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Engine Room Pitch Workshops
The Engine Room Pitch - 2-day Regional Pitch Workshops
Following sold out events in Nottingham, London, and Birmingham, Sheffield Doc/Fest, in partnership with Wide Eye Pictures invites you to The Engine Room Pitch, taking place in Leeds (July 19th/20th) and Inverness (July 28th and 29th)
THE ENGINE ROOM PITCH is a unique 2 day project development and pitching workshop for documentary filmmakers and factual cross-platform creatives seeking UK and international commissions, co-production and market intelligence. It is also an exceptional networking opportunity. Created by leading international pitch trainer Christina Burnett of Wide Eye Pictures, THE ENGINE ROOM pitch formats have been successful in Ireland, Brazil and Abu Dhabi as well as the UK.
“THE ENGINE ROOM PITCH is a must-do for every filmmaker looking to pitch into the marketplace. Practical and inspiring, it makes you think about, and present, your film in the best possible way”. Sandra Whipham, London Fields Films, former Commissioning Editor True Stories, Channel 4
Intense, friendly and focused, the workshop develops real projects which are then presented to commissioners for feedback. Charlie Philips, Marketplace Producer at Doc/Fest will give a comprehensive introduction to Sheffield Doc/Fest, the MeetMarket and worldwide opportunities at other festivals and markets. Commissioners from BBC, Channel 4, Britdoc and CBA-DFID Broadcast Media Scheme have taken part in previous workshops.
Delegates range from multi-BAFTA winners to first-timers and the structure enables delegates at any stage of their career to understand what makes a project succeed and to maximise their own opportunities in future.
Engine Room Pitch participants are entitled to a reduced rate delegate pass for Sheffield Doc/Fest at £150 plus VAT. This is strictly on a first-come, first-serve basis - for full details email floury@sidf.co.uk
“I found the workshop absolutely invaluable... I rewrote my pitch several times and had lots of practice delivering it until I almost enjoyed the pitching process. On the second day we had the opportunity to pitch to two commissioners from major broadcasters. This pitch led directly to a commission for a feature doc for More 4's True Stories strand.” - Victoria Steventon, Producer/ Director
To express interest, email Doc/Fest Marketplace Assistant Floury Crum via floury@sidf.co.uk with a one page proposal for a documentary or a doc/factual cross platform project (and brief information about yourself).
Watch out for future announcements about an Engine Room Pitch in your area!
“THE ENGINE ROOM PITCH is an invaluable addition to the training available for UK indies to develop the pitching skills necessary to make it in the international market…. I look forward to my next visit.” - Greg Sanderson, Executive Producer, BBC Storyville
*THE ENGINE ROOM PITCH is the new name for the highly successful two day project development and pitching workshops run by Christina Burnett of Wide Eye Pictures, with partners in countries including the UK, Ireland and Brazil.
LEEDS
We're delighted to be visiting Leeds in partnerhsip with Northern Net on July 19th/20th
For this workshop, you can attend either as a pitcher with project, or as an observer. This workshop is open to filmmakers and cross-platform creatives from the North East, North West and Yorkshire only, but applicants can choose which of the 2 workshops they wish to attend.
To express interest, email Doc/Fest Marketplace Assistant Floury Crum via floury@sidf.co.uk with a one page proposal for a documentary or a doc/factual cross platform project (and brief information about yourself).
For full information on the upcoming Leeds workshop, please see the downloadable information to the left of this page.
INVERNESS
Our Inverness workshop takes place on July 28th and 29th in partnership with Highlands and Enterprise and MEDIA Antenna Scotland
You can attend either as a pitcher with project, or as an observer. This workshop is open to filmmakers and cross-platform creatives from Scotland only, but applicants can come from anywhere within Scotland.
To express interest, email Doc/Fest Marketplace Assistant Floury Crum via floury@sidf.co.uk with a one page proposal for a documentary or a doc/factual cross platform project (and brief information about yourself). This workshop costs £20 for those within the Highlands and Islands, and £35 for those from the rest of Scotland.
For more information please see the downloadable information to the left of this page