The East Silver Market reminded industry professionals this week of the upcoming deadline of January 31 for completed films and rough cuts.
The Market supports producers and distributors from Central and Eastern Europe. Each year approximately 130 films are included. The 20th edition of the East Silver Market will take place at the East Doc Platform in Prague between March 24-30 2023.
Focus: Completed films, rough cuts
Open to: Creative documentaries from the region of Central and Eastern Europe, tackling contemporary topics, challenging genre and media boundaries and audience participation. The Market invites films that “set out to conduct intense and engaged experiences and to change the way we think about topical issues, audiences, ways of storytelling and the world itself,” write organisers.
The call is open for completed documentaries produced/co-produced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe after July 1, 2022, and rough cuts. Only films that have not been previously submitted to the East Silver market are eligible.
Applying is free of charge via the online application form.
Click here for a list of eligible countries.
The host East Doc Platform is the largest co-production, funding and distribution platform for Central and East European documentaries, and every year connects East European filmmakers and decision makers – producers, broadcasters, distributors and festival programmers – from around the world. The Platform is organized by the Institute of Documentary Film in Prague in cooperation with One World Film Festival.
