CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS STORYVILLE VANCOUVER

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STORYVILLE Vancouver in collaboration with Knowledge Network

The 26^th edition of VIFF’s Film & TV Forum runs from Sept. 27 – 30 plus New Filmmakers’ Day, Oct. 1.The 2011 Forum is proud to stimulate the development, co-financing and co-production of the creative documentary by creating StoryvilleVancouver, an opportunity for filmmakers based in the Pacific Northwest to pitch their projects to an international forum of commissioning editors.

Storyville Vancouver, in partnership with BC public broadcaster Knowledge Network Corporationis scheduled for presentation during The Forum.  The Forum and Knowledge Network is delighted to have attracted some of the world’s leading broadcasters to Vancouver to help our filmmakers develop long-term strategic relationships and enhance project development. This initiative isinspired in part by the Amsterdam Forum organized by IDFA and with a nod to Nick Fraser’s BBC strand.

Pre-selected creative, feature length (minimum TV hour) documentary projects, at various levels of development, from the Pacific Northwest will be publicly pitched to international commissioning editors with accredited Forum observers in attendance (please see our description below for the type of projects we’re looking for). To date, the following key commissioning editors have been confirmed:Nick Fraser (BBC), Mette Hoffman Meyer (DRTV), Axel Arno (SVT Documentaries), Olaf Grunert (ARTE TV), Tom Koch (PBS), John Lindsay (KCTS9)and Murray Battle (Knowledge Network). Please visit www.viff.org/forum/storyville for updates on additional commissioning editors over the coming weeks.

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www.viff.org/forum/storyville  email:

Frances Bergin, Producer
The 26th Annual Vancouver Film & TV Forum
Sept. 27-30, 2011plus

New Filmmakers' Day, Oct. 1
Tel: (604) 685.3547  Fax: (604) 688.8221
viff.org/forum

Vancouver International Film Festival

Sept. 29 - Oct. 14, 2011
viff.org

Vancity Theatre
Vancouver International Film Centre
1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 3M7
Tel: (604) 685.0260 Fax: (604) 688.8221
vifc.org