MeetMarket is Doc/Fest's pitching initiative designed to match documentary, factual and cross-platform makers' most innovative project ideas with UK and international buyers. This year, they will select approximately 60 projects to pitch, all of whom will have one-to-one meeting with key funders and decision-makers match-made and scheduled. Projects can be at any stage from early development to post-production, and don't need to have financing secured. Producers can be from anywhere in the world and we welcome international submissions.


Projects can also be in any genre of documentary/factual, from factual entertainment through to art/installation documentaries. They especially welcome cross-platform projects and this year will have even more devoted cross-platform decision-makers across the whole Doc/Fest marketplace. If you are selected you are offered the opportunity to request meetings with, and pitch to, a high number of decision makers - last year 139 in total, and this year with over 70 already confirmed.

This year they have confirmed participation already from over 70 funders and decision-makers including BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Five, Arte France, ARTE ZDF Irish Film Board, RTE, VPRO, TRT, Gucci Tribeca Film Fund, PBS, Sundance Institute, ETV, DR TV, YLE, TG4, ICA Films, Dogwoof, Soda Pictures, and AVRO.  They represent creative documentary, science, history, arts, theatrical, online and broadcast distribution, sales agents, interactive media, and more beyond. To see the full list of who is coming look here - http://sheffdocfest.com/buyers

Submissions for the the 2010 MeetMarket are subject to an administration fee of £10 plus VAT per project. Submissions close Wednesday 1 September, 2010.

For more info on MeetMarket, and to enquire about applying and whether your projects
are suitable, contact Doc/Fest's Marketplace Producer Charlie Phillips.
http://www.sheffdocfest.com/meetmarket

MeetMarket is kindly supported by the MEDIA programme of the European Union.