Toronto Documentary Forum is accepting project proposals 

Widely regarded as the most effective international documentary market in North America, the TDF is a dynamic pitching event that stimulates international co-production financing for projects at various levels of completion. TDF accepts documentaries, which are one offs, feature length, series, interactive cross platform content or 3D documentaries. Projects can be covering social, cultural, political, history, natural history, science, the environment and health.

Selected documentary producers publicly pitch their projects to over 150 key international broadcasters and financiers from Europe, Australia, Japan, the USA and Canada and to a gallery of accredited observers.

Depending on the progress of your project you can apply for either the TDF Pitch Program or the TDF Rough Cut Program.

TDF Pitch Program

Independent production companies from any country can enter a maximum of two documentary projects currently in development or early production. To be eligible, the project must have:

the commitment of at least one market partner (broadcaster, distributor or eligible film board or film institute*) that will also attend the TDF to co-present the project;

secured a minimum of approximately 20 per cent (but no more than 75 per cent) of its financing.

The existing financing must include arms-length, third-party monies from the marketplace. In Canada, the existing financing can also include federal and provincial tax credits.

TDF Rough Cut Program

Independent production companies from any country can enter a maximum of one documentary project currently at a rough-cut stage that has not yet secured market financing (i.e. broadcaster or distributor).

Selected projects will have their rough cut on the Doc Shop online.

Project Submission Fees

There is a non-refundable submission fee of $45.00 CDN per project to cover administrative expenses related to cataloguing and vetting each work.

If the project is not selected for presentation, the amount of the submission fee may be applied toward the purchase of a TDF Observer Pass or a Hot Docs Industry Pass.

If the project is selected for presentation, a non-refundable pitch team registration fee of $1050 CDN per project will apply. The registration fee entitles the presentation team to TDF/Hot Docs Industry Passes.

For complete submission guidelines visit The Toronto Documentary Forum.

The 2010 edition of Hot Docs Festival is taking place on April 29-May 9.

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