Organisers announced 18 September the documentary programme of the tenth (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo) which runs October 14-18 in Rome.
The Doc Co-Production Pitching Forum 2024 will present 14 projects from 13 countries: Belgium, China, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA.
The selections are:
- BLACK CARBON – NATIVE SCIENCE (Denmark/Germany/Norway/Canada). Produced by ravir film GbR
- CRUSADE AND CROSS (Spain) Produced by Lukimedia
- THE DISCREET CHARM OF FORGERY (Greece) Produced by Indigo View Productions / The Piranesi Experience
- HOMESICK (Denmark/South Korea) Produced by Tambo Film ApS
- INFERNO – CLIMATE CRISIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (working title) (France/Germany/Greece) Produced by SmallPlanet Productions
- THE NAKED REALITY / LA REALTÀ NUDA (Italy/USA) Produced by PBJ Productions srl / Oki Doki Film S.r.l.
- PAPER PORN / PORNO DI CARTA (Italy) Produced by Garbo produzioni
- PINOCCHIO, THE CHILD OF THE WORLD / PINOCCHIO, IL BAMBINO DEL MONDO (Italy) Produced by LILIUM DISTRIBUTION
- REBORN – PERFECT LOVE (Italy/Belgium) Produced by Amartia Film / Harald House / Belgium BV / Lupin Film
- SEVESO – THE ITALIAN CHERNOBYL / SEVESO (Italy) Produced by Fandango
- THE SIEGE OF PARADISE (Ireland / Italy / Switzerland) Produced by Venom Films
- SMALL TOWN AMERICA: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MPW ARCHIVE (USA) Produced by Peace Frame Productions / Corrado Studios
- TIME TO SAY GOODBYE / CON TE PARTIRÒ (Italy) Produced by DocLab srl
- TRASH KIDS (China / UK / USA) Produced by Hellcat
Italians Doc It Better
Italians Doc It Better facilitates the circulation of new Italian documentaries by providing producers with a platform to present their projects and secure international distribution.
This exclusive showcase selects Italian feature-length films, docuseries, and tv one-offs aiming for distribution abroad in cinemas, on television, or on streaming platforms. The projects selected at Italians Doc It Better are in post-production, at rough cut stage or completed, but not yet presented or screened at other markets, festivals, showcases, cinemas, TV, or platforms. Programme details to follow.
The DOC&FACTUAL Advisory Board comprises: Manuel Catteau, President and Producer, ZED (France); Antonio Grigolini, Head of Documentaries, France Télévisions (France); Chiara Messineo, Executive Producer, RAW TV (UK); Abigail Priddle, Creative Director- Specialist Factual, BBC Studios (UK); Fabrizio Zappi, Director Rai Documentaries, Rai (Italy).
MIA BUYERS’ CLUB: SUPPORTING THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIA BUYERS’ CLUB is “dedicated to international distribution and conceived to support the circulation of films with a special focus on theatrical distribution,” organisers write. In the sessions of Comin’UP – the program for sales agents that offers an exclusive space where buyers can present previews of films still in production – scenes, excerpts or teasers of films to be released between December 2024 and 2025 will be shown. C EU Soon will also be able to see European films in post-production that are looking for international distributors. To support films and theatrical distribution, the Market Screenings are also back, from previews to the latest films just seen at the most important late summer festivals, he MIA offers sales agents a strategic space for their market screenings.
