General guidelines
• Filmmakers from all over the World are welcome to submit projects. Stories with a broad international market appeal are preferred.
• All subjects related to life above the Arctic Circle are eligible. Films can address culture, environment, resources, politics, climate changes and indigenous peoples as well as general human stories.
• We accept medium to long format documentaries, and documentary series.
• From the submitted proposals a maximum of 12 projects will be selected for participation. A number of observer seats will be available.
How to Participate
Submit your project by sending a written 2-page presentation, accompanied by visual materials. Submit by e-mail to: bz@northpitch.no
Submission deadline: November 8th 2024 @ 12:00 CET
The 2-page presentation
The written presentation should be in English and include the following elements:
- Project info: project title, status of the project, expected time of delivery, length, & format
- The film: depending on the nature of the project this can include the story, characters, visual approach, director’s note, etc.
- Contacts: name of producer, production company, director and contact information
- Profiles: short CV & filmography of company and director
- Financing: budget sum (total sum for the production, not the whole budget) and brief financing plan.
You can submit your 2-page presentation by email to bz@northpitch.no
Visual materials
Applications must be accompanied by visual material shot for the submitted project. It can be a trailer or other relevant material, with a max duration of 15 minutes, and with English subtitles. Applications with no visual material / visual material from previous works, will normally not be considered. Submit your visual material by including a link to an online streaming facility like Vimeo or YouTube when you email your 2-page presentation.
Participation fee
Each selected project pays a participation fee of 350 Euro, which includes the fee for one person. We strongly recommend participation of both director and producer, and the extra fee for additional participants is 220 Euro. The fee includes lunch Wednesday-Friday, and dinner Tuesday and Friday.
Participation as an observer
For NORTH Pitch a number of observer seats are available. When participating as an observer you will take part in all sessions on equal terms with the pitching participants. Only exception is not having a concrete project developed and pitched. Observers pay 200 Euro for participating.
Read more about NORTH Pitch here
The NORTH Pitch 2025 program
The program will consist of the following elements:
- a pre-pitching workshop where the selected projects will be developed under guidance from experienced international experts from the documentary business. The workshop will focus on how the project can be developed in the best possible direction and how the presentation of the project can be optimized. During the workshop, there will be a possibility to work with both the pitch trailer and the written presentation.
- a project presentation where each project will be presented to a selection of decision makers.
