Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund
The Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching 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.
Every year, Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform supports a single feature film project, at least half of which will shoot in the city of Antalya, and at least 2/3 of which will include footage of Antalya in the final cut. The aim of the Platform is to boost film production in Antalya — Turkey’s premier shooting location in terms of sunlight, clear skies and natural film sets — and to transform the city into a major hub for both the Turkish and international film industry.
Key Dates for the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching 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 Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching 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 Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform should include the materials listed below along with the online application.
3) Producers are eligible to apply to the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform if they have a feature film screenplay at least 50 percent of which will be shot in Antalya, and at least 50 percent of which will include footage of Antalya in the final cut. Projects should be Turkish productions or co-productions, and must not have been submitted to previous editions of the Antalya Film Forum.
4) Projects submitted to the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform must comply with the following criteria:
- Feature film screenplays applying to the Platform must have been completed.
- Submissions may only be made by the project’s producer.
- The director attached to the project must have made at least one short film. (A screening link to the film is required.)
- Projects may not apply to the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching 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.
- Projects applying to the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform must be from Turkey may and have a running time of at least 60 minutes.
- In the case of co-productions applying to the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform, the lead producer, or at least one of the co-production companies must be registered in the Republic of Turkey.
5) From the entries submitted, the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform Preselection Committee will select at most three feature film projects to attend the Antalya Film Forum. English translations of the materials submitted at the time of application will also be required to allow the selected projects to be shared with international film professionals.
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 the Jury meeting at the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform. In the event that the producer or director fails to attend the Jury meeting, the selected project will be disqualified from receiving the award.
8) The Antalya Film Forum management reserves the right to disqualify projects from the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform should they fail to comply with the regulations.
9) The Antalya Film Forum Management will neither disclose the list of screenplays that have submitted applications, nor release any information about productions that have applied. The Forum will only announce those projects that have been shortlisted by the Preselection Committee to attend the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform.
10) The Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform Preselection Committee will be appointed by the Forum Management and comprise industry professionals or organization representatives such as screenwriters, script doctors, directors, producers, distributors and film fund directors.
REQUIRED SUBMISSION MATERIALS
1) Online Application Form (https://vp.eventival.com/antalyaff/forum-2022)
2) Video pitch (5 minutes maximum) where the director and producer talk about the project
3) Short synopsis (1 page maximum, Turkish)
4) Treatment (7 pages maximum, Turkish)
5) Script (must be written using Celtx, Final Draft, Fadeln or similar screenwriting software, Turkish)
6) Director’s statement (1 page maximum, Turkish)
7) Producer’s statement (giving details of the project’s Antalya shooting plan, 1 page maximum, Turkish)
8) Director, producer and screenwriter’s biography and filmography (1 page maximum for each, Turkish)
9) Production company profile and filmography (1 page maximum for each production company, Turkish)
10) Financing plan and financing strategy (Turkish)
11) Summary budget (Turkish)
12) Visual materials, mood board, location photographs (at least three, 300 DPI)
13) Director, producer and screenwriter’s photographs (300 DPI)
14) Screening link, and password, to the director’s previous films
JURY AND PITCHING
1) The Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform Jury will comprise national and international industry professionals such as screenwriters, directors, producers, line producers, distributors, film fund directors, television executives and sales agents. The Jury, which will consider the screenplays shortlisted for the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund, will be appointed by the Antalya Film Fund Management.
2) The producer and director attached to shortlisted projects will pitch to the Jury in a closed session at the Antalya Film Forum.
3) The pitching sessions will be followed by a series of Jury meetings, at which a Forum director will be present to give the Jury a verbal brief of the regulations. The Jury will make its assessment based on this brief.
4) The Jury will submit a written report, signed by all members, to the Forum Management before its decision is announced.
ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
One-on-one meetings will be held physically in Antalya on October 4, and virtually from October 6.
AWARD
1) One project pitching at the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform will be chosen by the Jury to receive the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Award. The Jury may not split the award.
2) The award will be announced at the Antalya Film Forum Closing Ceremony on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
3) The production company behind the award-winning project will receive a cash prize of TL 150 thousand.
4) The award is valid with the proviso that the film begins shooting by October 4, 2023. If shooting has not begun on the film by this date, the award will be withdrawn. An extension may be granted if the producer of the film informs the Forum Management in writing of circumstances beyond their control that have prevented the film from beginning to shoot.
5) The cash prize will be paid in two equal instalments, net of taxes, to the production company behind the award-winning project. The first instalment will be paid upon completion of the first week of shooting in Antalya, and the second after the production company has emailed the Antalya Film Forum a screening link to the film’s final cut. The screening link must be sent by December 20, 2023 at the latest. In the event of a delay at the post-production stage, the producer may make a written request for the deadline to be extended by six months. Taxes and other such deductions are the responsibility of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality.
6) An agreement will be drawn up between the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and the award-winning production company.
7) The producer of the project winning the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Award is required to mention the award and 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.
8) The producer of the award-winning project at the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform is required to submit a status report on the project to the Antalya Film Forum, by email, every six months.
9) The Jury undertakes to make no written or verbal statement about the award 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 Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching 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.