The Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights launches the Athens Film Lab
The Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights launches the Athens Film Lab a parallel section which will explore development issues of new film ideas and projects and which will provide training to professionals of the film industry. Additionally, search for co-productions will be at work, while Greek filmmakers and producers will have the opportunity to interact and co-operate with professionals of international fame.
Within this framework, another action will be running as well: Athens – Europe, game for 2 players, during which seven (7) short-films will be produced.
The purpose of this new program is:
Ι) to support and promote young filmmakers through a series of expertise workshops, speeches and pitching sessions with Greek and foreign producers, directors and scriptwriters.
ΙΙ) to highlight the cultural distinction of Athens and promote those elements which establish the city as an all-time metropolis, a cross-road of ideas and an ideal tourist destination.
We therefore invite young filmmakers to submit their short-film ideas, which will be granted with the amount of 7.000 Euros each.
Participants are required to submit their film idea by June 30th. Each project must be submitted either by the director and/or the scriptwriter and the producer.
Among the projects that will be submitted, 21 will be selected to participate in a series of script direction and production workshops, during this summer.
The Athens Film Lab will be completed during the upcoming Athens International Film Festival – Opening Nights: from the 23/9 to 4/10, where the expertise workshops (of script, direction and production) will be continued.
At the end of this procedure all participants will have the opportunity to present their projects to representatives of the European film industry and attend expertise classes of script, direction and production.
Finally, 7 scripts will be selected, and their production procedure will start immediately, in Greece.
Terms and conditions for participation:
1. The film must have a short duration between 10 to 15 minutes.
2. It must fall under the category of fiction.
3. Film action must necessarily take place somewhere within the city of Athens and highlight its virtues as a cultural metropolis.
4. All participants should not be over 40 years-old (date of birth until 31/12/1975)
5. The candidate filmmaker must have completed at least one short-film, which must have been screened in at least one of the accredited film festivals in Greece or abroad.
It should be noted that the names of the 21 successful participants, who will continue in the second round, will be announced on July 6th, 2015. After the workshops which will take place between the 10th and 12th of July in Athens, the 21 participants will have the opportunity to improve their under-development film project until its presentation at the festival in September.
Script Evaluation
The evaluation of the scripts will be conducted by a five-member jury constituted by: Yiorgos Gkikapeppas (Director), Yioula Boudali (Scriptwriter), Iliana Zakopoulou (Greek Film Center), Yiannis Daskalothanasis (Photography Director) and Yiorgo Tsourgianni (Producer).
Submission Folder
The folder must necessarily include:
1. Summary (250 words)
2. Folder containing the aesthetical approach of the film. (For example: photographs, storyboard, reference to other films, sound material)
3. Director’s intentions note
4. Curriculum Vitae for the director and/or scriptwriter and the producer
The folder must be sent via e-mail to: athensfilmlab@aiff.gr under the subject: Opening Nights – Game for 2 players.
Qualitative eligibility criterions:
After going through the basic control for integration, the proposals will be selected on the basis of:
- their film aesthetics and emerging potential for participation in international film festivals
- the quality and originality of Athens’ illustration as a cultural metropolis and extrovert city
Contact information:
If there are any questions concerning the submission procedure, please communicate via e-mail to athensfilmlab@aiff.gr. No clarifications will be provided via telephone.
The 21st Athens International Film Festival – Opening Nights is organized by the Athens Film Society (a Non-Profit Organization) and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund within the National Strategic Reference Framework 2007-2013. All events and activities are realized with the collaboration of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs.
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