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
The submission deadline for NORTH Pitch 2025 expired on November 8th 2024.
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.
