connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus, is now accepting project submissions for its 2016 pitching session until July 30. Furthermore producers, sales agents and other industry representatives are invited to participate.

Until July 30, 2016, producers can apply with a feature film project that either originates in or is contentwise related to Eastern Europe and shows potential for an East-West co-production. The projects to be presented at connecting cottbus (coco) will be selected until mid-September. Producers, sales agents, distributors, festival representatives, commissioning editors and financiers are welcome to reserve their seats as guests without a project by submitting their application form until October 14, 2016.

This year, 11 film projects from or related to Eastern Europe will get the chance to present themselves to an industry audience at connecting cottbus. The coco Best Pitch Award of €1,500 plus an accreditation to the Cannes Producers Network 2017 go to the producer of the best pitch and is awarded by all industry participants. A jury of three industry representatives will award the coco Post Pitch Award of €25,000, an in-kind award donated by the German post-production house The Post Republic.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Cottbus!