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Crossing Borders

SUMMARY:
Crossing Borders is an international training programme bringing together filmmakers and documentary experts from both Europe and Asia, who are highly motivated to collaborate with each other across national borders, and have the ambition to enter each other’s markets both artistically and financially.

Category:
International
Training
Programme
 Duration:
5 days (Jul)
5 days (Oct)
 Frequency:
Annual
 Editions:
2010-present		 Partners/Supporters:
Documentary Campus
Creative Europe MEDIA


FULL DESCRIPTION:
Each year Crossing Borders invites filmmakers from Europe and Asia to submit their project ideas. Selected participants then attend workshops that offer insight into the whole process of setting up an international co-production and cover topics, such as: how to develop your story, access the international market, pitch your project and distribute your finished film.

Together with Documentary Campus, we have been running the Crossing Borders programme since 2010. The programme has so far taken place in China (2010), Malaysia (2011 & 2013), South Korea (2012) and Indonesia (2015).

With Crossing Borders, we are targeting documentary professionals (authors, directors, producers) coming from Europe and Asia (special focus on Southeast Asia) with experience in their domestic market who wish to produce exciting documentaries for an international audience. Participants must have a good knowledge of English in speech and writing.

To be eligible for Crossing Borders you either have to be an Asian resident with a company based in an Asian country or be a European with a European company address. Projects must either take place in Asia or have an Asian angle / relevance.




HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants need to submit a 2-page presentation incl. the following elements:

  • Project info: project title, status of the project, expected time of delivery, length, & format
  • Details about the story, characters, visual approach, directors note etc.
  • Contacts: name of producer, production company, director and contact information
  • Profiles: short CV & filmography of company and director- Financing: budget sum (total sum for production, not whole budget), brief financing plan
Additionally, applicants need to fill in and submit a signed application form.
PARTICIPATION FEE:
There is no participation fee for the course. The selected participants will pay for their airfares, accommodation and subsistence at each workshop.





Successful projects from previous editions:

  • | directed by Sophia Luvarà. Produced by Iris Lammertsma, Witfilm, The Netherlands.

  • | directed by Rob Cannan & Ross Adam. Produced by Natasha Dack , Tigerlily Films Ltd., United Kingdom.



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