Deadline: 15 March 2013
Open to: Participants from Southeast Europe from all spheres of the film business
Prize: Various number of prizes in different categories
Description
Most promising projects from Southeast Europe are selected every year by the selection committee for a series of tailor-made development workshops culminating in a financing event taking place during the last three days of the Sarajevo Film Festival (from the 21st to the 24th of August, 2013).
The CineLink Co-production Market totals more than 500 participants from all spheres of the film business ready to network, discover talent, co-produce or commission new projects, while creating an annual hub for regional professionals and adding international industry relevance to the Festival.
Eligibility
CineLink is open for feature-length fiction film projects with potential for theatrical distribution, created by authors from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Rules and regulations
- No entry fee;
- No submitted materials will be returned to the sender;
- Once a project is selected in CineLink category, the author of the script must attend the CineLink Project Development Workshop and two of its representatives should be present during the CineLink Co-Production Market;
- Films participating in the CineLink should – once finalized – mention their participation at the CineLink Co-Production Market and the CineLink Project Development Workshop in their credits;
- Films participating in the CineLink should offer their international premiere to the Sarajevo Film Festival – if they are not to be shown in Cannes, Berlin, Venice or Rotterdam;
- English is the official language of the project;
- Submission of the project is considered as acceptance of the CineLink regulations.
Awards
Selected projects compete for the CineLink awards:
- 30 000 EUR Eurimages CineLink award
- 10 000 EUR CNC CineLink award
- 6 000 EUR Arte International Relations CineLink award
- Living Pictures Service CineLink Award – in kind support up to 10.000 EUR
- 3 x Synchro Film Vienna CineLink Award – in kind support up to 2.500 EUR
- EAVE Scholarship
Application procedure
To become a part of CineLink festival, you are supposed to fill in the application form before 15 March 2013.