The call for the 4th edition of Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST), a producer's workshop organized in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) and with the support from Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, is open for 12 participants - 8 with feature film projects from the European Union (4 participants) and the CIS countries, Georgia and Ukraine (4 participants), and 4 participants without projects - 3 from the EU and 1 from the CIS countries, Georgia and Ukraine.

B’EST consists of two workshops, which will take place on September 7-11 in St. Petersburg andNovember 15-18 in Tallinn, within the framework of Baltic Event, where one of the participants projects will be awarded by the P.O.V. development fund. The workshop will offer the selected participants:

• workshop-training, which includes plenaries on the script development process, financing in the Eastern and Western Europe, legal aspects of co-production, marketing strategies, as well as individual meetings with script, pitching and finance/marketing consultants
• online sessions with the producers and tutors concerning the development of the scripts and the projects during the 2-month gap between the workshops
• follow-up session regarding the development of the projects and the final preparation for pitching at Baltic Event
• presentation of the projects at Baltic Event and meetings with potential financiers, co-producers, sales agents, and distributors 

Target group:

• experienced feature film producers and other representatives of audiovisual industry wishing to work on an international scale and create long-term creative and business relationships between Western and Eastern Europe
• interested producers should apply with a feature film project in development stage
• individuals who wish to participate without projects must present their track record and letter of motivation

Project criteria (only for applicants with projects):

• full-length feature film with potential for theatrical distribution
• suitable for an international co-production and looking for co-producers
• preferably national support in place
• projects from the European Union and Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are accepted
• projects should have a link to the other region (thematic, cultural, technical) and the producer should be motivated to work with / in the other region

Special conditions:

• participation includes an accreditation fee of 200 Euros for participants with projects and 100 Euros for participants without projects
• once the selection is confirmed, the participant should be present at both workshops
• the programme covers accommodation and part of the travel expenses
• finalized films must mention their participation at B’EST in the credits
• all documents have to be sent in English – the working language of the workshop is English
• submission of the application is considered as acceptance of special conditions

Requested materials for submission:
With projects:

• completed application form (available here)
• synopsis (1 page) in English
• treatment in English
• screenplay in English (first draft)
• director’s note on aesthetics and structure (1-2 pages)
• biography/filmography of the director
• biography/filmography of the producer
• production company profile (max. 800 characters)
• budget outline in English
• financing plan
• motivation letter from the producer

Without projects:

• completed application form (available here)
• biography/filmography of the applicant
• company profile (max. 800 characters)
• motivation letter

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: July 1, 2015.
The selection will be published by the end of July 2015.

Please send all the requested materials to:
For applications from the European Union: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For applications from the CIS countries, Georgia and Ukraine: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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