Returning for the 19th time, the National Film Centre of Latvia is organizing the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD) from September 2-6. Professional filmmakers are invited to submit their projects for the pitching session by June 5.
This international event for professional documentary filmmakers is the only one of its kind in the Baltics and is held in high regard throughout Eastern Europe. Every year, the BSD gathers over 100 professional filmmakers from the Baltic Sea region, as well as from Eastern and Central Europe. Participating in the forum is an invaluable way for filmmakers to find funding for the production of their projects and to further ensure that their films reach a wide audience across Europe.
The forum will be held in English and participation is free of charge.
For further conditions and the application form, visit: http://www.mediadesklatvia.eu/baltic-sea-docs-2015/
In addition to the public pitching session, the forum will hold preparatory workshop and seminars that will be open to not just BSD participants, but also to students and representatives of the Latvian film scene. Apart from the professional activities, a programme of the highest quality documentaries will be offered to the general public in Riga and the largest Latvian cities.
The BSD is organized by the National Film Centre of Latvia in collaboration with the European Documentary Network, an international organization of professional filmmakers. The largest financial support comes from the EU funded Creative Europe Media program.