第十二届北京国际电影节北京市场
项目创投通则
一、项目创投综述
- 北京国际电影节北京市场项目创投依托“项目创投交易平台”,致力于发掘具有创作潜力的电影人才,寻找优秀的华语特质类型片,为优质电影项目打造一个集投资、制作、营销、宣发于一体的综合交易平台。项目创投涵盖创投项目单元与制作中项目单元,将邀约电影全产业链上的专家、学者组成评审委员会,通过项目甄选、专业培训、路演推介、合作洽商、国际推广等环节,为电影项目制作各阶段所需的融资、服务搭建交流合作空间,在这里经过甄选的优秀电影项目将与电影产业链要素进行充分对接,最终孵化出具有市场潜力的优秀电影作品。带一个故事来,换一部电影走。
二、报名条件
- 创投项目申报条件:
- 1.项目征集范围:华语制作电影项目;
- 2.电影长片已具有可拍摄的完整剧本,需提供5000字故事梗概及完整剧本;
- 3.影片尚未开始拍摄,且尚未完成全部融资活动;
- 4.未参与过其他电影市场或创投活动的项目将优先考虑;
- 5.电影项目需具备在中国公映的潜质并具有商业或艺术价值。
- 制作中项目申报条件:
- 1.项目征集范围:华语制作电影项目;
- 2.电影剧情长片已完成立项备案,并已获得摄制电影许可证;
- 3.电影长片并已具有可拍摄的完整剧本,需提供5000字故事梗概及完整剧本;
- 4.已开机拍摄,影片尚未正式完成全部制作,处于拍摄或后期制作阶段,仍需融资或宣发资源合作;
- 5.已有导演、制片人及制作公司,且开机时间不晚于2022年4月30日;
- 6.已有完整制作预算及拍摄计划,并提供完整项目策划书;
- 7.需提供电影片花10分钟(提供可观看在线链接及密码);
- 8.需提供项目发展阶段概述(200字内);
- 9.电影项目需具备在中国公映的潜质并具有商业或艺术价值。
三、奖项设置
- 第十二届北京国际电影节北京市场“项目创投”共设7个项目奖项:
- 创投项目单元将最终评选出1个“特别大奖” 、1个“最具商业潜力奖”、1个“最佳原创剧本奖”和1个“最具创意奖”;
- 制作中项目单元将最终评选出1个“最具投资价值项目奖” 及1个“最具潜力创作团队奖”;
- 由资深产业嘉宾组成【市场决策团】评选出1个“最具市场关注奖”。
- 北京国际电影节组委会将对获奖项目给予相应的扶持与奖励。所有入围终审路演的项目将被授予“优秀创投项目”称号。
四、评选流程
- 北京国际电影节北京市场部将从通过北京国际电影节官方网站提交报名申请的项目中筛选出符合创投通则要求,且资料完整的项目进入评选流程,评审共分三轮,初审评委将从所有符合要求的创投项目中甄选不少于30个优秀项目,制作中项目甄选不少于10个优秀项目进入复审;复审评委优选出20个创投项目入围项目洽谈,其中前10个优秀创投项目入围终审路演,并获得评奖资格。制作中项目单元将优选出6个项目入围终审路演、洽谈,并角逐奖项。入围项目的相关信息将刊登在《第十二届北京国际电影节北京市场创投手册》、网站上予以宣传推介;入围项目代表(每个项目限2位)将受邀参加北京国际电影节北京市场的相关培训并在项目路演中对项目进行整体阐述,终审评委将从创投项目单元入围项目中最终评选出1个“最具商业潜力奖”、1个“最佳原创剧本奖”、1个“最具创意奖”、1个“特别大奖”;从制作中项目单元入围项目中评选出1个“最具投资价值项目奖”和1个“最具潜力创作团队奖”。由【市场决策团】从创投项目单元与制作中项目单元入围项目中评选出1个“最具市场关注奖”。所有入围项目都将通过北京国际电影节官方网站的预约功能,与潜在合作方进行一对一商业洽谈。
五、参与办法
- 所有申请者须确保申请项目符合第十二届北京国际电影节北京市场项目创投通则,并通过北京国际电影节官方网站http://www.bjiff.com提交完整项目资料。所有项目资料如有任何遗漏或不实,该项目申请将不予以受理。
- 第十二届北京国际电影节北京市场项目创投报名截止日期为北京时间2022年5月16日24时,制作中项目补充资料提交截止日期为北京时间2022年5月23日24时。北京国际电影节北京市场部将对报名项目进行评选,并最终确定入围项目名单。
- 入围项目一经公布后,北京国际电影节北京市场部将根据报名表格中的“申请人/联络人”信息与项目方取得联系,逾期没有确认的项目将视为自动放弃,由顺次排序的项目替补。(请务必在报名表中留下有效的邮件地址和电话号码)。
- 入围项目代表(每个项目限2位)可获邀作为北京国际电影节北京市场“项目方”免费参与第十二届北京国际电影节北京市场的相关活动,北京国际电影节北京市场“项目方”证件仅用于北京国际电影节北京市场相关活动,如想参与第十二届北京国际电影节其他活动,请通过北京国际电影节官网http://www.bjiff.com查询相关信息。
- 入围项目代表须参与北京国际电影节北京市场部统一安排的路演培训和路演彩排等活动。每个项目将由项目代表予以整体阐述,阐述总时长为15分钟,包括10分钟项目陈述和5分钟的评审提问。项目方需自备演讲素材(素材限PPT或KEYNOTE格式,可自备视频资料,视频资料需嵌入演讲素材),所有演讲素材需提前交由北京国际电影节北京市场部统一审核。项目创投的路演环节由组委会统一排期并提供基础放映设施。
- 入围项目代表需保证两天的完整时间用于一对一商业洽谈,所有洽谈均通过北京国际电影节官方网站预约提前排期,如仍有时间空档,则可通过北京国际电影节北京市场部工作人员现场安排预约。
六、法律声明
- 所有创投项目需由拥有该项目合法权利的唯一授权代表提交,项目提交方及该唯一授权代表有义务:确保项目的原创性、合法性并完整拥有项目相关所有权、著作权等全部权利;确保所提交项目及相关信息不损害任何第三方权益;确保所提交项目及相关信息的真实性和准确性;由以上原因产生的法律和经济责任,由创投项目方自行承担,如因此类事宜导致任何第三方争议的,创投项目方及其授权代表将自行解决并承担全部责任。因此造成北京国际电影节北京市场及相关方损失的,创投项目方将就此类损失承担全部赔偿责任。入围项目一旦拍摄完成,组委会保留将“北京国际电影节”字样或Logo添加在电影片头/片尾字幕的权利,署名安排应事先经北京国际电影节北京市场部书面确认;入围项目授权代表提交的文件、资料及信息,如涉及保密内容,应于提交北京国际电影节北京市场时书面指定并做说明,否则视为非保密内容。北京国际电影节北京市场部有权将创投项目方的注册信息、项目图文资料及特别提供的素材资料和信息用于以下用途,包括但不限于:将资料和信息在《北京国际电影节北京市场会刊》(电子版)、《北京国际电影节北京市场项目创投手册》(电子版)和北京国际电影节官方网站上发布;以宣传资料的形式在北京国际电影节北京市场现场发布;在北京国际电影节和北京国际电影节北京市场的音、视频宣传资料中使用。获奖项目方在时间允许情况下,应优先参加北京国际电影节展映、评奖、开闭幕式及红毯等相关活动。
- 北京国际电影节北京市场部将会谨慎处理注册人资料,相关工作人员将保证呈交资料的安全性,确保资料不会被丢失、外泄及损坏。创投项目方自行持有的相关资料,应自行负责保管、保密及信息安全。
- 北京国际电影节北京市场项目创投相关展示及洽谈活动均系各方自主意见表达。各方于活动中所做展示、说明、洽谈等均不代表北京国际电影节和北京国际电影节北京市场观点,北京国际电影节和北京国际电影节北京市场亦不承担任何担保或保证责任。
- 北京国际电影节组委会对本届北京国际电影节北京市场项目创投的全部活动拥有最终解释权。
七、联系方式
- 报名通道:http://www.bjiff.com
- 项目创投咨询:projectpitches@bjiff.com
- wipproject@bjiff.com
- 其他咨询:filmmarket@bjiff.com
- 业务联系电话:+86-18500377391
- 技术支持电话:+86-13311491367
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General Principles of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival
Beijing Film Market Project Pitches
I. Overview of the 12th BJIFF Project Pitches
