Organized by Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, Docu Rough Cut Boutique is a platform dedicated to documentary projects in the advanced phase of the editing process. The programme is organized in three working modules: Budapest (March 2021 – online or hybrid), Sofia (June 2021 – online or residential) and Sarajevo (August 2021 – residential). The workshop progamme includes editing tutorials, group sessions and individual meetings with renowned documentary experts and professionals. The programme culminates at the Sarajevo Film Festival where five projects will be presented to the CineLink Industry Days decision makers (funders, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters, and festival programmers) with the aim of assisting their completion and enhancing their distribution possibilities. The submission deadline is February 8, 2021.
Projects coming from the following countries are eligible to apply:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia.
Docu Rough Cut Boutique awards:
CAT&Docs Award – €2,000
HBO Europe Award – €2,000
IDFA Award – the winner will be fully invited to IDFA 2021
DOK Preview Award – invitation to present a project at DOK Leipzig 2021
Previous projects that have participated at the Docu Rough Cut Boutique include among others: HER MOTHERS (Hot Docs 2020), HOLY FATHER (Sarajevo FF 2020), THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING by Mila Turajlić, (Winner of the Best Feature-Length Documentary section at IDFA), THE MAGIC LIFE OF V by Tonislav Hristov (World Cinema Documentary Competition at Sundance Film Festival), SRBENKA (Visions du Reel) SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE (La Semaine de la Critique Cannes), TOTO AND HIS SISTERS (Tribeca Film Festival).
Over the years, our mentors have been: Tom Ernst, Hanka Kastelicova, Noemi Schory, Cat Le Clef, Kirsten Johnson, Albert Elings, Ilian Metev, Ivo Trajkov, Dimitra Kouzi, Rebecca Camisa, Ollie Huddlestone.
Fees:
The fee per team* amounts to €1000 and for all three modules covers:
- Tuition
- Accommodation and subsistence
- Partial Travel bursaries
- Accreditations and access to industry events
*A Team consist of director and editor. The producer could also attend if he/she covers the additional subsistence expenses. Scholarships are available based on financial merits after the selection process has been completed.
Timeline:
Project Submission Deadline: 08 February 2021
Announcements of results: early March 2021
First module: end of March 2021
Second module: end of June 2021
Third module: mid-August 2021
In order to apply, please click here.
Selection process:
Please, submit your application by the deadline – 8th February. Our jury will review your rough cuts and make a shortlist of projects, which will then be invited for an online interview during the first week of March. Then, we will make the final selection.
Official language of the workshop is English. Applicants must be fluent in English in order to participate.
We are looking forward to receiving your projects!
If you have any questions, please contact:
Neda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
And Ishak at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
