MIPFormats Pitch Competition Call for Entries – Deadline 6th February 2012

The MIPFormats Pitch 2012 call for entries is now open. Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP), the exclusive sponsor of the competition, will oversee pre-selection to choose the final competition contestants and will spend up to €25,000 to develop the winning project of the MIPFormats Pitch.

Offering both a strategic and a hands-on approach of the Formats business to all participants with more in-depth market analysis, more screenings, more interactive workshops and more matchmaking between buyers and commissioners, the 3rd edition of MIPFormats will take place on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st March 2012, ahead of MIPTV (1st-4th April), in Cannes. (Photo by gohomekiki CC BY SA 2.0)

How to Pitch Seminar at BECTU Freelancers’ Fair 11th June, 2010

It’s that time of year again. The BECTU Freelancers’ Fair is being held on Friday 11th June in central London. The event is free for members and just £10 for non-members. There are five seminars to help you progress your career and make your programme ideas reality:

1. File-based acquisition and post-production (morning session repeated in the afternoon), presented by the Televisual Roadshow;
2. 50 Ways to Get Funding Before You Die! Chaired by Steve Hewlett from Radio 4′s The Media Show with Christo Hird (End of the Line) and Chris Atkins (Starsuckers);
3. How to Pitch with author of Greenlit: Developing Factual/Reality TV Ideas from Concept to Pitch (and tvmole) Nicola Lees;
4. Ethical Film-making Explored: a session linked to the BECTU/DV Talent Short Film Competition. Watch the screenings and join the debate.

Click through for more details.

MIPDoc Co-production Challenge Call for Entries – Deadline Tuesday 2nd March, 2010

The annual MIPDoc Co-Production Challenge is calling for entries from factual producers with pitches for programme ideas for TV, Internet, mobile or games platforms. Pitches will be delivered in front of a live audience at MIPDoc 2010 and judged by a panel. The winner gets a one-on-one with one of the judging panel, coverage by Realscreen magazine, along with one year’s free subscription to Realscreen, and free entry to MIPDocs 2011. Previous winners include The Locker Room.

Deadline: Tuesday 2nd March 2010

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Content 360 Challenge Call for Pitches – Deadline Monday 15th February, 2010

The Content 360 Challenge at MIPTV is looking for pitches for Coca Cola branded content that will appeal to teenagers. Ideas can be for mobile apps, games, web series or TV shows, and finalists will pitch to Coca Cola execs at MIPTV, Cannes on 13-14th April 2010. Entry is free and the deadline for entries is 15th February, 2010.

There are also five further categories:

* “Engaging with children through the use of Connected TV” (Korea Communications Commission)
* “Next Generation Online Video Experience” (National Film Board of Canada)
* “Creating short video combining user-generated and EU online archives content” (European Commission)
* “Next Generation Audience Engagement”
* “New Advertising formats” (TF1)

For more information visit: Content360
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Media That Matters Call for Entry – Deadline 22nd January, 2010

Media That Matters 10 is a showcase for “short films with big messages”. They are calling for entries for their tenth “local, global and online” film festival. Entries must be for short films (under 12 minutes) with a message about media literacy, human rights, LGBTQ & sexual identity, youth activism and international issues, and should be a call to action for the cause. Younger producers (under 21 years of age) are encouraged.

Your film must be cleared for non exclusive home video, educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution.

For more information and a submission form visit Media That Matters.

Deadline: Friday 22nd January, 2010
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So You Think You Can Pitch – Deadline 8th January, 2010

Realscreen Summit’s So You Think You Can Pitch is your opportunity to pitch your TV project to a panel of executives, including: Amy Introcaso-Davis, SVP, Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media, Rob Sharenow, SVP, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming, A&E, Nicole DeFusco, Vice President, Original Programming & Development, Sundance Channel and Gary Lico, President & CEO, CABLEready. Andy Cohen, SVP Original Programming & Development at Bravo hosts the session.

Five producers will pitch in front of a live audience on 2nd February at the Realscreen conference in Washington DC. The best pitch wins a year’s subscription to CableU, an iPod Nano and a free pass to Realscreen in 2011.

Find out more at Reelscreen.com.

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Call for Submissions: Bridging the Gap Short Documentary Competition – Deadline 1st December, 2009

Bridging the Gap are looking for proposals for short documentary films (9-minutes) with big screen ambitions on the theme of Surprise! Twelve proposals will be selected to go through an intense hothouse development process in a series of workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland. After pitching to a panel of industry experts, up to seven proposals will win up to £8K cash and £8K ‘in kind’ budget along with six months of mentoring support during production. The finished films will be distributed to cinemas and festivals in 2010/2011.

Click through to visit the Bridging the Gap website for more information and an application form.

Deadline for application: 1st December 2009
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4Docs Competition Deadline 30th November, 2009

4Docs, in association with The Co-operative, is running a competition for new filmmakers. Upload your short film (2’45″ – 3′) for a chance to win £2,000 and you might also get it screened on Channel 4 as part of their 3 Minute Wonder strand. They are looking for “surprising stories about good in the world”.

Click through for more about the brief and competition rules.

But hurry – the closing date for submissions is 30th November, 2009.

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Call for Submissions: CableU Emerging Producer Non-Fiction TV Competition

CableU has just launched its 2nd Annual Emerging Producer Non-Fiction TV Competition, which gives you the chance to pitch your idea to CABLEready in Las Vegas during January’s 2010 NATPE Convention.

Three idea will be chosen, judged on the quality of the idea, pitch and ability to sustain a series. If you are one of the selected producers, you will get free entry to NATPE and a pitch slot at the NATPE Opportunity of a Lifetime session where you can pitch your idea to the CABLEready Development team. If your pitch is the winning one, you will get one free year’s membership to CableU and a possible representation deal from CABLEready.

Deadline for entries: 15th November 2009

Click through for links to submission form and more information.

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