Institut Dokumentarniho Filmu (IDF)

Description

Ex Oriente Film is an international workshop of creative documentary film that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe.

This is a year-long training course on documentary films aimed at 14 Central and East European teams of 1 director + 1 producer, who must have a project.

During three sessions that take place over the course of one year, filmmakers and producers receive assistance from experienced European producers, directors, trainers, audiovisual experts and TV commissioning editors in order to develop their story, draft a financing strategy for their project and find international partners.

The course takes the form of three residential sessions of 5-7 days in the Czech Republic, and different East and Central European cities, supplemented by an additional 4-day evaluation session “Ex Oriente Film Babies” in Prague in January with editing sessions, case studies and screenings of successful finished or almost finished Ex Oriente Films.

Ex Oriente Film leads into the East European Forum, a pitching session for East European creative documentaries.

Target group

Producers, directors, recent film school graduates.

Benefits

Knowledge of how to develop and present a project; support during production and editing of the film; being part of a growing doc community through the web portal www.DOK web.net and the Ex Oriente Participant Zone with systematic updates on legal, financial aspects and plans, pitching
and project development, and all relevant information from the European audiovisual industry.

Dates

March 12 > 18, 2011 (tbc): Prague – Czech Republic
Mid-June 2011: Bratislava – Slovakia
October 24 > 31, 2011 (tbc): Jihlava – Czech Republic

Fees

€1,500 per selected project; includes accommodation, lunch for 1-2 people; participants pay travel.
Part-scholarships available for participants from BG, CZ, EE, HR, HU, LT, LV, PL, RO, SI, SV on certain conditions and at IDF discretion.

Requirements

Producer and director must attend all sessions; proficiency in English.

Participants

28

Registration deadline(s)

January 15, 2011

Institut Dokumentarniho Filmu (IDF)
Skolská 12
11000 Prague 1 – Czech Republic
T +420 (0)2 2421 4858
F +420 (0)2 2421 4858
Ivana Pauer Miloševic
ivana@dokweb.net
idf@dokweb.net

www.dokweb.net