COMPLETED FILMSUBMISSION FORM

(for producers applying with completed films for 37ºSouth: Breakthru Screenings & subsequent Bridging the Gap meetings)

Background

  • The central component of MIFF 37ºSouth Market,37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap is a feature film financing market for producers with ‘market-ready’ projects staged in the opening four days of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). It comprises:
  • Scheduled one-to-one meetings for registered producers with selected local and international film financiers/buyers;
  • Roundtable group meetings with Australian distributors and international film financiers/buyers;
  • Public panel sessions discussing current feature film issues;
  • Networking events.
  • Producers are selected for 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap meetings either from proposed financing plans for developed scripts or on the basis of representing a completed film that seeks a sales agent and/or local distributor

Also returning at MIFF 37ºSouth Market will be:

  • 37ºSouth: Breakthru Screenings: Screenings for invited international and local buyers of selected new Australia/NZ films seeking world sales agents and/or local distribution (plus follow-up meetings with buyers for the producers of these films at 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap)
  • 37ºSouth also includes 37ºSouth’s Books at MIFF (BaM), promoting links and business between publishers, film financiers and producers to foster book-to-film adaptations, which comprises:
  • a case-study panel discussion on recent adaptations and public pitching by publishers of up to 10 books they want to see made into films.
  • scheduled one-to-one meetings for publishers with film producers & financiers and a Networking event
  • 37ºSouth: Post Script & Direct: providing selected scriptwriters and directors with the opportunity to meet with 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap’s registered producers.

37ºSouth: Breakthru Screening submission/registration conditions:

  • This application form is ONLY for completed (or fine-cut) feature-length films (drama or documentary) which are seeking to find a world sales agent and/or Australian distribution at MIFF 37ºSouth Market and are applying for selection in the 37ºSouth: Breakthru Screenings, which will be private invite-only screenings for invited local and international buyers only.
  • If you are a producer with a market-ready script wishing to apply for inclusion at MIFF 37ºSouth Market, DO NOT fill in this form. Instead, download the 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap ‘Producer Project Profile Form’
  • There are a very limited number of screening slots so entry is highly competitive. By applying, you agree that, to be eligible for consideration, films must: be Australian/NZ in origin; have been completed no more than 12 months before its Breakthru Screening; have world sales rights and/or Australian distribution available.
  • Selection for the 37ºSouth: Breakthru Screenings is NOT related in any way to selection for screening in the main screening program at Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and if you would like to have your film considered for MIFF please enter your film through MIFF’s regular application process separate to this process. Equally, if you have already submitted your film for consideration to MIFF, but also want to be considered for the 37ºSouth: Breakthru Screenings for buyers you will need to complete this application process below to be considered.
  • By applying, you agree that your film (if selected) can be exhibited to buyers attending MIFF 37ºSouth Market. Note, the applicant is not present at the private buyers screening. Also, you agree that DVDs might be used as a back-up format if the DCP faults.
  • In addition to the screening, one producer from the film that is screening will then be eligible to attend scheduled follow-up meetings with buyers at 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap. The applicant producer completing this form must be the same producer that will attend the meetings and, by applying, is agreeing to be available for the entire days of 03 August – 06 August 2017 inclusive in Melbourne.Costs of transport to, and accommodation in, Melbourne is to be covered by the producer.
  • By applying producers are agreeing to take meetings with financiers/buyers as well as publishers.
  • Please fully complete the form (including the budgeted cost of the production on the form below) and by applying you agree that if your film is selected, the completed forms will be included in the project booklet distributed to invited sales agents/distributors. (The books will not be circulated beyond this group). Please note that it is VERY IMPORTANT that you provide the full information on the form. If you are selected to participate at MIFF 37ºSouth Market, this two-page form becomes your entry in the confidential project book for financiers and the financiers then make their selections for who they wish to meet on the basis of that entry. So, your application form is a crucial document that serves two important functions: (1) it is the basis upon which the decision to select you to participate is made; and (2) it is the basis upon which the financiers will determine if they wish to meet you. Please note that by applying, you agree that meetings are at the choice of the financing guests and that 37ºSouth cannot guarantee the number of meetings that you will be selected for by the guests.
  • Only ONE producer per project will receive a photo lanyard entitling them for entry to 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap meetings, events and functions. Extra members of the creative team are not eligible for entry to the marketfloor.If producers of the other (non-lead) projects on your slate wish to also attend MIFF 37ºSouth Market, they may submit a separate application using the other project on your slate as their lead project. If both projects are selected you may elect to take meetings together if you wish. Please indicate on your application if you wish to link with another applicant for meetings should you both be selected. Please note that by applying, you agree to the one producer per application/lanyard rule.
  • Be sure to include relevant credits in brackets after each person’s name on the form below. Please do so as follows: John Smith (GREAT FILM [s]) or Peter Brown (SUPERB FILM [f]), Jane Jones [GOOD PROGRAM (t)]. NOTE: f=feature film; t=TV; s=short.
  • When filling out this form, please keep to the specified lengths and please ensure that the forms do not run over the pages. Also, the font has been set at Tahoma 9 – please do not alter the font type or size.
  • Questions? See the FAQ page at

LEAD PROJECT PAGE (COMPLETED FILMS)

