Arts and Culture Pitching Session

We are interested in stories exploring any aspect of the performing arts - be it performances/ concerts staged under special/ unconventional circumstances, documentaries focusing on any music, dance or art content, expression of current socio-politic developments through (performing) art, films about any form of culture expressed in dance, music and dramatic ritual, etc.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Proposals are only accepted before the deadline via the online submission tool, accessible through the IMZ website. Only duly completed submissions made in English are taken into consideration. Please note that you have to buy a submission ticket on B2match for 90€ in order to submit your project.

If you are not yet a registered participant of Avant Première 2024, you can purchase your Festival Pass here!

All full submissions will be reviewed by the IMZ/Sunny Side of the Doc Selection Committee and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness and relevance to the Pitching Sessions.

Schedule + Deadlines

• 16 October 2023: Submission opens
  
  
• 31 December 2023: Deadline to submit your proposal via the online submission tool on the IMZ Website
  
  
• Mid-January 2024: 4 selected proposals for each pitching session are informed + confirmed
  
  
• 19 February 2024: Digital Creation & XR Pitching Session + Arts and Culture Pitching Session (+ respective One-on-One Follow Up Sessions) during Avant Première 2024
  
  

CONTENT OF SUBMITTED PROPOSALS

All submissions must be made in English.

Arts and Culture Pitching Session:

• Synopsis (700 characters including spaces, published on the IMZ website and in the Avant Première Agenda + Programme Schedule if proposal is selected)
• Treatment (700 characters including spaces)
• Project Image (300 dpi, min width 1000 px) + copyright (published on the IMZ website and in the Avant Première Agenda + Programme Schedule if proposal is selected)
• Link to trailer (youtube or vimeo)
• 1 PDF file with the project’s budget
• 1 PDF file (max 5 pages and 2 MB) including other information useful for assessing your project (e.g. funding plan, commitment letters, coproduction partners, short biographies of the author/director, presentation of the producer, impact and/or production strategy, etc.)

DURATION OF PITCH

Each pitch lasts 15 minutes overall, with 5 minutes earmarked for a brief presentation of the project including a trailer and 10 minutes reserved for a Q&A with the Expert Jury and the audience of industry professionals.

DATE + LOCATION

• Digital Creation & XR Pitching Session (open to the public)
  19 February 2024, 14:00-15:30
  Conference Hall, Hotel Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz
  
• Arts and Culture Pitching Session (open to the public)
  19 February 2024, 16:00 – 17:30
  Conference Hall, Hotel Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz