OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #180 May 2018

OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #180 May 2018

N.B. The information below is provided directly by the organizers of events, festivals, audio-visual organizations or independent film projects. The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) cannot be held accountable for it.

In this bulletin:

1. Call for submissions: The 12th Jordanian Short Film Competition as part of the Franco-Arab Film Festival
    

2. Call for submissions: Carthage Film Festival - Official Competition 
    

3. Call for applications: Takmil Workshop 2018 as part of Carthage Film Festival  
    

4. Call for submissions: Carthage Film Festival Producers Network
    

5. Call for submissions: Göteborg Film Festival 2019
    

6.  Call for submissions: The 54th Chicago International Film Festival
    

7. Call for projects: Films Femmes Méditerranée (Women directors from the Mediterranean area)
    

1. Call for submissions: The 12^th Jordanian Short Film Competition as part of the Franco-Arab Film Festival

The Institute Français in Jordan, in partnership with the Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC), is organizing the 24th edition of the Franco-Arab Film Festival, which, will be held from the 24th of June until the 1st of July, 2018. The festival is calling for Jordanian short films (documentary and narrative) to compete. Winners will be announced during the closing reception.

Submission criteria:

• The competition is open to filmmakers residing in Jordan or abroad. Either the director or the producer should be Jordanian.

•  The film must be at least partly shot in Jordan.

• The film should not exceed 20 minutes.

• The film has to have been produced in 2017 or 2018.

• Each director can submit one film only.

• Only short narratives and documentaries can be submitted. Animated films or experimental films will not be accepted.

• The film must be subtitled in English or French, if it is in Arabic; or subtitled in Arabic, if it is in English or French.

• The director or producer should provide 2 DVD or Blu-ray copies of the film (which will not be returned) to the aforementioned address. Sending the film electronically by link is not acceptable.

The director or producer should provide the following:

1. An application form in Arabic or in English which can be found on the RFC’s website www.film.jo

   • The application form should be typed (not in handwriting).

   • A printed hard copy of the application form along with the film copies must also be submitted, in addition to sending the application form by email to marian.nakho@film.jo

   • The application form should cover technical details regarding the film, synopsis (40 – 100 words) and the filmmaker’s information.

2. A soft copy of the film poster or still photo should be sent to marian.nakho@film.jo

Note: A committee will select among the submitted films those entitled to compete.

The deadline for submissions is on 31st of May 2018.

By hand:

The Royal Film Commission - Jordan, 1st Circle,
Jabal Amman 5 Omar Bin Al Khattab Street (off Rainbow Street).
Attention: Marian Nakho
Subject: Jordanian Short Film Competition
From Sunday to Thursday (9:00 AM – 4:30 PM).
Tel: 06 4642 266/ ext: 23

By mail:

Royal Film Commission – Jordan
P.O. Box 811 991 Amman 11181 Jordan
Attention: Marian Nakho
Subject: Jordanian Short Film Competition

PRIZES:

• There will be two prizes based on the selection of the jury and two prizes based on the audience vote for the documentary and fiction categories.

• The four winning films will receive a trophy created by the Jordanian sculptor Hazem Al Zubi.

• The two Jury prizes for the best narrative and best documentary will be invited by the French edition of the Franco-Arab Film Festival in France to present their films (on the condition of providing the necessary authorizations for the trip). The full stay will be covered.

• In addition, the RFC will offer a one-year subscription at the Film House’s Library to the four winners.

For further information, please contact:
Marian Nakho at the Royal Film Commission - Jordan at the following e-mail: marian.nakho@film.jo Or call: 06 4642266/ ext. 23

2. Call for submissions: Carthage Film Festival - Official Competition

The CARTHAGE FILM FESTIVAL also known through its French acronym JCC (JOURNÉES
CINEMATOGRAPHIQUES DE CARTHAGE) is an annual event of which the founding goal is to present films to the general public and to organize meetings between the public, authors, directors, producers, distributors, technicians, interpreters and every person involved in the cinematographic field. The main objective of these cinematographic days is to showcase and promote African and Arab films.

The festival will take place from 3 until 10 November 2018.

• JCC accepts feature films, animated films and short or long documentary films.

• A film with a minimum length of 60 minutes is considered as a feature film.

• Short films are defined as any film with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.

