The deadline for submitting projects to the Visegrád Exchange  
Production Forum is extended to 15 March 2011!

International Festival of Animated Films AniFest (26 April - 1 May  
2011, held in Teplice, <http://www.anifest.cz>www.anifest.cz) invites  
young filmmakers, artists, students and producers from East and  
Central Europe to submit their projects of a short animated film to  
Visegrád Exchange Production Forum (meeting with international  
producers and pitching session) or to take part at professional  
workshops and lectures held by international producers and film  
professionals.

I. SUBMITTING A PROJECT INTO THE PITCHING
You are invited to submit your project using the form bellow according  
to the terms for submissions and regulations. Please enclose an  
authorisation of publishing your materials in the database of New  
Animation Projects.

The AniFest 2011 pitching will be held on 28th April  2011.

Terms for submitted cartoon and animation projects
o     The animated film project must be of short métrage (up to 30  
minutes) with short description, directors statement and basic idea  
about visual form of the film.
o     At least 50 percent of the film must be shot in one of the  
animation techniques or multimedia forms that uses the principles of  
animation film.
o     The film project must have a director or a producer who could  
represent it at the festival pitching meeting.
o     Filmmakers and producers do not pay any entry fee.
o     The assured pre-financement is not necessary but the project  
should have an estimated, realistic budget.

You can submit your project of a new film for Pitching forum by  
filling the application form from the end of this document and sending  
it to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].

THE EXTENDED DEADLINE is 15th March!!!!!!

<http://www.anifest.cz/dokuments/Ke_stazeni/Exchange_forum_PRIHLASKA_CS.doc>Please
 download the application  
form

II. WORKSHOP: DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF A SHORT FILM ANIMATION  
PROJECT Young filmmakers, artists and producers from East and Central  
Europe are invited to participate at a professional workshop. They can  
attend lectures held by international producers and professionals and  
meet them in person.

Date: 27th April 2011

Who is attending:
These French producers are confirmed: Nicolas Schmerkin (Autour de  
Minuit), Arnaud Demuynck (Films du Nord), Christian Pfohl (Lerdux),  
Olivier Catherin (Les Trois Ours). Others will follow, at the moment  
to be confirmed.

International producers: Vanja Andrejeviã (Croatian independant  
producers), Vessela Dantcheva (Bulgarian producer, Fin film) and  
others to be confirmed.

  Program:
1) Going East/ West - starting co-productions Vision of co-productions  
and collaboration with partners from different countries. What are  
conditions of getting into international co-production? How does a  
co-production work? How could you approach international producers or  
professionals who could step into your film? How much pre-financed  
must be your film? How can you control your artistic freedom?

2) How to bring together a bigger production club How can a foreign  
director ask for a support of for example French CNC? What animation  
skills, abilities or ideas from our territory could be interesting for  
foreign producers? How can you build up international co-production  
between more countries with different production force? How can you  
put it together technically and save as much money as possible?

3) Selling shorts
Sales agents from East and West part of Europe will explain how they  
buy short films for their catalogue. She will also give advices how  
the sales agents should be approached by producers and she will  
explain how can sales agencies help you with the distribution of your  
film.

4) Develop and write project kit
A French expert will reflect upon the concrete projects of  
participants of the pitching forum (as a preparation) and evaluate  
their quality. He will also give basic advices about the development  
of the project and writing international project proposals.

5) Case studies of co-productions between West European and East  
European countries

6) What role does a TV play

You can participate at workshops and lectures by saving your place at  
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].

But AniFest covers 3 days of lodging only to participants of Pitching  
of projects and of Visegrad school film competition.



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