> Begin forwarded message: > > From: B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network <[email protected]> > Subject: B2B Doc - May Newsletter 2022 > Date: May 2, 2022 at 11:12:22 GMT+3 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network <[email protected]> > > > View this email in your browser > <https://mailchi.mp/b2bdoc/may-news?e=9615af582d> > May 2022 > Dear filmmakers and friends, > > It has been a turbulent early spring for B2B Doc. The Russian aggression war > in Ukraine is ongoing and we continue to do our best to support our Ukrainan > colleagues, in the country and in exile. There is also intensity in our > activities. April has included a trailer workshop in Wiesbaden and > preparations are under way for the annual Launch Pad pitching event, which > has been moved from Kyiv to Krakow in cooperation with the Krakow Film > Festival. > > We are also happy to announce that the Swedish Instituite will support or > project: War and Peace between Two Seas - Filmmakers bridging divide in > conflict zones. A project that appears even more relevant today than when we > designed it. Meanwhile we continue to interact with our filmmakers and > friends and our film projects continue to meet new audiences. > > Hope you enjoy the May Newsletter! > > > Upcoming events > > > Save the date! > - B2B Doc Launch Pad on the 4th of June in Kraków > > Our annual flagship event, the B2B Doc Launch Pad pitching > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=b77e7887e4&e=9615af582d>, > will this year take place in Krakow, during the industry days of Krakow Film > Festival > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=32e2ae3c67&e=9615af582d>. > On June 4 B2B Doc will present film projects from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, > Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. For many filmmakers it will be the first > presentation in front of international film industry professionals. Beside > established producers from Europe, film funds, TV channels, film festivals, > distributors and sales agents, B2B Doc will invite representatives of big > international NGO's and impact producers to be a part of the decision makers’ > panel. > > The B2B Doc Launch Pad pitching is arranged in collaboration with Krakow Film > Festival > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=3720bb0689&e=9615af582d>. > Invitations will come soon, but if you're interested in attending the pitch, > please send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > Meet B2B Doc online in May! > > B2B Doc's Alex Shiriaieff will be travelling virtually during the coming > month. > > First Alex will participate in DOK.forum industry meetings > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=80b2f2454f&e=9615af582d> > 4-12 of May. It is the industry section of DOK.fest Munich > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=a391f70f83&e=9615af582d> > which this year will focus on sustainability and diversity in documentary > film and journalism in crisis regions and radicalisation in the media. > > 18-29 of May DocsBarcelona > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=14de2e768b&e=9615af582d>'s > professional activities will take place online and Alex will be attending > the industry days > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=9977cb13a3&e=9615af582d> > with a project. > > There will be a possiblity to schedule meetings with Alex for both events! > Recent happenings > > > > > > Some intense and productive days in Wiesbaden > > We invited 11 projects from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia and > Azerbaijan to participate in a workshop focusing on creating trailers for > pitching. It took place during the goEast > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=13880fd305&e=9615af582d> > Film Festival > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=856db1e0e4&e=9615af582d> > in Wiesbaden, Germany. For some projects this event was a follow-up to the > Story development workshop that took place in Tbilisi in January 2022. > > Our tutors > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=2d1d3098d5&e=9615af582d> > Anna Eborn, Kasia Boniecka, Phil Jandaly and Anastasia Kirillova gave the > participants useful insights on how to make a trailer. The result was > impressive! Some of the filmmakers will pitch their projects during our > Launch Pad in Kraków the 4th of June. > > We are very grateful that our friends at goEast invited us to Wiesbaden. > Thank you! > > > B2B Doc granted Creative Force funding > > We are happy to say that the new B2B Doc project War & Peace Between Two Seas > - Filmmakers Bridging Divide in Conflict Zones has been granted funding by > the Swedish Institute Creative Force program. > > In this project we aim to use the knowledge of the Balkan film industry to > learn about their experiences of bridging divide between former enemies > through documentary filmmaking. > If you are a filmmaker - join our network! Start by uploading your film > project to our database. There you will see all the basic requirements. > Shortly after you have uploaded your project, we'll get in touch with you. > Click here to join! > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=70878dd02e&e=9615af582d> > Open Calls > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=b5cd5f2621&e=9615af582d> > > ⚡️📣 Work in Progress of the Odesa International Film Festival will take place > at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival > > Due to the full-scale war that Russia is waging against Ukraine, part of the > 13th OIFF