The Film Commission Torino Piemonte has posted calls for documentaries and short films online: both have deadlines of 18 June.
The Piemonte Doc Film Fund, which has a budget of €250K for the first of the two annual sessions (the second in December), supports documentary projects (no less than 50 minutes in length) that are:
- produced by companies and film-makers based in Piedmont – whether stories and themes related to Piedmont or to other regions in Italy or other countries;
- stories and themes related to Piedmont, produced by companies with registered offices in Italy, non-EU and EU countries (non-Italian companies must have a company resident in Piedmont acting as co-producer or executive producer).
The Short Film Fund has a budget of €40 K for the first of the two annual sessions (the second in December) and supports fiction, animated and experimental short films (no documentaries; Extended Reality, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and/or Mixed Reality projects are included) with the following characteristics:
- no longer than 30 minutes in length;
- production in Piedmont, completely or partially, with a significant involvement of workers and professionals, local service and post-production structures, and local professionals in at least four of the following key roles: 1) Director of photography, 2) Editor, 3) Sound recorder, 4) Set designer, 5) Costume designer, 6) Make-up artist;
- cinematographic in style, intended for a mainstream audience through the national and international film and television market, independent circuits and festivals;
- a well-defined online and offline promotion and distribution strategy, comprising activities such as subtitling, preparation of communication materials, festival participation, international distribution agreements.
The application forms and detailed information are available on the specific page of the Film Commission Torino Piemonte website.