PUBLISHER / LITERARY AGENT (FILM RIGHTS REPRESENTATIVE) SUBMISSION FORM

Background

·  37ºSouth’s Books at MIFF (BaM) is an event at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) promoting links and business between the publishing industry and the film industry to foster film rights sales for book-to-film adaptations.

·  BaM is part of MIFF 37ºSouth Market, which brings together up to 100 Australian/NZ producers with invited international and local film financiers, studios, sales agents and distributors for scheduled meetings, roundtables, panel discussions and networking events in the opening weekend of MIFF.

·  Previous editions of 37ºSouth’s BaM were attended by over 200 publishers/agents, producers and financiers for an event comprising a networking lunch, case study and a pitching event.

·  In response to feedback, 37ºSouth’s BaM expanded to comprise:

o Case-study panel discussion on recent adaptations and public pitching by publishers of up to 10 books most likely to get made into films (as selected by BaM’s reading panel)

o Scheduled one-to-one meetings for publishers with film producers & financiers

o Networking and/or screening event.

·  In 2017, 37ºSouth’s BaM will occur on Thursday 03 August at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre in Flinders Street from 8.45am to 2.45pm.

37ºSouth’s BaM - Call for Submissions

·  This application form is ONLY for Australian & NZ publishers/literary agents (film rights holders) with books that are suitable for adaptation into a film and that have the worldwide film rights available

·  Companies may submit up to five (5) books each on the condition that the company undertakes to be present at 37ºSouth’s BaM in Melbourne on Thursday 03 August 2017 and to participate in pitching, networking and scheduled meetings (if selected).

·  While there is no application or registration fee for publishers for 37ºSouth’s BaM, companies will need to cover the costs of their own transport to, and accommodation in, Melbourne.

·  All submissions will be considered by the MIFF 37ºSouth Market team, on the basis of the book’s cinematic potential and finance-ability, for inclusion in:

o The public pitching session by producers to the assembled film producers & financiers

o The BaM film rights catalogue distributed to film producers & financiers

·  Selected publishing companies will have up to seven (7) x 20-minute meetings scheduled for them with film producers/financiers to promote their books. Further, more informal, networking opportunities will be provided as part of the session and, possibly, a group/roundtable meeting with up to 8 producers

·  Please fully complete the form below (to a maximum length of one page) and be aware that if your book is selected, the completed form will be included in the film rights catalogue distributed to financiers/buyers and producers – and that by applying you are agreeing to this.

·  Only publishers/literary agents can be accredited to attend 37ºSouth’s BaM from this form.

Application Process:

1] Fully complete the application form below, with one form per book (with a limit of five (5) books per company) and using Century Gothic 10 pt font

2] Email this form (no longer than one page per title) in word format to: (copying )

on or before COB on 22 May 2017

Questions?

Please email all queries to 37ºSouth’s Books at MIFF (BaM) Coordinator Hiroki Kobayashi at:

“(insert HERE one attention-grabbing sentence – a quote or logline)”
BOOK TITLE
Author
Publisher
Film Rights Holder
Genre / Published (year)
Target Audience
Published In (countries)
Sales Numbers / No of pages
WHY SHOULD THIS BOOK BE MADE INTO A FILM? (150 words maximum)
AUTHOR PROFILE: (40 words maximum)
SHORT SYNOPSIS: (100 words maximum)

SUBMITTING COMPANY

Profile (25 words maximum) / Contact name
Title
Phone
Email
Website
Logo

THIS FORM MUST BE NO LONGER THAN ONE PAGE [ONLY SUBMIT FORM IN WORD FORMAT]