La Fémis - École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son

Description 

Archidoc is designed to accompany filmmakers who have a documentary film project that uses archives.

The objective of the course is to develop and fine tune projects in a creative and professional environment.

There are four axes to the course:

• project analysis, fine-tuning and rewriting;
• preparation of a professional dossier (note of intent, synopsis, visual trailer, treatment) for presentation to producers and broadcasters;
• courses and master classes on documentaries and on artistic and production issues;
• meetings with producers and broadcasters.

The course is delivered through three workshops – two six-day sessions and one three-day session. The first two sessions cover re-writing the synopsis and writing the treatment/preparing the trailer. There is a oneday pitching session at the end of the workshop in the presence of producers and commissioning editors.

Target group 

European documentary film directors, young professionals with experience of documentaries.

Benefits 

Having in hand a solid professional project file (good trailer, synopsis, note of intent, possibly a treatment) based on well-argued conscious choices; knowledge of how to pitch (having pitched to a panel of experts); knowledge of how to go forward, content- and contact-wise; having ideally – depending on the project development stage – established a first contact with a producer, a co-producer or a broadcaster.

Dates 

October 2011: Prague – Czech Republic
November/December 2011: Paris – France
January or February 2012: Berlin – Germany or Biarritz – France or Paris – France

Fees 

€2,000; includes follow-up costs; all participants receive travel grant; some scholarships available.

Requirements 

Project in development; fluent in English.

Participants 

10 

Registration deadline(s) 

September 6, 2011 (tbc)

La Fémis - École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son
Rue Francoeur 6
75018 Paris – France
T +33 (0)1 5341 2142
T +33 (0)1 5341 2140
F +33 (0)1 5341 0280
Héléna Fantl
Anne Lebelle
Pascale Borenstein
formation.continue@femis.fr
pascale.borenstein@femis.fr

www.lafemis.fr