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  Link   AIDC
AIDC Australian International Documentary Conference is held annually and offers the full range of participants in the factual film and broadcasting industry the opportunity to meet, network and be exposed to industry best practice from Australia and overseas. In addition, masterclasses and forums raise and explore current challenges and showcase work.
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  Link   BERLIN DOCUMENTARY FORUM 1
berlin-documentary-forum-1- The new international bi-annual BERLIN DOCUMENTARY FORUM offers an inventive, interdisciplinary carousel of events that will examine documentary practices. Presentations and encounters with experts will demonstrate the increasingly significant role played by the documentary across disciplines in the visual arts, performance, literature, and cinema. The BERLIN DOCUMENTARY FORUM will look at the development of these forms from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The first edition of the Forum includes a prestigious roster of artists, filmmakers and curators who will organize film screenings, live performances, public talks, readings, and art installations.
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  Link   Crossover Lab Turin
crossover-lab-turin Event start date:11/09-2010

Crossover is an international programme designed to explore the creative and the commercial challenges of developing content and services for digital media.
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  Link   DFG - Documentary Filmmakers Group
dfg-documentary-filmmakers-group Event start date:17/08-2010

How to Write and Pitch a Commission-Winning Proposal For most documentary and factual filmmakers, the proposal represents the first chance to get your directorial foot in the door with a broadcaster. For this reason, getting it right first time is crucial. This course will give an overview of the processes involved in writing and pitching your proposal for factual programming.
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  Link   DISCOP
discop Content business in Cetral and Eastern Europe.

Organizes annual markets where international suppliers of finished programs, scripted and unscripted formats, and packaged TV Channels, with TV stations, cable and satellite operators, DVD distributors, broadband networks, telcos and video-centred web portals can meet.

The hotel-based DISCOP markets are centred on the pre-organization of meetings between BUYERS and SELLERS of television content.

Throughout the year, DISCOP also provides clients with database generation and maintenance services designed to help them access new contacts and new business opportunities in the countries covered by the DISCOP organization.

Contact: Patrick Jucaud - General Manager, patrick@discop.com
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  Link   DOC Meeting Argentina
doc-meering-argentina DOC Meeting Argentina is a space devoted to documentaries meant to encourage the construction of networks among cinematography and television industry professionals, at the national, regional and international levels; the development of projects under process; the creation of an area for the discussion of different strategies for co-production, marketing and distribution of the documentary genre; and, undoubtedly, a business area created to market documentaries filmed in various formats.
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  Link   Documentary Campus
10-years-of-documentary-campus Documentary Campus is one of the most renowned professional training initiatives in Europe dedicated to international coproductions of high-quality documentaries for a large audience.

Documentary Campus offers professionals and up-and-coming young talents in the documentary field the necessary experience and know-how to work in international terrain. Through workshops, seminars, symposia and a ten-month masterclass Documentary Campus shows the way, explaining in the most fundamental and practical terms the international standards and essential rules of the documentary film game.

The programme of Documentary Campus is flexible and reacts to current trends in the market, thereby serving the needs of the creative talents and the media industry.
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  Link   EAST SILVER MARKET
east-silver-market- Submission Deadline: 31st of July, 2010

Festival Begins: 25th of October, 2010
Festival Ends: 31st of October, 2010

East Silver is the first documentary market dedicated exclusively to Central and Eastern Europe. Its main goal is to provide an annual overview of new documentary releases, create a comprehensive catalogue and an open video library, accessible to a broad circle of film professionals (broadcasters, major film festivals, sales agents) throughout the year. East Silver is organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, main partner is the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
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  Link   Independent Film Week
independent-film-week Event start date:09.18.10
The Independent Film Week (formerly the IFP Market) is a week-long showcase, held each autumn in New York, for new features, works-in-progress, shorts, and scripts. Spotlight on Documentaries is a part of the market dedicated to documentary projects.
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  Link   input TV - International Public Television
input-tv-international-public-television An international voluntary organization of public TV channels. Organizes annual screening conference which is held in a different country each year — encourages the development of public service television by screening and debating programs from around the world.
Input 2008 takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Contact: Noemi Schory, noemischory@gmail.com
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  Link   International University “Global Theatre Experience” (IUGTE)
international-university-global-theatre-experience-iugte- At the moment the conference
is accepting presentation proposals

Starts 12/1/2010
Ends 12//4/2010

450 EUR if payment is made before August 20th.
(570 EUR if payment is made after August 20th).
170 EUR if payment is made before August 20th.
(250 EUR if payment is made after August 20th).
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  Link   MIPDOC
mipdoc [Receive an alert before the submission deadline to the event through our Festivals Alert Service]

Takes place every April in Cannes, France.