The official JCC program includes the following sections:

• OFFICIAL COMPETITION section: open to long and short African and Arab feature or animation
  films.

• OFFICIAL COMPETITION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS section: open to long and short African and Arab documentary films.

• Parallel sections: CINEMA OF THE WORLD, TRIBUTES, SPECIAL AND OTHER SESSIONS: open to short and long films regardless of their origin or their genres (feature, animation, documentary), as well
  as the Carthage Cine-Promises section of African and Arab films School.

To be accepted in the OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS any film must: - be directed by an African or Arab filmmaker. - not have been selected in any other Tunisian festival, except for Tunisian films which are not under such obligation. - be produced after the registration closing date of the previous festival session. (15 August 2017 inclusive) - The OFFICIAL COMPETITION Sections are open to two (2) short films and a maximum of two (2) long feature films per country, with the exception of Tunisia, which may present four (4) long and four (4) short films.

The Carthage Cine-Promises Section is intended to present feature films, fiction, animation or
documentaries from African and Arab film schools with artistic qualities revealing young filmmakers talent, deserving to be showcased.

To be eligible for Carthage Cine-Promises Selection, all films must:

• be made after the registration closing date of the previous festival session. (2 September 2017 inclusive)

• not exceed thirty (30) minutes.

To be included in the JCC program, all film copies must be in DCP or Blu-Ray.
Important note: in case of projection in DCP, a spare copy in Blue Ray is compulsory.
A spare copy is also required in case of projection in Blue Ray.
Any film presented in the JCC Competition must be subtitled either in French or in English or in Arabic in addition to its language of origin.

The deadline for registration of films in the Official Competition is 15 August 2018 (inclusive).

A copy of the film to be projected must reach the JCC Steering Committee headquarters by September 15, 2018 (inclusive) at the following address:
JOURNÉES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES DE Carthage C/o CNCI Cité de la Culture Bloc Cinéma Avenue Mohamed V- 1001 Tunis- Tunisie.

For further information, please visit: https://www.jcctunisie.org/pdf/regGeneral2018Eng.pdf

3. Call for applications: Takmil Workshop 2018 as part of Carthage Film Festival

The Takmil Workshop will take place in Tunis during the Carthage Film Festival for three (3) days (5, 6 and 7 November 2018) in which the director and the producer of each film will be invited to defend their project before the jury.

Takmil workshop - meaning “finishing” in Arabic - aims to enable African and Arab filmmakers to submit their films, in the post-production phase, to the expertise of an international jury composed of 5 members, in addition to providing material assistance for the completion of African and Arab films by offering post-production grant aids offered by the festival partners.

• The submitted films must be in the post-production phase and their directors must be of African or Arab
  nationality.

• Feature films or creative documentaries with a minimum duration of (60) minutes are eligible.

• Rough Cuts of at least forty (40) minutes are accepted.

• Copies submitted to the jury must be subtitled in English.

• A director can only participate in the Takmil Workshop with one project.

• A producer can participate in Takmil Workshop with two projects maximum.

The deadline for film registration is September 1, 2018.
To register, you need to:

1. Complete the online pre-selection form for Takmil Workshop available on the JCC Website.

2. Send a copy of the project to the JCC either via Internet link, or on DVD or Blu-Ray in 2 copies.

3. The postal address for sending copies is as follows:

   • JOURNÉES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES DE Carthage

   • C/o CNCI

   • Cité de la Culture

   • Bloc Cinéma

   • Avenue Mohamed V- 1001 Tunis- Tunisie

4. Call for submissions: Carthage Film Festival Producers Network

The Producers Network was founded by Carthage Film Festival (JCC) Management to support and encourage African and Arab directors and producers with a feature film or documentary project in progress.

Organized for three days, the Producers Network aims to present, in one-on-one meetings of thirty (30) minutes each, Arab and African feature films in the development phase, and connect them with potential partners, international producers, distributors, broadcasters, or other industry players.

The Producers Network will take place on 5, 6 and 7 November 2018 as part of the JCC.

Producers and directors who are citizens of an African or Arab state are invited to present their projects.
A director and producer may only present a maximum of two projects.

Directors and producers wishing to participate in the Producer's Network must have produced and / or directed at least three short films or one feature film.
Applicants must provide a file in English and / or French and / or Arabic. Two languages are required.

