Pitching Training

Online, October 26-30, 2023

This is an online crash course in pitching, from international experts who will teach you how to present a project, analyze its strengths and weaknesses, create a promotional strategy for a film, and plan a roadmap for your professional development. International markets and pitching events are key platforms for meetings between filmmakers and the people who may end up financing projects: festival selectors, representatives of film endowments, production companies, and online platforms. At pitching events, filmmakers tend to find like-minded people, partners, and financing. In short, they build their professional future. Do you want to find out how you can attend such an event? Learn how to write an ideal application? How to structure your speech or what you need to say to be remembered?

During the four-day online crash course, participants will find out how to present their projects to any audience, and learn about the institutes and programs that will help them find financing and partners. The course instructors draw on many years of experience of working with international film festivals and training programs.

Budding and experienced producers and directors of live action films and documentaries from Central Asian countries, who want to acquire project presentation skills for their national and international markets. Producers with projects at the late development stage (they have a script, director, and an understanding of potential financing sources) are also welcome to take part.
Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Russian, English (interpreter provided)
Motivational letter
CV with filmography
Links to previous works (where applicable)
Presentation and script of the current project

Program Experts

Wim Vanacker

Director, scriptwriter, pitching expert

Myriam Sassine

Producer, Festival Director, Mentor

PARTICIPANTS

SPECIAL PRIZE
FOR THE BEST
FEATURE PROJECT

Daniel Berger

Mergen

SPECIAL PRIZE
FOR THE BEST
DOCUMENTARY PROJECT

Zhanana Кurmasheva

We Live Here

Diana Zhilkenova

The Cellar

Nikolay Koryakin

Tong

Yulia Levitskaya

Cardboard Paradise

Alina Mustafina

In Between

Aibek Nigmet

Sharp Edges

Ayana Nurdinova

The Teacher

Xenia Pridatchenko

Beauty

Eldar Shibanov

Cardboard Paradise