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VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET: CALL FOR PROJECTS NOW OPEN UNTIL MAY 3

The 11th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market will be held from August 30th to September 1st 2024, as part of the Venice Production Bridge, during he 81st Venice International Film Festival (28 August – 7 September 2024), organised by La Biennale di Venezia .

READ THE CALL AND SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT HERE 

Please note that the deadline for the Call of Projects has been extended from May 3 until May 10. 

The Venice Gap-Financing Market is a platform for selected projects that aims to support European and international producers to secure financing for their projects (Fiction, Documentaries, Immersive Projects) through one-to-one meetings with potential and pertinent international professionals (producers, sales agents, distributors, financiers, broadcasters and funds). All the invited professionals are decision-makers.

This call is open to European and International projects for the following categories:

  • Fiction and Documentary Feature Films: up to 27/33 feature films and international narrative or creative feature documentaries, including 3 Biennale College Cinema Projects, from all over the world will be selected. There is no genre limitation and animation feature films are welcome;
  • Immersive Projects: up to 10/12 immersive projects from all over the world will be selected.

The 3-day event (30 August – 1 September 2024) will present up to 45 selected European and International projects and Immersive Projects developed through the Biennale College Cinema Virtual Reality.

The Venice Gap-Financing Market is co-financed by the European Commission’s MEDIA Fund

 

Submission deadline: May 3rd, 2024 at 23:59 (CEST)
Extended deadline: May 10th, 2024 at 23:59 (CEST)

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