TIDF26 AGORA – Thessaloniki Pitching Forum

The participants will have the opportunity to discuss their projects, to receive feedback and advice during a two-day lab and prepare for pitching with the help of documentary professionals. Then, they pitch their projects to a panel of industry professionals and have one-on-one meetings with financiers, international decision makers and representatives of the international audiovisual sector.

Award Details

• Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Awards:
  • IEFTA Best Doc in Development Award (10.000 to a project in development at the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum)
  • Onassis Film Award 5.000 euro to a Greek project participating in the Agora (Thessaloniki Pitching Forum or Agora Docs in Progress)
  • ERT – Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Award (2,000 euro) to a Greek project.
  • Mediterranean Film Institute Award (MFI Script2Film Workshop), which offers a DocLab scholarship worth 2,000 euro to an international project. (June – December 2024)
  • DAE Consultancy Sessions Award
  • DOK Leipzig Accelerator Award 2 Co-Pro Market Observer Passes and two festival accreditations (Co-Pro Market Observer entails participation in the Open Programme)
  • Aylon Productions Digital Services Award- Digital transfer of archival material up to 1 hour (2K)
  • Beldocs Award (Accommodation and Accreditation for the next International Documentary Festival Beldocs in May 2024)

Geographic Focus

• Countries eligible to participate (as major production country or as a co-production country) are: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.

What are they looking for?

• 14 original feature-length documentary projects from Southeastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa that combine artistic ambition and high visual quality. Amongst those 14 projects, new media and docuseries projects can be of shorter length.
• Projects by established as well as emerging directors, who should have directed at least one short film.
• Projects that are either produced or co-produced by a country within these regions or contain elements in the story that link them to these regions.
• Projects that have a producer and a director attached and could be at all stages of development.

Selection Criteria

• The main focus in the selection procedure will be on projects that present a high possibility of being realized, combining this quality with artistic elements as well as its financial feasibility.
• Projects should have an international audience appeal. The projects will be evaluated by an international selection committee.

For more information, visit Thessaloniki International Film Festival.