The Amiens International Film Festival’s 16th Screenplay Development Fund is calling for entries. Submissions close on 15 August.
The Fund supports script development of the best feature length script projects from the South. Applications are analysed by a pre-selection committee comprised by those in charge of the Fund, some members of the artistic committee of the Amiens International Film Festival and professional readers.
Around 15 to 20 projects are selected each year. Their authors / directors, and eventually their producer(s), pitch the story in front of an international professional jury – with high knowledge of co-producing with Southern countries – and an audience of professionals essentially composed of producers, distributors, financing organs, etc.
The five awarded screenplays are announced by the jury after the presentation of all the projects.
After pitching, in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the script project, meetings are proposed between the authors and the professionals attending the Amiens International Film Festival, among them members of the Jury.
For information on how to submit entries for the Screenplay Development Fund, email Thierry Lenouvel on thierrycinesud@noos.fr
