Mannheim Meetings 2006 call for submissions
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Big Business at the newly structured Mannheim Meetings
20 to 24 November 2021 www.mannheim-filmfestival.com
One of the four leading co-production markets worldwide the MANNHEIM
MEETINGS offer an innovative, unique concept of individual business meetings,
pitches and training for film producers, distributors and sales agents in the
independent and arthouse arena.
In Mannheim you can arrange international co-production and distribution
co-operations, find financing partners for your feature length drama or
documentary projects or to sell your finished film and also foster your
knowledge - during five intense days in November.
For almost a decade the MANNHEIM MEETINGS serve as an annual meeting
place for more than 300 producers, sales agents, distributors and buyers from
all over the world who are looking for business partners and - as you can see
from the impressive results - find them in Mannheim.
i) Pre-arranged one-to-one meetings of 45 minutes duration
ii) A catalogue with approximately 60 film projects is available two
months prior to the event and is structured by continents: the projects come
from Northern and Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Canada and
Africa. This guarantees that you will only meet potential co-producers who are
genuinely interested in and experienced with the specific regions.
For the first time the MANNHEIM MEETINGS will offer SIX FORMS of
participation for PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SALES AGENTS and BROADCASTING
COMPANIES in the segments Market I VI as follows:
I. IDEAS, TREATMENTS, SCRIPTS-
Film projects at a very early stage, an opportunity for producers who
are open for new ideas in production.
Target group: Producers who are looking for interesting and available
ideas.
Procedure: Project summaries are listed in the MANNHEIM MEETINGS
Catalogue that is distributed worldwide. In advance the Producers pre-select
the projects they are interested in. This is the basis for the schedule for the
one-to-one meetings each participant receives upon arrival at the MANNHEIM
MEETINGS in November. The projects can also be presented in pitching sessions.
II. FILM PROJECTS (TYPE 1)
From Northern, Western & Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin
America, Canada and Africa that have only a minor
financing scheme in place. They promise to be very
interesting because of the idea, the director, the actors, and the subject.
Target group: These projects are particularly interesting for producers
who want to join as Majority Producers.
Procedure: The projects are assembled in the MANNHEIM MEETINGS Catalogue
that is distributed worldwide. In advance Producers pre-select the projects
they are interested in. This is the basis for the schedule each participant
receives - for the one-to-one meetings.
III. FILM PROJECTS (TYPE 2)
From Northern, Western & Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin
America, Canada and Africa that have an average 50% financing scheme in place
(30 to 70%).
Target Group: These projects are interesting in particular for producers
who want to join as Minority Producers as well as for Producing Distributors
and pre-sales contracts.
Procedure: See above.
IV. FILM PROJECTS (TYPE 3)
>From Northern, Western & Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin
America, Canada and Africa that have an almost complete financing scheme in
place. There is a rough cut available and post-production financing is needed.
Target Group: These projects are interesting for producers who want to
join as a Minority Producer but in particular also for Distributors
(pre-sales) and Broadcasting Companies.
Procedure: - See above. - The rough-cut versions can also be shown in
market screenings.
V. ARTHOUSE FILMS FOR SALE (COMPLETED FILMS)
That have been realized in Europe and/or that are to be released on the
European Market and that were finished during the last two years and havent been sold widely enough so far in Europe. They can
be submitted by sales agents but also by producers.
Target Group: European Distributors and Broadcasting Companies that are
interested in those films.
Procedure: European sales agents and producers submit information about
their new films. These films are assembled in the MANNHEIM MEETINGS Catalogue
that is distributed worldwide. In advance Distributors pre-select the films
they are interested in. This is the basis for the schedule each participant
receives for the Sales Meetings.
These films can also be shown in market screenings (or to a normal
audience as test screenings if requested).
VI. DISTRIBUTION COOPERATION (EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS):
On the basis of the information that European distributors submit to us
for the MANNHEIM MEETINGS catalogue, each distributor has the possibility to
decide which colleagues from Europe he would like to meet to discuss possible
cooperation for release of independent and arthouse
films in Europe.
Target Group: European Distributors
Procedure: Distributors send us information on their company and their
films to be included in the catalogue.
Attached are pdf applications for MARKETS I-IV
(4 docs.)and the Mannheim Meetings brochure (1 doc).
Send all Canadian applications and materials for MARKETS I-IV to
[email protected] and to [email protected]
with Mannheim Meetings and the title of the project in the subject line.
Feel free to contact me at [email protected]
if you have any questions or need any assistance with your application. Please
pass along to your colleagues who might be interested in participating!
Elizabeth Yake
Consultant-Canada
Mannheim Meetings