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Sheffield Doc/Fest is UK's premier documentary marketplace, festival and conference, taking place 3-7 November 2010.
The event offers extensive marketplace opportunities for all delegates. In 2009, 139 decision makers attended Doc/Fest, and close to 100 are already confirmed for 2010. Doc/Fest is the perfect place to meet potential production investors and production partners. The relaxed atmosphere provides a perfect forum to hold informal and formal meetings in and around the Marketplace, the Showroom Bar, the Industry Delegate Centre or the many bars and cafes around the area.
To learn more about Sheffield Doc/Fest go here.
The Nordic delegation at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Members of the Nordic delegation at Sheffield Doc/Fest will be offered a heavily-reduced rate pass of £150 (plus VAT), will be named in the festival catalogue and website, and be profiled on the website in a devoted section. Furthermore special advice of how to make the most of the event will be offered by Doc/Fest to the delegation members. Don't hesitate to contact Charlie Phillips for one-to-one advice on how to develop and pitch your projects as well as who to meet.
MeetMarket is one of Europe’s top pitching forums offering a unique way to pitch new and groundbreaking documentary projects. The forum is for documentary projects in development with international appeal. Projects do not need to have any financing already secured and can be at any stage from early development to rough cut. Producers can be from anywhere in the world and projects can be in any genre or format of documentary/factual, from factual entertainment through to art/installation documentaries. MeetMarket especially welcome cross-platform projects.
To learn more about how to apply go here. Deadline for submission of projects is 1 September 2010.
Other pitching & marketplace events for all delegates
Videotheque, a fully-digitised library of all films in the festival plus a selection of the best new documentaries looking to be acquired, submitted to the programming team in advance of the festival
Round Table sessions, where all delegates can informally meet key international documentary decision-makers and discuss new ideas, connect with funders and gather information on documentary financing in an informal and relaxed way. The Round Tables are short, sharp sessions of for limited numbers to retain intimacy and allow for discussion
Cross Media Challenge, where socially-engaged cross-platform projects can pitch for a co-production deal
Who's Who - a lively session where all commissioners, buyers and other decision-makers present introduce themselves to delegates and outline their priorities for the year
Mini MeetMarket - a unique opportunity for new and emerging documentary filmmakers to meet industry mentors in an informal setting
Commissioning Panels - a chance to hear the up to date priorities for the UK's major factual commissioners in 4 dedicated panel discussions of Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Specialist Factual, and Digital Channels
Dedicated pitch panels for cross-platform and science documentaries
How to participate
To express interest and for more information about the Nordic delegation to Sheffield Doc/Fest, please email Katrine Kiilgaard, Head of Industry at Filmkontakt Nord, no later than 2 August 2010!