The Coproduction Forum is an international pitching and networking event aimed at promoting the short film projects, works in progress and talents taking part in the annual edition of European Short Pitch.

Along two days, participants present their work to an audience of carefully selected industry professionals, have one-to-one meetings with potential partners, and compete for a variety of Awards. The invited professionals, coming from all over Europe, are producers, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters, funds & festival representatives.

The line-up of the 2020 edition, held online in partnership with the Brest European Short Film Festival, includes 12 projects in development - mentored by ESP’s tutors & consultants during our annual scriptwriting workshop, 2 works in progress - also benefiting from tailor-made editing and distribution consulting - and 2 emerging producers selected in the framework of our Finland Focus.

Programme

Thursday, 12 November 14:00 - 17:00
Pitching and Q&A Live Event
All projects and participants will be presented to the professional audience during an online event, where each pitch will be followed by a moderated Q&A.

Friday, 13 November
9:30 - 13:00 & 14:30 - 18:00
1:1 meetings
A full day dedicated to networking and one-to-one meetings with the project holders/talents.

Jury

Awards

European Short Pitch Awards
granted by Région Bretagne
Aimed at the 12 projects and awarded by the European Short Pitch Jury:
ESP First Prize: €2.000 development grant

Awarded to: Grasshoppers by Hanis Bagashov

ESP Second Prize: €1.000 development grant

Awarded to: Duty Free by Hilke Rönnfeldt

Music & Cinema Aubagne International Film Festival Award
Aimed at the 12 projects and 2 works in progress:
Participation rights and invitation to the European Market for Film Music Composition “3rd Character”

Awarded to: Stick Together by Laura Vandewynckel

Awarded to: My Brother, My Brother by Saad Dnewar & Abdelrahman Dnewar

Distribution Award - Radiator IP Sales
Aimed at the 12 projects and 2 works in progress:
Distribution and promotion strategy provided by Radiator IP Sales (Belgium)

Awarded to: When Night Meets Dawn by Andreea Bortun

Mastering-in-kind Award - The Fridge
Aimed at the 2 works in progress:
DCP mastering and 4K upscaling offered by post-production company The Fridge (Belgium)

Awarded to: Mothers by Birutė Kapustinskaitė