The pre-selection file should include the following:

• A completed registration form

• A short synopsis

• A note of intention from the author

• A one-page processed text

• An estimated budget for the project.

• A biofilmography of the author and the director

• A biofilmography of the producer or the production company + a photo

• A biography of the director

• A link for viewing the latest film made.

Only projects with complete files will be considered.
The projects must be submitted exclusively via the JCC registration platform.

The deadline for accepting the projects is 1 September 2018.

For further information, please visit: https://www.jcctunisie.org/pdf/regProducersNetwork2018Eng.pdf

5. Call for submissions: Göteborg Film Festival 2019

Submit your film to the Göteborg Film Festival in Scandinavia with its prestigious competitions: The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award, International Competition, Nordic Competition and Nordic Documentary Competition.

Submissions for international films opens on May 15th 2018.

If you have questions regarding submissions, please send and e-mail to Johan Blomqvist, Head of International Program, johan.blomqvist@goteborgfilmfestival.se

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6. Call for submissions: The 54th Chicago International Film Festival

The Chicago International Film Festival is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. The festival takes place from October 10th until 21st, 2018.

Films programmed in the competitions are eligible for awards across a variety of categories.

Please check the list of the festival's categories/ competitions on the website: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/submit/

OFFICIAL REGULATIONS/ Eligibility Requirements

• Films completed on or after October 1, 2017 are eligible for consideration

• Films that have premiered on or before October 26, 2017 are NOT eligible for consideration.

• Films previously submitted to the Chicago International Film Festival are NOT eligible for consideration.

• Films must be at least a Chicago premiere, and US premieres are given priority. Films that (a) have screened publicly in the Chicago area, (b) have had a theatrical run in the US prior to the Festival dates, (c) have aired on US television prior to the Festival dates, or (d) are available for purchase in North America are NOT eligible.

• Feature-length films (narrative or documentary) that are available for public online viewing in their entirety are NOT eligible. Short films (under 40 min) may be available online.

• Films shown at private screenings not open to the public (for crew, investors, etc.) are eligible.

• All entries must be either in English or subtitled in English. Dialogue lists are not accepted.

• Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry to the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry.

Deadlines:

Regular deadline entries must be postmarked/submitted online by June 18, 2018.
Late deadline entries must be postmarked/submitted online by July 9, 2018.

For further information, please visit: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/submit/

7. Call for projects: Films Femmes Méditerranée (Women directors from the Mediterranean area)

On their 13th Encounters due to take place in Marseilles in October 2018, the association Films Femmes Méditerranée will organize a one-day professional forum dedicated to professionals coming from the Mediterranean area, women film-makers and both male and female producers from Mediterranean countries. The aim is two-fold: first to foster the production of projects carried out by the film-makers selected, then to support the latter in the development of their film thanks to the one-to-one exchanges with producers available to them on this occasion.

Films Femmes Méditerranée
FFM is an association created in 2006 and based in Marseilles. It organizes the annual Films Femmes Méditerranée Encounters, showing about forty films (short and feature films, fiction and creative documentaries, webseries) in the presence of female film-makers coming from the Mediterranean area but also from the Balkans, Iran or Georgia. The association also works all year long both with women unfamiliar with the cinema and with secondary school students, setting up educational workshops focussing on picture study.

The 13th edition of FFM Encounters will take place in Marseilles from 4th to 13th of October, 2018.

Who may participate?
Any woman film-maker from any of the countries listed below who carries out a project of feature film (whether fiction or creative documentary), as long as she has already made a film, short or full-length. She is potentially looking for a producer or a co-producer.

Countries concerned
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Syria, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkey.

Application file
Written in French or English, it will include:

• a biography of the applicant

• a one-page maximum statement of intent

• a synopsis

• a mood-board setting out the general atmosphere (through photos, sketches, sound elements...)

• an eight-page maximum treatment

• a viewing link to the first film made

• an identification document

Sending procedure
Application to this call for projects is free. Projects are to be submitted in PDF format to the following address: journeeproffm@gmail.com

Deadline is set on June 15th, 2018.

For further information, please visit: https://www.films-femmes-med.org

The Royal Film Commission was established in 2003 to promote the audio-visual industry in Jordan. Tel: +962-6-4642266  e-mail: info@film.jo  www.film.jo