Below ZERO - Documentary projects on life above the Arctic Circle
- Below ZERO - Documentary projects on life above the Arctic Circle
Tromsø, Norway 20.01.2010 - 23.01.2010.
Below ZERO is an international pitching session for documentary projects focusing on life above the Arctic Circle. No matter where you are based you are welcome to submit your documentary projects concerning all aspects relating to this subject matter. The deadline for submitting your project is on November 19, 2009.
Below ZERO seeks a wide range of documentary projects on all subjects related to life above the Arctic Circle. These can be projects focusing on culture, environment, resources, politics, climate changes and indigenous peoples as well as general human stories.
Filmmakers from all over the World are welcome to submit projects for Below ZERO. Stories with a broad international market appeal are preferred. From the submitted project proposals a maximum of 12 projects will be selected for participation. The working language will be English.
Below ZERO event was initiated last year in order to bring together filmmakers, producers, financiers and organisations whose common interest is documentaries thematically rooted in the Northern Polar region. Building on the success of the first edition of Below Zero, this second edition will further strengthen and develop the international network for documentaries made around or focusing on the Arctic region. Below Zero is set in Tromsø, Northern Norway, during the last days of the polar night.
The programme for Below ZERO will consist of:
- a pre-pitching workshop where the selected projects will be developed under guidance from experienced international experts from the documentary business. The workshop will focus on how the projects can be developed in the best possible direction and how the presentation of the project can be optimized
- a pitching session where each project will be pitched in seven minutes for a panel of international financiers and possible future collaborators. The pitch will be followed by a brief round of feedback from the panel and individual meetings between filmmakers and financiers.
- networking events to encourage future collaborations between organisations, financiers, producers and filmmakers.
Financiers for the pitching panel
The following financiers have confirmed their participation for Below ZERO:
Svein Andersen, Filmcamp, Norway
Svein Aronsen, NRK, Norway
Claire Colart, RTBF, Belgium
Vebjørn Hagen, TV2, Norway
Stefan Kloos, Rise and Shine World Sales, Germany
Anne Laurila, POEM, Finland
Grigory Libergal, DVD Sales, Russia
Reinhart Lohmann, ZDF/Arte, Germany
Eva Charlotte Nilsen, North Norwegian Film Center, Norway
Tore Tomter, NRK, Norway
Anne Lajla Utsi, Int. Samisk Filmsenter, Norway
Maria Fuglevaag Warsinski, NFI, Norway
Elin Østraat, NRK, Norway
- The deadline for submitting your project was November 19, 2009.
How to Participate
The deadline for submitting proposals for Below ZERO was November 19.
Participating as Observer
For Below ZERO a number of observer seats are available. When participating as an observer you will take part in all sessions on equal terms with the pitching participants. Only exception is not having a concrete project developed and pitched. Observers pay 200 Euro for participating.
Selection
The following projects have been selected for participation:
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Requiemfor the North |
seriousFilm |
The Netherlands |
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The Fighters |
Rec.A |
Russia |
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There Will Be Oil |
Filmselskapet AFF |
Norway |
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The End of the White |
ma.ja.de |
Germany |
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Arctic Dreams |
Pundersons Gardens |
UK |
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Frozen Big Top |
Northern Light Productions |
USA |
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The Nomad's Trail |
Mediamente / Yossi Somer Productions |
Norway |
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Living Here. Kamchatka Tale |
USA |
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Arctic Defenders: A Journey to Our Land |
Merit Motion Pictures |
Canada |
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Chukotka - Frozen Dreams |
Lifsmynd Film Producion |
Iceland |
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Armenia Wants a Piece of the North and South Poles! |
Bars Media |
Armenia |
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Over the Ice |
Final Cut Productions |
Denmark |
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Dew Line Clean UP |
Ralf Dilger Film und TV |
Germany |
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Participation Fee
Each selected project pays a participation fee of 300 Euro, which includes one participating person. Every other member of the pitching team pays an individual fee of 200 Euro.
EDN Contact:
Ove Rishøj Jensen
Phone: +45 3313 1122
Below ZERO is organised by EDN. The event takes place in the framework of Tromso International Film Festival. Below ZERO is made possible by the support from Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS.
