RIGA IFF Showcase is a compact market that is easy to navigate. It is intended for those who work with creating, funding, or distributing feature films or series. The market includes a pitching session for diverse feature film and series projects, a programme of industry screenings of newly completed films, and networking events. RIGA IFF Showcase gives participants an insight into up-and-coming work from the Baltics as well as Eastern and Central Europe, with the aim to boost co-productions within the region and present projects to buyers from Europe and North America. The edition of 2023 will take place from 19 to 21 October.
Selection committee of RIGA IFF Showcase hand-picks 10 to 15 film and series’ projects that are pitched to an audience of international and local buyers as well as a jury. After the pitching session, one-to-one meetings take place, providing opportunity for project representatives to meet with potential partners, buyers and festival representatives.
Completed work submitted for industry screenings will also be evaluated by a selection committee.
Eligibility & Requirements
- You can submit your feature film or series project for the pitching session if it is in development, pre-production, production, or post-production.
- If you wish to submit a completed work – film or series – for the industry screenings, please note that it must have been completed no sooner than 2022 and must not have been released internationally.
- Only projects and completed work with existing or planned financing from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine are eligible for submission.
Award
A jury of Latvian and international professionals will determine the project, which will receive a cash prize of 5000 EUR, provided by Tet – main partner of the festival.
Tet will also grant a production prize to one of the projects, becoming its co-producer.
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 15 August 2023, 23:59 (local time in Latvia, GMT+2).
If you have any questions, please contact us at showcase@rigaiff.lv.