CONTACT: PRODUCER at 37South / PROJECT TITLE:
NAME / Lead producer IMDB link:
MOBILE
EMAIL / Position / Name (below, put film credits in brackets – eg NAME, NAME (FILM, FILM))
STATE
PROJECT STATUS / Producer/s
TYPE (doc/feature) / EP/s
GENRE
(comedy/arts) / Director/s
LENGTH (mins) / Writer/s
STATUS
(rough cut/fine cut/completed) / Cast
Other (if req’d)
Date of completion: / Project Budget $A
WHAT ARE YOU SEEKING FROM THIS SCREENING? / SOURCES OF FINANCE
(list names of entities that financed the film):
Foreign Sales Agent
ANZ Distributor
PITCH/LOGLINE (20 WORDS)
SHORT SYNOPSIS
Financier Notes (Producers, do not fill in this space)

THIS FORM MUST NOT GO OVER THE PAGE[SUBMIT THIS PAGE IN WORD FORMAT ONLY]

PROJECT SLATE PAGE (OPTIONAL)

PRODUCER / PROJECT #2 TITLE:
PROJECT BUDGET / $A / Other producers
PROJECT STATUS / Director
SEEKING? / Writer/s
Cast
PITCH/LOGLINE / SHORT SYNOPSIS
PRODUCER / PROJECT #3 TITLE:
PROJECT BUDGET / $A / Other producers
PROJECT STATUS / Director
SEEKING? / Writer/s
Cast
PITCH/LOGLINE / SHORT SYNOPSIS
PRODUCER / PROJECT #4 TITLE:
PROJECT BUDGET / $A / Other producers
PROJECT STATUS / Director
SEEKING? / Writer/s
Cast
PITCH/LOGLINE / SHORT SYNOPSIS

THIS FORM MUST NOT GO OVER THE PAGE[SUBMIT THIS PAGE IN WORD FORMAT ONLY]

Payment and Submission Agreement [SUBMIT THIS PAGE IN PDF FORMAT WITH SIGNATURES]

CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - Registration fee payable [Includes 37ºSouth Bridging the Gap and 37ºSouth’s Books at MIFF)

  • Late: A$550IF SUBMITTED AFTER 04 MAY 2017

Note: Applications submitted after 05 May cannot be guaranteed for consideration.

Credit Card type Visa Mastercard BankcardExp Date: ___ /____CCV Number: ____

Credit Card Number ______/ ______/ ______/______

Sub Total: A$______(A$550)

Please consider adding a tax-deductable donation to support the development of emerging filmmakers

through the MIFF Premiere Fund and/or Accelerator Lab.

Please tick$10 or$25 or$50 or$75 or$100

Grand Total (Registration + Donation): A$______

Cardholder Name______

Signature______

NB: If you are notified of your successful submission, the registration fee will be deducted from your credit card. All registration fees are GST free. No receipts will be issued & this document becomes a Tax Invoice upon completion & receipt of payment.

Please retain a copy for your records. [Filmfest Ltd ABN 12 006 391 902]

DISCOUNT OFFER for PostScript&Direct participation:

MIFF 37ºSouth: PostScript&Direct (PS&D) offers scriptwriters/directors the chance to meet with 37South’s registered producers. If you are interested to meet with writers/directors and if you: (1) volunteer to do this (for a two-hour block of one-to-one meetings plus a networking event); (2) are then subsequently selected by 37ºSouth organizers to participate in PS&D; and (3) attend PS&D and complete the meetings; then you will be eligible for a $55 discount on your 37ºSouth registration fee for 37ºSouth’s 2018 edition should you be selected for 37ºSouth 2018 and should you request the discount.

(Please tick below if applicable)

I am interested to participate in PS&D and would like to be considered by organizers for inclusion in this module and then, if I am selected for PS&D and if I complete the PS&D meetings, be eligible to request a 2018 discount.

Linked Applications(if applicable):

If there is another producer who has also applied to be a part of this year’s MIFF 37South Market and, if their application is successful, you wish to take your meetings with them, please indicate their name(s) below:

NAME # 1: ______NAME #2: ______

Submission Agreement(PLEASE TICK EACH BOX)

I agree that I have had the opportunity to have read the submission/registration conditions, and FAQs, and agree to abide by them, including the application eligibility criteria, the ONE producer per registration provision and availability for full duration of MIFF 37ºSouth Market from 9am on 03 August until 7pm on 06 August 2017 inclusive, and also that my film will screen privately to buyers on DVD/BluRay or DCP.

I agree to take meetings with financiers/buyers, publishers, and, if applicable, writer/directors.

I have provided complete information on the screening project and (optional) slate projects and three (3) DVD (PAL) copies of the film as well as a jpeg photo of myself

I have included Payment details and agree the AMOUNT indicated abovewill be deducted from my credit card if the application is successful and agree that in the event of a successful application that this form will serve as my receipt.

SIGNATURE: ______DATE: ______

Producer Benefits

If your application is successful, your registration will entitle you to:

  • Four (4) day photo lanyard pass to market floor and personal diary of meetings with financiers/buyers (meetings allocated by 37ºSouth staff primarily on basis of buyer preferences)
  • Inclusion of your project(s) in the project booklet for 37ºSouth: Bridging the Gap invited financiers/buyers. (Note: book is not distributed beyond this group)
  • Access to three (3) hours of roundtable group meetings
  • Invite to two (2) cocktail functions and two (2) buffet lunch networking functions
  • Participate in 37ºSouth:Books At MIFF,
  • Free entry to at least four (4) panel/seminar sessions

Application Process

1) Fully complete project submission forms, sign submission agreement and provide payment data.

2) Email this form as a word document (with signed payment section in PDF) to:

3) Please also email a jpeg photo of the lead producer to be used as market identification.

4) Post three (3) copies of the DVD of your film to MIFF 37ºSouth Breakthru Screenings, GPO Box 4982, Melbourne VIC 3001.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

Lead project page and slate project page submitted in word format

Payment page completed, signed and submitted in PDF format

Jpeg photo of applicant attached

DVDs mailed

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