The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is hosting the second annual
Big Sky International Documentary Pitch Session on February 23, 2012.
The pitch will take place as part of Big Sky Doc Shop (Feb 21-24), a
four day non-fiction industry forum during the ninth annual film
festival.
Entry Fee: $25
Submission Deadline: January 6, 2012
Filmmakers have the opportunity to pitch their
work-in-progress(WIP)documentaries to some of the top commissioning
editors and funders for documentary film in North America. All
documentary forms and all subjects are eligible to submit.
Commissioning editors will critique and comment on each pitch. A
maximum of 15 projects will be accepted to pitch in this session.
Potential participants should submit a brief (250 words maximum)
project summary and an additional one-paragraph project status
report. A short (5 minutes maximum) sample reel of the
work-in-progress may be submitted (via vimeo, youtube.com, blip.tv,
etc.) in addition to the written application. Selected projects will
have 20 minutes to pitch their project and show a short sample (if
available) for the panel. Selected projects will be required to pay
an additional $75 to participate, and will be notified of their
acceptance by January 11, 2012.
Confirmed participants include: Diane Weyermann (Executive Vice
President, Documentary Films, Participant Media), Yance Ford (Series
Producer, POV/The American Documentary), and Reva Goldberg
(Communications and Fellowships Manager at Cinereach).
Enter via Withoutabox.com at - <http://www.withoutabox.com/login/3969>
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Mike Steinberg
Festival Director / Programmer
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
131 South Higgins Ave, Suite 3-6
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 541-FILM
www.bigskyfilmfest.org
February 17-26, 2012
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This announcement is from the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, a
project of the Big Sky Film Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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