A five-day programme for pitching projects, Docs in Thessaloniki, takes place from March 1st to 5th as part of the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival. It helps the selected production teams become part of the European and international documentary market. There are three stages: development, rewriting and pitching to potential backers.
21 documentary projects from all over the world have been selected. During the programme’s first three days the teams focus on developing their project, with analysis of structure, style and content. Accompanied by a team of film professionals, the participants learn the skills necessary to present their project. Among the tutors are the British producer Paula Vaccaro, an Israeli editor Joëlle Alexis and Robert Bahar, an American producer / director.
The last two days of Docs in Thessaloniki will be dedicated to pitching sessions. Each production team will present their project to a dozen international backers, with individual meetings between creative teams and buyers organized afterwards — a privileged moment to discuss a possible collaboration.
The new element in this year’s programme is an online market, allowing backers elsewhere in the world to view the presentations and share all the information about the selected projects.
Sources: http://edn.network/, https://www.webwire.com
