010: Workshop for Creative Documentary Film - deadline: 1 February 2010
March 2010 to January 2011, Jihlava, Czech Republic
This year-long training on documentary films targets Central and East European teams (director and producer) with an international workshop that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films across... read more
ENGAGE 2010 - deadline: 29 January 2010
April-September 2010, Dublin, Ireland
ENGAGE 2010 brings together 24 filmmaking students and graduates (writers or writer/directors and producers) from across Europe during three residential workshops. These will take place in Ireland, Scotland, Estonia and... read more

 

View the full training calendar on our website

 

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