Through organizing “Project Pitches” in the past four years, Beijing Film Market has accumulated rich project incubation experience in project pitches platform. The 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market will hold “Project Pitches” section from April 19th to 21st, 2016. The collection of pitched projects has been fully opend on January 29th, and it will be due on March 10th, 2016.
Based on the existing project applications, new types of company are involving in this edition’s Project Pitches compared to previous years. Dozens of emerging Internet companies, cross-border or transformed content providers have submitted high-quality projects, which intend to participate in Project Pitches for their first time.
As the major sector of Beijing International Film Festival, Beijing Film Market has grown to be China’s biggest film market and nurtured hundreds of distinguished directors and numerous excellent film project through “Project Pitches.” In the 5th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market, Project Pitches have solicited 455 works, maintaining a growth of 100 percent for many years and successfully incubated The Bodyguard, Mountain Cry, The Seventy-Seven Days and many other outstanding projects. In addition to awarding the outstanding projects, Beijing Film Market will provide services such as legal, finance and pitching consulting (even the details of signing a contract), which genuinely help the projects to grow through serial supports.
In order to create a fair, open, impartial and authoritative platform and avoid omitting the superb works, the Beijing Film Market upgrades the award setting and judge committee. More awards are added and more beneficial to the projects. Also, more celebrities in film production and marketing will be invited to join the judges committee this year, providing more targeted advice.
Compared to previous years, the collection of Project Pitches launched a little late. But the speed of collection has increased by 30% over the same period in previous years with project types and company applicants enlarging as well. It also confirms the overall trend of prosperity of the current domestic film market.
The 6th Beijing Film Market Project Pitches collection will be due on March 10th, 2016. Check more details as below.
Awards
- “Special Award”
- "Best Original Screenplay”,
- "Best Creativity Award”
- "Greatest Commercial Potential”
Requirements
- The completed screenplay is ready for filming by the date of application,with 2000 words synopsis.
- Film projects have not yet to be filmed and financing has not been completed..
- Priority consideration will be given to film projects that are not already involved in any other film markets or project pitching events.
- Film projects should show potential of a future release in China and display strong market potential.
- Film projects should be submitted in high commercial or artistic value.
Participation
- All applicants must ensure that the application projects are compliance with the rules of Project Pitches in the 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market.
- All entrants must submit complete project material through the website of Beijing International Film Festival - Beijing Film Market (http://www.bjiff.com/).
- Projects will not be accepted if entrants are found to have given false information.
Q&A
Q：What is the relationship between Beijing International Film Festival and Beijing Film Market?
A：Beijing International Film Festival is a comprehensive film event, and Beijing Film Market is one of its important sections, which opens to the film industry across the world and the related professionals.
Q: Why I cannot browse the webpage/ complete the online application?
A: The website of the 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market is based on html5, so we recommend IE10 or Chrome to browse the webpage. The users can also use the browser based on IE 10, such as the speed mode of 360 browser.
Contact Information
Beijing Film Market Department Office of the Organizing Committee of Beijing International Film Festival
Add: Room 407, Building of Press and Publication (PhaseⅡ), No. Jia 55A, Chaonei Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, The People’s Republic of China
Zip Code:100010
Tel: +86 10 6408 1760
E-mail: zhaiwenting@beijingfilmmarket.com
liutonghui@beijingfilmmarket.com
zhaoqi@beijingfilmmarket.com