General Description

BSF is a market of documentary projects with significant international potential.

Location: Riga, Latvia – conference facilities at Albert Hotel and cinema K.Suns.

Target group: Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and other European documentary film producers with film subjects related to the Baltic region; European television stations, documentary film professionals, film distributors, general public in Latvia (film screenings) and other European countries (TV audiences).

Structure:

1) September 7 – 9: preparatory workshop for 20 documentary film producers;

2) September 9: half a day workshop on production and distribution of transmedia documentaries;

3) September 10 – 11: Forum – presentation of the documentary projects to a panel of around 16 international buyers;

4) September 7 – 11: documentary film screenings for general public and professionals under the theme Daring Minds;

5) Professional networking meetings during the events.

Main objectives: To develop and promote documentary film culture in the Baltic Region; to promote international co-productions and dissemination of Baltic and Polish documentary films in Europe; to create and disseminate documentary contents with a focus to the Baltic Sea Region; to provide platform for international networking for documentary film professionals; to exchange professional experiences and knowledge; to raise general awareness on the importance of documentary film and give the general public a rare chance to see quality documentary films.