RIGA IFF FORUM
RIGA IFF FORUM, is a meeting point and co-production platform for children’s film creators. Taking place from October 18-19, FORUM focuses on upcoming children’s films projects from the Baltic Sea region and Central Europe.
Within the 2 days of FORUM, children’s filmmakers can pitch their projects to an international audience of producers, distributors and sales agents and get feedback on their ideas by presenting them to a savvy audience of youngsters aged from 7-14 years. The best project will be awarded a prize of 5000 EUR of post-production services by BB Rental.
Riga IFF FORUM is the place to be for filmmakers, seeking to find co-producers and get their projects around. For sales agents and distributors Riga is the place to get a thorough overview of the upcoming projects of the region.
JOIN US:
• On October 18 for pitching session and one-to-one meetings.
• On October 19 for: feedback sessions with young experts.
Apply your project here
Apply as an observer here
Selected projects will be announced on August 22.
Full list of observers attending will be announced in September.
BALTIC FILM TALENT LAB
We believe in a burst of creativity when the Baltics come together! The TALENT LAB is an educational and networking platform that aims at creating a better engagement between the different disciplines within film-making. It includes sets of workshops, lectures, inspiring talks, discussions and networking events – all aimed at the talented Baltic professionals, film students and film enthusiasts. In 2018, the BFTL will cover such topics as film editing, storytelling and film criticism as a fundamental part of art processes. The platform also brings together the young short film makers from close and afar giving an opportunity to present their work for international industry experts.
Below you will find the various Baltic Film Talent Lab programmes that you can enter and the submission dates.
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FOCUS ON FILM EDITING AND STORYTELLING
In a series of public lectures and case studies participants are invited to map different modes of collaboration between film director, editor and screenwriter and get behind the scenes of editing some of the most prominent contemporary film classics. Alongside the public events, selected participants will have a chance to gain hands-on experience by editing various projects with footage provided to them in class and learn about technical and practical aspects of film editing.
Submissions open in October 2018. The workshop will take place and the results will be announced in November, 2018
SHORT RIGA: TEST SCREENINGS
The section is dedicated to young talents eager to learn, practice, get inspired and expand their creative horizons: each year 8-10 young film-makers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are invited to present their short films to a panel of international experts that provide an in-depth analysis of their work, thus the competition take-away is valuable feedback from both industry professionals and peers.
Submissions close on August 15, 2018. The results will be announced by the end of August, 2018.
SHORT RIGA: MORNING COFFEE WITH FILMMAKERS
Get your morning coffee along with a news feed on upcoming shorts in the Baltics and beyond! For two mornings up to 6 short film world players are invited to tell about their latests projects and after – plenty of time for mingling with the audience: industry experts, short film fans and each other!
Submissions open in August 2018. The results will be announced in September, 2018.
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EUROPEAN SCRIPT MEETING
The unique networking platform is dedicated to those who seek an international collaboration with screenwriting professionals from all over Europe. Each year, 10 – 12 film project representatives come to Riga for individual face-to-face meetings with their new, possibly best, friends – scriptwriters, editors and consultants to discuss potential partnerships for developing the screenplays. Along the business meetings the participants are invited to enjoy the festival atmosphere in the screening halls, networking and educational events.
RIGA IFF ZIP-MEETING
Every year the ZIP-MEETING picks a different field within the industry for an intensive yet informal networking session. RIGA IFF has already hosted film producers who wish to widen their horizons in the Baltics and film location scouts and managers from the three Baltic countries. In 2018 ZIP-MEETING will gather film school representatives from all around Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to seek the common and different in their teaching approaches.