MIPDOC is a specialist international screening marketplace and conference for documentaries. Taking place ahead of the main TV market (MIP TV), MIPDOC provides a commercial platform for the international players in one place and at one time.

Activities include panels, workshops, co-production pitching (for 5 selected projects) and match-making forum.
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  Link   Nordisk Panorama Market
nordisk-panorama-market Event start date:25/09-2010


As a parallel activity to the Festival, Filmkontakt Nord organises Nordisk Panorama Market, which each year offers a unique overview of ca. 300 new short film and documentary titles independently produced in the Nordic region within the last year.
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  Link   PaleyDocFest Pitch Workshop
paleydocfest-pitch-workshop- PaleyDocFest Pitch Contest, offers a $5,000 grant for an unfinished or work-in-progress documentary from an emerging filmmaker.

August 17, 2010
Regular Deadline
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  Link   Realscreen Summit
realscreen-summit $999 USD - Realscreen Summit 2011 - January 31 to February 3, 2011 - Conference registration (excludes workshop sessions)

$1299 USD - Realscreen Summit 2011 - January 31 to February 3, 2011 - Conference registration (includes workshop sessions

Held every January in Washington D.C - USA.

The Realscreen Summit is a non-fiction film & television industry event. The Summit is dedicated to the development of business and creative opportunities for those in non-fiction and factual programming and content creation. In partnership with realscreen magazine, the ongoing mandate is to identify new ideas, recognize top industry talent, offer the forum for discussion and debate, explore issues and uncover trends and ultimately create an international network of connected individuals leading to business growth and career development.

Contact: Sharlene Wilder, swilder@brunico.com
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  Link   The Grierson Awards
grierson-awards-documentary [Receive an alert before the deadline to the event in our Festival Alerts Service]

The Grierson Awards commemorate the pioneering Scottish documentary maker John Grierson (1898 – 1972), famous for Drifters and Night Mail and the man widely regarded as the father of the documentary.

Established in 1972, the Grierson Awards recognise and celebrate documentaries that have made a significant contribution to the genre from Britain and abroad.

In 2007 The Grierson Trust, along with Sheffield Doc/Fest, introduced three new awards – the Green, Innovation and Youth Jury Awards – to be presented during the Sheffield documentary festival.
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  Link   The Southern Television & Film Summit
the-southern-television-a-film-summit- August 27, 2010
Regular Deadline

The Southern Television & Film Summit is an event designed to bring together the most creative talents in the television and film industry to gain valuable knowledge on the ever-changing trends in the entertainment industry while identifying new talent and providing a creative platform for those who wish to gain exposure to knowledge and information associated with the television and film industry. The Southern Television and Film Summit is dedicated to fostering the arts and entertainment industry and was created as a result of the growing demand for creative, quality content for television and film by bridging the gap between creative writers and producers and major television networks. At the Southern Television and Film Summit we seek to recognize and acknowledge the most distinguished talent in the industry and we are dedicated to enhancing the creative content that reaches the homes of countless individuals all across America.
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  Link   WestDocs 2010
westdoca-2010 WESTDOC is fast becoming the “go-to” conference for Documentary and Reality Filmmakers.

Deadline: 8/30/10

Start date: 9/1 3/2010
End date: 9/15/2010
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  Link   Westdocs Conference
westdocs-conference- WESTDOC - The West Coast Documentary and reality Conference is a three-day event that brings together preeminent producers, directors, writers, network executives, agents and distributors for insightful and unique seminars, as well as networking opportunities.

WESTDOC features two areas of professional interest designated as The Documentary Village and The Reality Village. Attendees and speakers are able to take full advantage of both of these arenas and to select seminars from any village they choose. Panel schedule to be announced July 1st, 2010. Check back often for Speaker and Master Class updates.

The third day of the conference is entirely devoted to PitchFest, a rousing live presentation for Documentary and Reality producers to pitch new concepts to network and development executives for potential acquisition in front of a live audience.
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