EAVE, European Audiovisual
Entrepreneurs, is one of the leading training and development providers for
producers in Europe, renowned for
its European Producers Workshop.
Who is
it for?
EAVE is aimed at producers, both fiction and documentary, who are already working in the film and
television industries who wish to begin to operate on a European wide basis by
increasing their knowledge of producing
and co-producing in Europe and by building up a pan European professional network. We also welcome applications
from associated branches of the industry
– e.g. commissioning, funding, legal and finance, festivals & markets, media
administration. Each year fifty participants are selected from most of the EU
countries and beyond and take part in three one-week long workshops.
How does
it work?
Half the
participants attend the course with projects and it is an excellent means of
development through intense focus on the project with colleagues and experts
throughout the year. Most participants attending with a project also bring
their writer for the first two weeks which enables producer and writer to
benefit together from one-to-one sessions with script experts.
During the
first two workshops, in March and June, participants work within groups led by
experienced producers and with several experts on script analysis, development
and production financing, legal aspects of co-production, marketing, pitching,
packaging and more. In the third week in October, 40-50 Decision Makers
(commissioning editors, national and regional media funds, sales agents, etc.)
join the participants to discuss the projects, companies and careers of the
participants, a process which offers unusual access to Europe's Decision
Makers.
EAVE
graduates join a unique network of active European producers which forms
one of the backbones of the industry. Furthermore, EAVE participants and
members benefit from our partnerships with the leading European film
festivals and markets where EAVE facilitates graduate participation.
Scholarships
EAVE scholarships
EAVE allocates scholarships that cover either the participation fee
and/or the conference fee. These scholarships will be allocated to approximately
10 participants from the 12 new EU member states (Romania, Slovenia, Hungary,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Cyprus,
Malta) and to participants from countries with no support mechanisms.
Balkan
Scholarships
The
regional funds Vienna Film Fund, MDM-Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung and
MFG-Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg generously sponsor scholarships to
producers from Central and Southeast Europe. Application for these scholarships
covering the participation fee is open to producers applying with project from
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary,
Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia and Serbia.
Robert
Bosch Stiftung
The Robert
Bosch Stiftung supports producers from Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan and Eastern Europe. These scholarships for producers with or without
projects cover the participation fees, hotel, subsistence and travel costs.
Centre
National du Cinéma et de l’image animée
The French CNC supports the participation of one producer from the
Mediterranean region with a complete scholarship covering the participation
fees and the costs for hotel, subsistence and travelling.
Timeline
The
interviews with all candidates will take place in fall 2010 and the selection
will be announced in December 2010. The 3 workshops take place from
March 14 - 21 (Luxembourg), June 15-22 (Sweden) and October 21-28 (Switzerland)
2011.
Deadline
for APPLICATIONS: October 1, 2010
Check out www.eave.org for more information and the
application form or contact us!