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• Final Pitching Session 2012
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CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR CROSSING BORDERS 2012

Documentary Campus (Germany), the European Documentary Network (Denmark) and DMZ Docs (South Korea) are calling for project submissions to the international training initiative Crossing Borders. Applications are to be submitted by June 29, 2012.

Crossing Borders - The Eurasia-Pacific Documentary Training is an international training programme launched in 2010 by Documentary Campus and the EDN. It brings together filmmakers and documentary experts from both Europe and Asia, who are highly motivated to collaborate with each other across national borders, and have the ambition to enter each other’s markets both artistically and financially. In line with its name Crossing Borders travels between countries in the Asia-Pacific region – in 2010 it took place in China, in 2011 in Malaysia and for 2012 the host country is South Korea.

15 producer / director teams present and work in depth with their documentaries at a 6-day workshop before pitching their projects to a panel of international commissioners. Through one-to-one access to recognized professionals and trainers from around the world, the programme offers creative and practical support for targeting a project for the international market. The aim is to create an invaluable network between Europe and Asia and to furnish the Crossing Borders participants with the necessary knowledge and contacts for their future work on an international level.

The workshop and pitching takes place from September 18-25, 2012 in conjunction with the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival in Paju Book City in South Korea.

Crossing Borders is looking for documentary professionals (authors, directors, producers) coming from Europe and the Asia-Pacific who have experience in their domestic market but strive to work in the international field and make documentaries for an international audience. The projects must all be at a stage in the production where it will be possible to deliver a trailer for the workshop and pitch in September. The language of the workshop is English.

There is no participation fee for the workshop, but all participants must pay their own travel, accommodation and subsistence.

Requested Application Documents:

When applying please hand in the following documents via email:

• a 2-page presentation of the documentary project
• a budget and financing plan
• max 1-page director’s CV and/or producer’s CV
• a short profile of the production company if applicable
• a trailer / visual material (please send all visual material in digital form as download or in a link)

IMPORTANT: All applications must be in English.

All submissions must be sent via e-mail to: cecilie@edn.dk

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 29, 2012.

For more information on how to submit go to www.edn.dk or contact:

Cecilie Bolvinkel
cecilie@edn.dk
+45 3313 1122

For more information on previous editions of Crossing Borders and examples of participating projects and success stories visit: Crossing Borders Success Stories

For more information on DMZ DOCS visit: www.dmzdocs.com