Progress Pitching Session + Keynote speech Shoshannah Stern
Friday, 8 May | 10.30am – 2.30pm | State Ethnographic Museum
(one-to-one sessions 2.45pm–5.00pm)
An event dedicated to visually interesting, creative documentary projects with international potential. It is an excellent chance to discover films which are looking for international co-production or distribution opportunities in their different phases, from concept to post-production. Selected finalists will present their projects to leading Polish and international film industry representatives: producers, investors, sales agents, distributors and festival programmers. The pitching aims to leverage the festival guests’ expertise and create a place where world-class projects are born. The pitching session will be followed by one-on-one meetings.
The pitching session will open with the keynote speech by Shoshannah Stern: An Authentic Representation
Moderated by: Martijn te Pas
Selected Projects:
THE LAWYER, dir. Maciej Bochniak, prod. Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Kinga Tasarek (Madants)
NO MOTHERS LAND, dir. Wiktoria Davis, prod. Monika Braid (Braidmade Films), Wiktoria Davis, Sonja Henrici
THE ALGORITHM OF LIFE, dir. Piotr Stasik, prod. Daria Maślona (Silver Frame)
THIS IS NOT MY SEA, dir. Elene Mikaberidze, prod. Tatia Gurgenidze (Nushi Film)
NANGA DREAM, dir. Jarosław Wszędybył, prod. Karolina Śmigiel (Unisolo)
THE DIARY OF EXPERIENCES, dir. Dorota Roś, prod. Zofia Kujawska (Telemark)
THE WORLD I EXPERIENCE, dir. Jaśmina Wójcik, prod. Marta Dużbabel (ATM grupa)
AFTER ROLL CALL. LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA, dir. Sylwia Witowska, Piotr Wacowski, prod. Vicky Witowska, Sylwia Witowska
WOMEN OF PEACE: A JOURNEY INTO THE WAR, dir. Keren Shayo, prod. Sylvie Brenet (Les Films du Sillage)
CHILDREN OF THE BLACK GARDEN, dir. Łukasz Kowalski, prod. Anna Mazerant, Łukasz Kowalski (4.30 STUDIO)
LETTERS, dir. Andrei Kutsila, prod. Mirosław Dembiński (Doc Edu Foundation)
Qualified participants will receive training sessions with renowned industry experts, who will help them refine their presentations to make them more appealing to international decision-makers. This year, the tutors will be Kim Christiansen (DR Sales) and Martijn te Pas, who will prepare the participants for the pitching, as well as Tracie Holder, with whom they will refine their catalog texts. Following the pitching session, participants will take part in closed workshops covering: a case study of the Oscar campaign for “Mr Nobody Konta Putin” with Helle Faber (Made in Copenhagen) and Joanna Solecka; consultations on project dramaturgy with Atelier Scenariuszowe; roundtables consultations on the festival circuit and working with a sales agent (Stephanie Fuchs, Autlook Filmsales) and a workshop on Social Sustainability in the Film Industry (Fatih Abay).
Tutors:
Tracie Holder – Film scholar, consultant, producer, and film funding specialist. She is a 2016 Sundance Creative Producers Fellow, teaches at the New York Film Academy, and serves on the jury of international competitions.
Kim Christiansen – Executive producer, and co-producer of the Oscar®-winning film “Mr Nobody against Putin”. He specializes in documentary films and co-productions at DR Sales. With over 20 years of experience in the documentary film industry (sales and acquisition of rights, commissioning, co-production), he has also served as Sales Director at TV 2 WORLD and Industry Director at CPH:DOX (in 2012 and 2013).
Martijn te Pas – Film programmer & Festival advisor. Martijn te Pas studied psychology, English literature, and film and television studies at the University of Amsterdam. From 2000 to 2019, he was part of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as a senior programmer. He also served as an advisor for the IDFA Bertha Fund and IDFA Forum.
Partners: CANAL+ Poland, Polish Filmmakers Association, SMAKJAM, SoundMind, Institute of Documentary Film, CPH:DOX, EAVE, IMS, Visioni dal Mondo, DOCA - Documentary Association Georgia, Jacob Burns Film Center
Admission with Industry/Media accreditation or by emailing industry@againstgravity.pl
The event will be held in English
