International Financing Forum @ Toronto FFest

02 July 2010

Organisation/person name:

NZ Film Commission

Work type:

Casual

Work classification:

Production - Film

Job description:

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

New Zealand producers are invited to apply for this year's International Financing
Forum (IFF) - a feature film co-financing event at the Toronto International Film
Festival.

The event brings together selected international and Canadian producers developing
English language projects to do business by means of brokered meetings and
networking opportunities with other international producers, as well as
international sales agents, distributors, funders, agents, and executive producers.
IFF 2009 brought producers together with representatives from Film4 (UK), Pathe
(France/UK), Fortissimo Films (The Netherlands/Hong Kong), Aramid Capital (UK),
Backup Films (France), Quickfire Films (UK), BBC (UK), Europa Corp (France),
Overture Films (US), Filmax (Spain), Cinetic Media (US), IFC Films (US), Kinowelt
(Germany), Match Factory (Germany), Festival Darlings (Denmark), Echo Lake
Productions (US), Participant Films (US), Magnolia Films (US), International
Creative Management - ICM (US), United Talent Agency- UTA (US), K5 International
(Germany), Voltage Pictures (France), William Morris Endeavor - WME (US), E1
(Canada), Memento (France), Apparition (US) and Big Beach Films (US).
Eligible applicants must have at a minimum, one full producer credit (not executive
producer credit) on a theatrically released feature by a recognisable distributor,
and a market orientated project in development that requires international
co-production and/or financing partners.
The NZ Film Commission is able to offer Producer's Market assistance for up to two
participants to attend IFF in 2010. Producers must apply directly to IFF,
approaching the NZFC for financial assistance only once an acceptance letter has
been received. Requests for NZFC financial assistance from successful applicants
should be made care of Paul Swadel paul@nzfilm.co.nz. <mailto:paul@nzfilm.co.nz>

KEY DATES:

Application deadline for international producers: July 23rd 2010

IFF Main Program: September 11th - 13th 2010

Key skills sought:

See above

Start date:

Saturday, 11 September 2010

End date:

Monday, 13 September 2010

This opportunity is:

Paid

Salary low $:

Salary high $:

Closing date:

Friday, 23 July 2010

Contact details:

For further information and to apply please see the call for
applications<http://www.omdc.on.ca/Page5414.aspx>

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