Deadline

10 September 2009

26 October 2009 - 29 January 2010, Prague and Jihlava (Czech Republic) and Paris and Biarritz (France)

www.lafemis.fr

This is a three-session, archive-based documentary development workshop. In the first session, the participants will analyse and fine-tune their project, considering the point of view, story, and use of archive material. They will anticipate the production and legal issues, discover different forms of archive-based documentary filmmaking, meet with renowned documentary filmmakers, and increase their knowledge of the European documentary production context.  In the second session, the participants rewrite their project synopsis and note of intent, and edit or re-edit a trailer.  The third session is devoted to pitching training, followed by a pitch of the projects to producers and European TV commissioning editors.

Archidoc addresses  issues and questions linked to archive material use.  The participants are encouraged to find an innovative use of archive footage in their project.

At the end of the workshop, the participants will have a professional project file (trailer, synopsis, note of intent, possibly a treatment).  They will have pitched their project to a panel of experts.  Each participant will knows how to continue her/his work on the project, both content-wise and contact-wise. According to each project development stage, each participant will have established a first contact with a producer, a co-producer or a broadcaster.

Dates and Venues

Session 1: 26 October to 2 November 2009 in Prague and Jihlava (Czech Republic)
Session 2: 30 November to 4 December 2009 in Paris (France)
Session 3: 26-29 January 2010 in Biarritz (France)


Participation fee

€2,000 (including accommodation for first 2 sessions and travel grant of €300 per trip).

Entry Requirements

The workshop is open to European documentary filmmakers willing to develop an archive-based documentary project.  Previous directing or co-directing experience is essential.

For more information contact:

La Femis                                                      Tel: 33 1 53 41 42 40
6 Rue Francoeur                                           Email
75018                                                         Website
Paris
France

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