International Pitching Forum

Presentation of documentary projects from V4 and other European countries. Over the course of two days, 24 projects with high international potential will be presented to a large professional audience (commissioning editors, distributors and sales agents, producers, funders. Around 150/200 people). The sessions are moderated and animated by two highly experienced and recognized profiles from the industry: Margje de Koning (Movie that Matter, Netherlands) and Gitte Hansen. Inside this selection, we plan on receiving quite a few projects from Visegrad (thanks to the free waiver we will hand to the professionals who request it). We pay close attention to the representation of VISEGRAD projects within our selection every year. Therefore, we plan on having between one and three V4 projects in the final selection. As for comparison, we presented 4 V4 projects which pitched last year (January 2024) : • FROZEN OCEAN (dir. Viktória Dénes, prod. Julianna Ugrin / Éclipse Film, Hungary) • VALLEY OF THE WIDOWS / ÚDOLIE VDOV (dir. Miro Jelok, prod. Katarína Jonisová, Vințafilms, Slovakia) • NEW ADAM (dir. Máté Takács, prod. Judit Sós / Proton Cinema, Hungary) • THE FIRST SWALLOW / PIERWSZA JASKÓŁKA (dir. Johanna Roj, prod. Glib Lukianets / Gogol Film, Poland) For our 2025 edition, we have selected the following VISEGRAD projects: • WALTZ FROM THE WELL by Tymon NOGALSKI - Warsaw Production Team – Slawomir RICHERT, POLAND • WORLD OF WALLS by Lucia KAŠOVÁ - Guča films Matej SOTNÍK, SLOVAKIA) https://fipadoc.com/en/programme/pitchs-internationaux-2025

Panorama of the French Industry (How to coproduce with France and French Broadcasters)

The How to coproduce with France session offers exciting opportunities for professionals from V4 countries and all-around Europe. The session, moderated by a CNC representative (French National Centre of Cinema), introduced key players within the French industry and highlighted with case studies of successful coproductions delivered by experimented producers. Through a presentation of different coproduction patterns and main rules in France, the session will give the international professionals attending keys and ideas to start collaboration and design their coproduction ambitions more efficiently. Besides, we'll propose a simultaneous translation of some of the presentations proposed by some of the main French actors and partners: France Télévisions, ARTE France and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC). France Télévisions and ARTE France line-ups will allow the international professionals to dive into the different slots and co-production possibilities they offer and to get informations about the editorial lines of the 2 main French TV broadcasters. They will meet the people who coproduce and prebuy documentaries and learn about their line-ups and the way they work on a daily basis, in different genres: Society & Politics, History, Science & Discovery, and Arts & Culture. The CNC conference will offer a broad pitcture of the missions and main initiatives carried out by the main French institution when it comes to documentary. The conference will be led by Olivier Henrard, Acting Chairman and CEO of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC). https://fipadoc.com/en/journees-professionnelles/programme

Post-N100 presentation and discussion – Prague

Following the Next 100 Symposium in Berlin, GARI will embark on a comprehensive post-symposium follow-up and conglomeration of inputs from speakers, partners, and participants during the symposium. This phase will extend from May to September 2024. Key activities will include publishing recordings of symposium sessions on YouTube and sharing reports from various program strands on our website. These reports, or relevant sections of them, will also be disseminated as background information for policy recommendations provided to GARI's partners and for use in subsequent events and discussions post-N100. This presentation, discussion and dinner will be about sharing these results and fostering discussion on a local/regional level with stakeholders. GARI will host the presentations of the top 3 teams, who have been diligently developing their projects since the N100 Symposium, and will have the opportunity to showcase their progress. This event is designed to be interactive, inviting each team to present their innovative solutions and share the journey they've undertaken in refining their ideas. We encourage stakeholders, partners, and interested parties to actively participate by engaging in discussions, asking questions, and expressing their interest in potential engagement or involvement with these projects. It will highlight the remarkable strides made by the teams and foster a collaborative environment where these solutions can be applied https://www.next100symposium.org/