will take place at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=d4e63592f7&e=9615af582d>. > > The festival will host a presentation of Ukrainian Works in Progress > projects, which is part of the professional section of the OIFF Film Industry > Office. In Karlovy Vary, the program will be known as OIFF WIP Selection. > > 🎬 Work in Progress at the OIFF is a presentation of the completed > feature-length films by their producers and directors to be distributed in > 2022-2023. > > The selection committee of the OIFF selects 8 feature film projects in the > final stage of shooting or in post-production produced in Ukraine or in > co-production with Ukraine. > > 🖊 The application form is found here > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=6ecdbc5ab3&e=9615af582d>. > 🕑 Applications are accepted until May 10. > > 📆 The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will take place from July 1-9. > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=37cf4ce11a&e=9615af582d> > > ✨ Call for entries is now open! ✨ > > Want to become part of DokLeipzig|s next festival edition, taking place from > 17 to 23 October 2022? SEND US YOUR WORKS! 🎥📯📮 > > Filmmakers, producers, creative artists, distributors – we can’t wait to > watch your newest documentaries, animated films, and your XR works. All > lengths are welcome, hybrid formats as well. > > Mark your calendars for our deadline: > 📩 Final entry deadline (films & XR): 1 July > > 👉 Hop over to our website to get all info on what we are looking for and how > to submit – and to start your submission right away: > https://www.dok-leipzig.de/en/submission > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=d5c6a1aa4f&e=9615af582d> > > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=609fb586a2&e=9615af582d> > > Apricot Tree Festival calls for applications! > > The 8th Apricot Tree Ujan International Documentary Film Festival (August > 21-28, 2022) is announcing a call for applications! > > As always, applicants with all kinds of documentary films – from ethnographic > and anthropological to experimental and animated – are welcome to apply! > > To submit your film, click here > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=ba4c862632&e=9615af582d>. > The deadline for submissions is June 25, 2022. > Good luck! > > News > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=9bf0daf157&e=9615af582d> > B2B Doc filmmaker Irina Tsilyk will be part of the Cannes Jury > > Ukrainian documentary film-director Iryna Tsilyk, known for her B2B Doc > supported film The Earth is Blue as an Orange > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=65199a2dbc&e=9615af582d>, > will be one of the 5 Jury members of the 7th edition of the L'Oeil D'Or-Le > Prix du Documentaire > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=5806d43b42&e=9615af582d> > at Festival de Cannes > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=be89f3ae5e&e=9615af582d>. > The 75th edition of the festival will take place 17-28 of May. > > Alex Shiriaieff spotting talents at the pitching of East-West Talent Lab > > In the East-West Talent Lab, which was realised during the goEast Film > Festival with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, participants > presented their projects in the Project Market Pitch > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=54f12fa956&e=9615af582d> > to a jury consisting of Catherine Colas, Vera Lacková und Alex Shiriaieff. > The project I Don't Want by Hanis Bagashov > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=2567255827&e=9615af582d> > from North Macedonia won the Renovabis Research Grant (3,500 euros) for a > planned documentary project with a thematic focus on human and minority > rights. > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=3f14930f0b&e=9615af582d> > Outside and 5 Dreamers and a Horse to be screened at Hot Docs in Toronto > > Two B2B Doc-supported documentaries will be a part of the programme of the > prestigious festival Hot Docs > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=eafdff8afb&e=9615af582d> > in Toronto, Canada. It is the Armenian 5 Dreamers and a Horse > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=df689d7d0a&e=9615af582d> > (Vahagn Khachatryan, Aren Malakyan & Eva Blondiau) and Ukrainian Outside > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=c530b03163&e=9615af582d> > (Olha Zhurba & Darya Bassel). Congratulations and best of luck! > The Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network - B2B Doc - is an international > NGO with headquarters in Stockholm. We provide creative tutoring and film > project development for documentary filmmakers from Belarus, Ukraine, > Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. > > www.b2bdoc.se > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=a4e31783b1&e=9615af582d> > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=3ea427533d&e=9615af582d> > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=8b901b4441&e=9615af582d> > > <https://b2bdoc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=da65775a7b303fb4dbcdc57b0&id=ab09b68896&e=9615af582d> > Copyright © 2022 Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network, All rights reserved. > > B2B Doc is supported by SIDA - The Swedish International Development > Cooperation Agency, The Swedish Institute and The Nordic Council of Ministers. > > Our mailing address is: > B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network > Borgvägen 1-5, The Film House > 115 53 Stockholm > Sweden > >
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