BY+QC Doc CoPro – Training initiative Bavaria-Quebec

Together with Forum RIDM, the industry platform of Montreal International Documentary Festival, DOK.forum München offers the successful international training programme BY+QC Doc CoPro.

Both regions send one emerging director/producer duo with a project in development and one experienced producer to the partner festival, where they have the opportunity to initiate new co-productions on both sides of the Atlantic and will be provided with a new network of collaborators, training, masterclasses and networking events. The teams also take part at their "home" festival's Forum editions.

The participants of the Bavarian-Quebec Doc CoPro programme 2024

We are pleased to announce the participants of this year's edition of the international Bavaria-Quebec Doc CoPro programme, DOK.forum and Forum RIDM’s successful collaboration to strengthen the exchange between our respective local industries.

Christian Wittmoser and Moritz Bundschuh (Kick Film) will present their documentary project in development BANGKOK NOX at the DocLab in Montreal and will take part in a closed circuit of workshops, masterclasses and discussions on documentary creation and production.

Project infos BANGKOK NOX:
Bangkok is sinking. In the course of a single, poetic night, Bangkok and its residents are confronted with the grim prognosis that the city on the Gulf of Thailand will be under water in a few decades. Is it possible to live a normal life when the destruction of your own city is inevitable?

Our Bavarian delegation will be completed by the producer Emanuel Rotstein, Head of Documentaries at Icon Docs (Bavaria Fiction). He will be one of the international industry representatives at Forum RIDM’s One-on-One pitches.

Emanuel Rotstein is a multiple award-winning author and producer who currently oversees all non-fiction output at Bavaria Fiction. Previously, he served as the Senior Director of Programming at A+E Networks Germany, overseeing channels like The History Channel and Crime + Investigation.

Moritz Bundschuh, Christian Wittmoser and Emanuel Rotstein (© of the latter: Linda Gschwentner, Bavaria Fiction)

CALL FOR ENTRIES – Apply for the Bavaria-Quebec training initiative 2024-25!

Following the great success of the first three international training initiatives between Bavaria and Quebec in 2018-2020, 2020-2022 and 2022-2024, DOK.forum München and Forum RIDM are collaborating again to strengthen the collaboration between their respective local industries. By participating in the networking activities of both festivals, the teams will have the opportunity to initiate new co-productions on both sides of the Atlantic and will benefit from a network of collaborators, masterclasses and networking events.

For this 2024-2025 edition, DOK.forum München invites:

one Bavaria-based producer/director DUO with a feature length documentary film project in development
and one experienced Bavaria-based producer (or with a Bavaria-based production company) interested in co-producing with the Quebec region

to participate in this year's Forum RIDM, 22-27 November 2024.

Participation overview:

The producer/director duo will participate in the Forum RIDM Doc Lab Montreal:

3 days of closed-circuit group work sessions guided by mentors,
3 days of meetings, round tables, master classes and discussions with local and international professionals,
a pitch session in front of seasoned professionals from national and international markets,
1 day of One-on-One Pitches with invited industry representatives,
all participants will receive a RIDM + Forum accreditation, which gives access to all films of RIDM festival and to the entire Forum RIDM programme.

The experienced producer will have access to all of the activities offered at the 20th edition of Forum RIDM:

1 day of One-on-One Pitches as decision maker, with other invited industry representatives,
attending pitch sessions, Master Classes, Meet the Expert Roundtables and panel discussions,
networking activities,
RIDM + Forum accreditation, which gives access to all films of RIDM festival and to the entire Forum RIDM programme.

Forum RIDM will cover travel and accommodation costs (up to seven nights for the producer/director duo and up to four nights for the experienced producer in Montreal). This includes all accreditation fees for Forum RIDM, RIDM and Doc Lab Montreal.

Participation conditions:

We're looking for:

A director/producer duo with a feature length documentary project in development

based in Bavaria,
emerging filmmakers who previously made a minimum of one short film and a maximum of two feature-films
who both are available on the following dates: 22-27 November 2024 (Forum RIDM).

An experienced producer

based in Bavaria,
with a great interest in co-producing with Canada or North America,
who has at least three years of experience in documentary production and has produced at least one documentary for cinema, TV or platforms,
who has already made his/her first steps in international co-production,
who is available on the following dates: 24-27 November 2024 (Forum RIDM)

How to participate:

If you are interested to participate in the BY+QC programme 2024-25 and being part of our delegation at the 2024 Forum RIDM please submit your profile and project by 19 August 2024

for a director/producer duo: here
for an experienced producer: here

Objectives of BY+QC Doc CoPro

Strengthen audiovisual creation and support documentary projects in development by emerging filmmakers from Bavaria and Québec while building important links between them
Promote the co-production of documentaries between Bavaria and Québec and foster new collaborations between Bavaria-based and Québec-based emerging producers and directors
Help develop projects that will continue to build commercial and creative bridges between Bavaria and Québec
Allow experienced producers to connect with potential collaborators and financiers, bring projects to market, getting financed and find an audience
Encourage cultural exchanges, best practices and format

Building on five years of collaboration between our two structures, we continue to support our local documentary film industries by providing opportunities for both seasoned and emerging producers and contribute to the professional development of the latter and the filmmakers they collaborate with.

Timeline

In one edition (2024-25), one director/producer duo with a documentary project in development and one experienced producer from Bavaria and Québec will be offered a comprehensive programme of training and networking activities. The programme units are held alternately between DOK.forum München and Forum RIDM in Montreal.

About Forum RIDM

Organised as part of the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), and founded in collaboration with DOC Québec, Forum RIDM offers an intensive programme of professional workshops, lectures and roundtables that focus on training, discussion and sharing of knowledge among the various players in the industry. As a networking platform, Forum RIDM offers business meetings that encourage the development of partnerships, help get new projects off the ground and promote sales. Every year, the event, attended by the most influential decision-makers in the industry, draws over 400 professionals interested in innovative projects and the issues currently facing documentary makers.

Contact

DOK.forum Marketplace

Susana Fernandez
fernandez@dokfest-muenchen.de

Alina Götzlich
marktplatz@dokfest-muenchen.de