DKE – Uredi MEDIA iz Hrvatske, Bugarske, Crne Gore, Grčke, Gruzije, Mađarske i Srbije organiziraju četvrto izdanje online događanja posvećeno TV serijama pod nazivom Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way#4.
Pitching događanje namijenjeno je projektima igranih TV serija u razvoju, a do osam projekata bit će predstavljeno online pred žirijem stručnjaka iz europske AV industrije (naknadno će biti objavljena imena predstavnika koprodukcijskih sajmova, televizija i dr.). Nakon predstavljanja žiri će odlučiti kome ide nagrada u iznosu od 5000 eura koja će biti dodijeljena jednom projektu za daljnji razvoj, a bit će i nekih dodatnih nagrada.
Radionicu video pitching pripreme vodit će iskusne međunarodne tutorice Valeria Richter (scenaristica) i Helene Granqvist (producentica).
Događanje je organizirano u suradnji s Hrvatskim audiovizualnim centrom, Bugarskim filmskim centrom, Filmskim centrom Crne Gore te Filmskim centrom Srbije.
Poziv je otvoren prijaviteljima/timovima koji dolaze iz Bugarske, Crne Gore, Grčke, Gruzije, Hrvatske, Mađarske i Srbije, a rok za slanje prijava je 15. listopada 2024. do ponoći.
Sudionici moraju biti u mogućnosti sudjelovati na radionici pitching pripreme koja će se održavati od 21. do 25. listopada o.g., a samo događanje održat će se online 30. listopada s početkom u 12 sati.
Kako će se video pitchevi snimati i dostavljati prije samog događaja, svi sudionici moraju prisustvovati radionici te biti dostupni za odgovaranje na pitanja članova žirija. Nije moguće sudjelovati u pitching događaju bez sudjelovanja na radionici.
Za prijavu treba sljedeće materijale na engleskom jeziku dostaviti na e-mail adresu martina.petrovic@mediadesk.hr:
**Molimo priložite podatke za kontakt, uključujući i pojedinosti o seriji: broj epizoda + trajanje epizoda, format, žanr, jezik, razvoj + status financiranja i svi koproducenti na vrhu prve stranice word dokumenta.
Ukratko o tutoricama:
Helene Granqvist i Valeria Richter stekle su veliko iskustvo u međunarodnoj filmskoj i TV industriji te su surađivale na nekoliko filmskih projekata i događaja. Zajedno pokrivaju širok raspon produkcije i pisanja igranih, dokumentarnih i TV serija te financiraju i organiziraju inovativne laboratorije za razvoj, produkciju i pisanje scenarija stvarajući nove koncepte obuke za mlade talente i iskusne filmaše. Trenutačno financiraju novi laboratorijski format i inicijativu u cijeloj industriji koja se usredotočuje na održivost i nove načine pristupa iznimno potrebnim promjenama u ekosustavu načina na koji razvijamo, proizvodimo i povezujemo filmove i TV serije s publikom.
Producentica Helene Granqvist
Helene je nagrađivana producentica koja je radila u području filma i televizije više od 30 godina. Njezini su filmovi bili zastupljeni na festivalima u cijelom svijetu poput Sundancea, Cannesa, Toronta i San Sebastiana. Često je angažirana kao trenerica i predavačica na terenu, kako u Švedskoj tako i u inozemstvu. Od 2013. Helene je predsjednica odbora Women in Film & Television, Švedska, a od 2018. do 2023. godine predsjednica organizacije Women in Film & Television International. Članica je Europske filmske akademije i jedna od osnivačica ARTEF-a (Antirasistička radna skupina za europski film). Njezino je sjedište u južnoj Švedskoj.
Scenaristica Valeria Richter
Valeria radi na međunarodnoj razini te od 1997. piše, razvija i konzultira u područjima igranog filma, TV serija, laboratorijskih inovacija, razvoja scenarija i pitchinga; redovito savjetuje za razne fondove, događaje u industriji i filmske institute. Ona je glavna spisateljica/kreatorica TV dramske serije Next of Kin (premijera na Elisa Viihdeu 2022.). Valeria je razvila nekoliko laboratorijskih koncepata, poput trogodišnjeg osnaživanja nordijskih žanrova za Nordisk Film & TV Fond, POWR i EmPOWR Lab /Industry@Tallinn Baltic Event te stvorila koncept dizajna publike za TorinoFilmLab, za koji je radila od početka 2008. godine. Magistrirala je film i medijske znanosti, a članica je EFA-e i Društva danskih književnika. Njezino je sjedište u Kopenhagenu, u Danskoj.
CED — MEDIA offices from Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro, and Serbia are organizing a fourth edition of TV series event called Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way#4.
The pitch event is aimed at development-stage TV series fiction projects and up to 8 projects will be presented online with a prerecorded video pitch to a jury of industry experts (names of representatives of co-production fairs, television, etc. will be announced later). Following the pitching, the jury will decide on an award of €5000 to be given to one project for further development, including some additional awards.
The video pitch preparation workshop will be led by experienced, international coaches Valeria Richter (scriptwriter) and Helene Granqvist (producer).
The Pitch Event has been realized in collaboration with the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Bulgarian National Film Centre, the Film Centre of Montenegro, and the Film Centre Serbia.
The call is open for participants coming from Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia and the application deadline is October 15, 2024, by midnight (CET).
Applicants must be available to participate in the preparatory pitch workshop which takes place from October 21-25, 2024, while the pitching event will take place on October 30, 2024, starting at noon (CET).
As the video pitches will be recorded and delivered before the event, all participants must attend and be available to answer questions from the jury. It is not possible to participate in the pitch event without participating in the workshop.
In order to apply, applicants are to provide the following materials:
** Please include contact information incl. details of the series: number + length of episodes, format, genre, language(s), status of project (stage of financing/development) + any co-producers, at top of the word document.
Please email the materials to your national contact point (MEDIA desk / Film Centre)!
About the coaches:
Helene Granqvist and Valeria Richter have collaborated for 10+ years and gathered significant experience in the international film and TV industry, incl. planning and financing several film projects and coaching events together. Between them, they cover a wide range of fiction, documentary, and TV-series knowledge, especially within innovative development, production- and script consulting labs, having created new lab concepts for young talents and experienced film- and TV creators. Since 2021 they are bringing New Nordic Narratives - a project - and leadership lab and network concept focused on inclusion and sustainability to key film and TV industry events.
Helene Granqvist
Helene Granqvist is a prizewinning Swedish producer, who has worked with film and TV for more than 30 years. Her films have been represented at many festivals – such as Cannes, Toronto, and Venice. She is also frequently engaged internationally as a pitch coach and lecturer. Since 2018, Helene has been president of WIFTI (Women in Film & Television International). She is also a founding member of ARTEF (Anti-Racist Taskforce for European Film), and a member of EFA.
Valeria Richter
Scriptwriter and coach Valeria Richter works internationally, where she develops and consults in the areas of feature film/TV series, lab/script development, and pitching; she regularly consults funds and industry events. She was part of creating TorinoFilmLab and the Baltic EmPOWR labs in 2008 – both still running - and was hired to manage the successful Nordic Genre Boost lab of Nordisk Film & TV Fond. She is the head writer/creator of an 8-part TV drama near-fi series, Next of Kin (premiered on Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde Viaplay 2022). She holds an MA in Film & Media and is a member of EFA.
