14th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries 

Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries is a pitching session and workshop combined with film screenings. It is aiming at documentary films produced in the Baltic and surrounding countries or productions with a subject related to the region. Deadline was June 4, 2010.

The Baltic Sea Forum consist of:

    *  -  A one-day pre-workshop session focusing on documentary and animation on September 7
    *  - Three-day pitching seminar, on September 8 – 10, with preparatory workshop for the 24 selected documentary pitching teams on project and trailer development, pitching training and international co-production matters
    *  - Two days of pitching, on September 11 – 12, where the documentary projects are pitched to a panel of around 14-16 international commissioning editors
    *  - Five days of documentary film screenings for general public and professionals
    *  - Professional networking and meetings during the five days in a friendly and positive environment.

Who can participate

Independent production companies from the Baltic States, Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, as well as producers from other European countries if the film subject is related to the Baltic Region. Priority is given to the projects having some financial commitment from broadcasters or film institutions.

Producers and production companies may enter up to three projects each. There is no participation fee.

Producers may attend the Forum as observers without pitching a project.

To qualify the producer has to return the following information on each project:

* the official Baltic Forum Application Form; duly completed
* short description of the production company, producer and director; all on one page
* one page synopsis of the project
* if available; copies of letters of interest from broadcasters and other financiers
* one photo from the project
* one photo of the producer or person pitching the project
* if available at the point of application - a DVD trailer of the current project or previous work.

The application forms are available online at the web site of Baltic Sea Forum 2010

The projects should be submitted in electronic format at balticforum@nfc.gov.lv

The DVDs with pilots/promos/previous work should be posted to:

BSF 2010          
c/o National Film Centre
Peitavas 10/12
Riga LV1050
Latvia

COMMISSIONING EDITORS 2010

Andrea Hock, Autlook Films     Austria
Wim Van Rompae, Lichpunt     Belgium
Christina Müller, DR International Sales     Denmark
Marje Jurtshenko, ERR     Estonia
Raimo Jõerand, EFSA     Estonia
Jenny Westergard, YLE     Finland
Veronique Rabuteau, ARTE/FRANCE     France
Reinhart Lohmann, ARTE/ZDF     Germany
Proinsias Ni Ghrainne, TG4     Ireland
Anna Rozenvalde, LTV     Latvia
Rada Šesic, Jan Vrijman Fund     Netherlands
Grigory Libergal, DVD Sales     Russia
Hjalmar Palmgren, SVT     Sweden
Cynthia Kane, ITVS     US
Patricia Finneran, Sundance Documentary Program     US

Here you can read further about the Baltic Sea Forum 2010

http://www.edn.dk/activities/edn-activity-texts/baltic-sea-forum-for-documentaries-2010/