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Ex Oriente Film is an international workshop of creative documentary film that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe. During three sessions that take place over the course of one year, filmmakers and producers receive assistance from experienced European producers, directors, trainers, AV experts and TV commissioning editors in order to develop their story, draft a financing strategy for their project and find international partners. In addition to its focus on storytelling, practical content and individual tutoring for specific projects, the training programme also includes lectures on the basics of European audiovisual market (legal and economic aspects) and on the strategies of independent production companies currently operating across Europe. Participants are encouraged to attend some of the major international industry events as their participation is supported by a small scholarship, consultations and assistance with networking. Ex Oriente Film leads into the East European Forum, a pitching session for East European Creative Docs.

Target Group

Ex Oriente Film is an international workshop of creative documentary film that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe.

The participants are from Eastern and Central Europe – established producers and directors as well as independent producers starting-out, fresh film school graduates and debutants. All participants must be able to provide evidence of their practical experience.

Conditions

Participation is open to directors and producers with their own creative projects. Working knowledge of English is required. Both the director and the producer must attend the Forum Workshop and Pitching Forum. The East European Forum focuses mainly on Central and East European creative projects, with the director, producer or both based in the region of Central and Eastern Europe.

Participation fee

Participation fee is EUR 1,150 per selected project (includes all accommodation, coffee breaks and lunches during the three workshops for 1 - 2 pers.)

Scholarship

Participants from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania may apply for a scholarship to cover part of accommodation and participation fees (applicants must prove that there is no possibility of scholarship in their own country and that the project is not supported by any development funding).

Contact

Andrea Prenghyová, Director of IDF
Ivana Miloševič, Head of studies

Školská 12
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic

Fon: +420 224 21 48 58
Email: idf [at] docuinter [.] net

Call for Entries

EX ORIENTE FILM WORKSHOP DEADLINE: FEB 1 2009

15.12.2008

Are you preparing a creative documentary film and searching for information, consultations and financial support? Apply for Ex Oriente Film 2009 untill February 1 2009. The Ex Oriente Film workshop is an international workshop that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe. During three sessions that take place over the course of one year, filmmakers and producers receive assistance from experienced European producers, directors, trainers, AV experts and TV commissioning editors in order to develop their story, draft a financing strategy for their project and find international partners. Ex Oriente Film leads into the East European Forum - pitching session for East European Creative Docs.

What is unique about the 2009 Ex Oriente Film workshop?

• participants work simultaneously on production as well as on the storyline, content and visual style, supporting primarily innovative and fresh film language;
• creative directors are invited to offer participants inspiration;
• Ex Oriente Film helps creative projects that cannot be funded through standard TV sales by trying to find alternative channels and opportunities;
• filmmakers are supported not only during the sessions, but also through consultations in between the workshops; they also get support to travel to the main industry events where they attend consultations and receive assistance with networking;
• after the workshop we keep in touch with all our participants, and through other IDF activities we offer comprehensive follow-up support, providing international PR for any new developments, festival release or distribution.

For the first Ex Oriente Film workshop session, we invite:

• Tue Steen Muller – free lance consultant, Denmark
• Marijke Rawie – free lance consultant, The Netherlands
• Mikael Opstrup – producer, Denmark
• Stan Neumann – director, France
• Jean Pierre Rehm – director, FIDMarseille , France
• Line Sandsmark – director, European Documentary Network, Norway
• Kostomarov Pavel – director, Russia
• Neils Pagh Anderson – editor, consultant, Denmark
• Kaja Widermuth – commissioning editor, MDR, Germany
• Estelle Robin – producer, Les Films du Balibari, France

For more information and application forms, please go to: http://www.docuinter.net/en/net_archive.php?id=527

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