PUENTES – AUSTRALAB 2012
Two workshops in Montevideo and Valdivia bringing together producers with feature projects from Latin America and Europe to work together with leading experts, potential financiers, distributors and sales agents from both continents.
W1: Montevideo (Uruguay), April 25-29, 2012
W2: Valdivia (Chile), October 10-14, 2012
PUENTES – AUSTRALAB: EAVE EUROPE / LATIN AMERICA PRODUCERS WORKSHOP
After the great success of the PUENTES workshops for European and Latin American producers and the AUSTRALAB industry meetings in Valdivia, we are delighted to announce the launch of PUENTES-AUSTRALAB, a new and innovative platform connecting professionals from Europe & Latin America.
PUENTES-AUSTRALAB is targeted at Latin American & European producers, bringing them together with potential financiers, distributors, sales agents, and reinforcing artistic and industrial cooperation between Europe & Latin America.
The workshop modules bring together 5 European & 5 Latin American producers with their feature projects in development for 2 workshops in Montevideo, Uruguay (organized by mutante cine, from April 25-29, 2012) & Valdivia, Chile (Valdivia film festival, October TBC). After the second session, targeted co-production meetings in Valdivia will be organized around the 10 selected projects following the workshop.
PUENTES-AUSTRALAB combines producer training, project development, co-production meetings and distribution opportunities and offers a strong & direct connection between the different agents of the value chain of film production in Europe & Latin America: development, training and access to the markets, encouraging the distribution and circulation of films by bringing together the key players: talents-producers-financiers-sales agents-distributors-cinema owners.
The workshop will enable feature film producers from both continents to work together in two workshops and will offer the 10 selected participants:
- top level professional and project development,
- work on the comprehensive development of European and Latin American projects,
- cooperation and co-production on these and future projects,
- networking between the participants and their companies to create medium and long term co-financing and co-production relationships,
- access to a network of producers, financiers, markets, festivals, distributors and sales agents in both continents.
Target group:
Experienced feature film producers in their own countries wishing to work on an international scale and to create long term creative and business relationships between Europe and Latin America. Interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage.
European producers applying must be able to demonstrate a clear involvement with Latin America and vice versa. In exceptional cases, we can also consider applications of producers without project. Applications with project will be given priority.
Project criteria:
- feature-length fiction film (for theatrical release)
- projects suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
- preferably a minimum of 20% should be in place
- projects suggested by European applicants should have a link to Latin America (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in Latin America and vice versa
- projects suggested should have a potential for co-production
- producers must have completed at least one film released theatrically in the last 3 years
- 1st draft of the script must be available in English for the first workshop and at the latest by March 15, 2012.
Application documents:
- completed application form (available for download on http://www.eave.org)
- synopsis (max. 1 page) & treatment (max. 8-10 pages max.)
- CV of the producer and the director
- profile of the production company
- note of intention of the producer & note of intention of the director
- motivation letter why you wish to participate in PUENTES-AUSTRALAB (1 page)
- previous works of the director
Scripts are to be sent only on request.
All documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop will be English.
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: February 24, 2012.
The selection will be made by a selection committee and will be published early March, 2012. Selection interviews might be held via SKYPE.
If you wish to have further information, please contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), www.eave.org / www.australab.cl
Page last updated 21 February 2012
