Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA) has put out a final call for doc projects for its 10th edition, running October 14 to 18. The deadline is July 8 (5 PM CET).
MIA accepts submissions across all genres and formats, at different stages of development (not yet in post-production). The projects must be suitable for international co-production, and aimed at representing “independent and diverse voices and perspectives.”
Eligible projects for the Doc Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum must be “international projects of outstanding artistic value with release and distribution potentials, write organisers.”
- TV one-off with a maximum running time of 52’
- docuseries with a minimum of 4 episodes per 52’ max running time each
- feature with a maximum running time of 70’
Check out the entry requirements and eligible categories on the MIA website.
Talking to BDE in 2023, Marco Spagnoli, Deputy Director, Head of Doc & Factual Spagnoli, explained how all cards are on the table in terms of doc projects he will consider, both in terms of content and shape. “What we learned in the past years is that the story determines the form. You don’t say, ‘I want to do a movie and I want to find a story.’ You find the story first and then you see how this story could be presented…Could it be a documentary? Could it be a series or a one-off?” he said. “The MIA market can help to facilitate this storytelling.”
Onsite, MIA further lists some of the numerous doc features, TV one-offs, and series that the market has supported on their path to completion:
- 1979 – Big Bang of History, Series, Germany, directed by Dirk Van Der Berg, Outre Mer Film GmbH
- I’m in Love with Pippa Bacca, Feature, Italy, directed by Simone Manetti. Nacne S.a.s, A+E Networks Italia, in collaboration with Filmoption International, Fiumi Film, Esplorare la Metropoli
- Searching for Valentina. The World of Guido Crepax, Feature. Italy, directed by Giancarlo Soldi. Bizef Produzione Srl in collaboration with Rai Com, RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Rai Cultura, Chromatica, Laser Digital Film
- Gold Land, Doc One-off, Finland, directed by Inka Achté, Napafilms
- The Mystery of DB Cooper, Feature Doc, UK, directed by John Dower, Minnow Films
- The Rossellinis, Feature, Italy, directed by Alessandro Rossellini.B&B Film. Istituto Luce, VFS, in collaboration with Uldis Cekulis, Rai Cinema
- Alida in Her Own Words, Feature Doc, Italy, directed by Mimmo Verdesca. Venice Films, Kublai Film, Fenix Entertainment; in collaboration with Istituto Luce, Rai Cinema
- Erasmus a Gaza, One-off Italy, directed by Matteo Delbo. Arpa Film, 50notturno;
- Sergio Marchionne – the courage to matter, TV One-Off, Italy, directed by Giovanni Filippetto, Red Film, Rai Documentari
- Beloved Shores, Feature Doc, Italy, directed by Egidio Eronico. Schiccera Production, EiE Film, Istituto Luce, DBW Communication, Sky Italia
- Live Till I Die, Feature Doc, Sweden, directed by Anders Teigen, Oscar Hedin, Gustav Ågerstrand and Åsa Ekman, Film and Tell
