Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform
The Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform will be held from October 2-6, 2022 as part of the Antalya film Forum. The platform is open to feature film projects submitted from Turkey.
The Antalya Film Forum will take place this year from October 2-4, 2022 in Antalya, and online from October 4-6, 2022.
Key Dates for the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform are as follows:
Final Submission Deadline: Friday, August 5, 2022
Announcement of Selected Projects: Thursday, September 1, 2022
Announcement of Awards (Antalya Film Forum Closing Ceremony): Tuesday, October 4, 2022
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1) The deadline for submissions to the Antalya Film Forum Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform is Friday, August 5, 2022. Submissions should be made by filling out the online application form at https://vp.eventival.com/antalyaff/forum-2022.
2) Submissions to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform should include the materials listed below, in both Turkish and English, along with the online application. The materials will be considered by the Antalya Film Forum Preselection Committee.
3) Producers may submit fiction, animation and experimental film projects to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform. Projects submitted to previous editions of the Antalya Film Forum may not reapply.
4) Projects submitted to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform must comply with the following criteria:
- Projects may not apply to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform if they have already begun shooting. Selected projects must not have begun shooting before Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the date of the Antalya Film Forum Closing Ceremony.
- In the case of co-productions applying to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform, the lead producer, or at least one of the co-production companies must be registered in the Republic of Turkey.
- Projects applying to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform must be from Turkey and have a running time of at least 60 minutes.
- The director attached to the project must have made at least one short film. (A screening link to the film is required.)
5) The Antalya Film Forum Preselection Committee will select at most eight projects from among the entries submitted to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform.
6) The selected projects will be published on the Antalya Film Forum page of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival website on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
7) The producer or director attached to any selected project is required to attend all meetings at the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform. In the event that the producer or director fails to attend the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform, the selected project will be disqualified from receiving an award.
8) The Antalya Film Forum management reserves the right to disqualify projects from the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform should they fail to comply with the regulations.
REQUIRED SUBMISSION MATERIALS
1) Online Application Form (https://vp.eventival.com/antalyaff/forum-2022)
2) Synopsis (1 page maximum, Turkish and English)
3) Treatment (7 pages minimum, 15 pages maximum, Turkish and English)
4) Director’s Statement (1 page maximum, Turkish and English)
5) Producer’s Statement (1 page maximum, Turkish and English)
6) Director, producer and screenwriter’s biography and filmography (1 page maximum for each, Turkish and English), director and producer’s photographs
7) Financing Plan (Turkish and English)
8) Visual material, mood board and (if available) location photographs
9) Mood video (3 minutes maximum)
10) Screening link, and password, to the director’s previous film(s), subtitled in English
PITCHING
The producer and director attached to selected projects are required to make their pitching video (8 minutes maximum) themselves. If unable to make their pitch in English, they should submit their video with English subtitles.
As well as being part of the presentation to the Jury and accredited industry professionals in Antalya on October 2 and 3, the pitching videos will also be shared with accredited international guests on Festival Scope as part of the online Forum event taking place from October 4.
Following the presentation in Antalya, project representatives will have a 7-minute Q and A session with the Jury. The length of the Q and A may vary according to the length of the pitching videos. In total, each project will be allocated a slot of 15 minutes.
ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
One-on-one meetings will be held physically in Antalya on October 4, and virtually from October 6.
AWARDS
1) The Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform Jury will comprise local and international industry professionals such as directors, producers, screenwriters, distributors, film fund directors, television executives and sales agents.
2) Two projects pitching at the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform will be chosen by the Jury to receive the Antalya Film Forum Pitching for Feature Films in Development Award, each award being worth TL 40 thousand. Special prizes to be awarded by sponsors will be announced in due course.
3) The awards will be announced at the Antalya Film Forum closing ceremony on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
4) Producers of the award-winning projects will be given an award certificate along with the TL 40 thousand cash prize.
5) Cash prizes will be paid net of taxes by December 31, 2022.
6) The producers of award-winning projects at the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform are required to use the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Antalya Film Forum logos in the film’s credits, as well as in all press releases, newspaper advertisements and related promotional material.
7) The producers of award-winning projects at the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform are required to submit a status report on the project to the Antalya Film Forum, by email, every six months.
8) The Jury may not split the Antalya Film Forum Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform Awards.
9) The Jury undertakes to make no written or verbal statement about the awards and/or projects submitted to the platform for the duration of the Antalya Film Forum until the awards are announced.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1) All producers applying to the Pitching for Feature Films in Development Platform are deemed to consent to the provisions set out in these regulations.
2) In other matters not specified in these regulations, discretion and the right of amendment lie with the Antalya Film Forum.
3) These regulations have been approved by the Festival Management and are effective as of July 4, 2022.
4) Management of the Antalya Film Forum reserves the right to make amendments to the regulations if and when considered necessary.