Short Pitch Program
Sunday, 10 May | 10:00–12:00 | National Ethnographic Museum
(One-to-one sessions will take place from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm )
The pitch presentation in the form of a short, 10 minute presentation for each of 7 short films, which will be followed by the individual meetings between participants and the decision makers consisting of sales, buyers and festival representatives. The event will include consultations with experts prior to the pitch, in order to improve their presentation skills and update the project pitch decks for the specific audience of decision makers.
Selected Projects
NAPLES, FLORIDA, dir. Modesta Žemgulytė, prod. Akvilė Žilionytė-Khan (Artišokai)
EVENT HORIZON, dir. Jakub Gomółka, prod. Korek Bojanowski (Studio Munka)
LEFEK, dir. Tomasz Misiukiewicz, prod. Tomasz Misiukiewicz (Wajda School)
KYIV UNDER MY WHEELS, dir. Marina Baibarza, prod. Marina Baibarza (Process Films)
THE BELL BOY, dir. Akseli Leppänen, prod. Akseli Leppänen (Baltic Film and Media School)
WE HAD AN OATH, dir. Barbora Venclová, prod. Jitka Kotrlová
VICTORY DAY, dir. Wojciech Węglarz, prod. Jakub Orłoś (Fala Film)
Tutor and Moderator:
Emilia Mazik is the Head of Industry at Go Short – International Short Film Festival in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. She is also a member of the selection committee at Film Fest Gent (Belgium), curates the Industry Forum at Cinekid Festival (the Netherlands), and sits on the strategic board of Talking Shorts, an online magazine dedicated to the short film medium. Her previous roles include Festival Director at Short Waves Festival (Poland), Head of Industry at Kaboom Animation Festival (the Netherlands), and preselector at Glasgow Short Film Festival (Scotland).
Organisers: Institute of Documentary Film, Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Partners: DAE, KIPA (Polish Producers Alliance), Polish Filmmakers Association
Moderator: Emilia Mazik
Free admission
Event in English