- Based on the Project Pitches Transaction Platform, the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches seeks to discover film talents with creative potential and find quality genre films with Chinese traits, creating a comprehensive transaction platform that integrates investment, production, marketing, and promotion and distribution for high-quality film projects. Featuring the Pitching Project and WIP categories, the Project Pitches will invite experts and scholars across the film industry chain to make up the jury committee. Through project selection, professional training, roadshow promotion, cooperation and negotiations, international promotion and other activities, it will set up a platform for exchanges and cooperation in terms of financing and services necessary at each stage of film project production. The excellent film projects selected on the platform will fully connect with the elements of the film industry chain, so as to ensure that excellent film works with market potentials can be produced eventually. Turn a story into a true film.
II. Qualifications
Requirements for Project Pitches application:
- 1. Scope of project entries: Chinese-language film projects;
- 2. For the feature film, there has been a complete script available for shooting, and a 5,000-word synopsis together with a complete script is required;
- 3. Film shooting has yet to start, and the financing activities are not fully completed;
- 4. Priority will be given to projects that have never participated in other film markets or project pitches activities;
- 5. The film project needs to have the potential to be released nationwide in China and be of commercial or artistic value.
Requirements for WIP application:
- 1. Scope of project entries: Chinese-language film projects;
- 2. The feature film should have been granted project establishment status, and have obtained the film production permit;
- 3. For the feature film, there has been a complete script available for shooting, and a 5,000-word synopsis together with a complete script is required;
- 4. Film shooting has got under way, but the production has yet to be formally completed. For example, the film is in the stage of shooting or post-production, and still needs financing or cooperation with publicity and distribution resources;
- 5. Director, producers and production companies have been in readiness, and the time of film shooting is no later than April 30, 2022;
- 6. There has been a complete production budget and a shooting plan, along with a complete project planning provided;
- 7. It is necessary to provide a 10-minute teaser trailer (a link and password for online viewing);
- 8. An overview of project development phases (within 200 words) is required;
- 9. The film project needs to have the potential to be released nationwide in China and be of commercial or artistic value.
III. Awards
- At the 12th BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches there are 7 awards in different categories:
- The Pitching Project categorywill feature the Special Award, Projects with Greatest Commercial Potential, Best Original Script Award, and Best Creativity Award;
- The WIP categorywill cover the Most Investment Value Project Award and Most Potential Production Team Award;
- The Marketing Decision Group consisting of senior industry guests will select the winner of the Most Market Focus Award.
- The Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival will offer support and rewards to the award-winning projects. All projects shortlisted for the final-round selection roadshow will be named the Outstanding Pitching Project.
IV. Selection Process
- The Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department will screen out the projects that meet the requirements of the General Principles of Project Pitches and provide complete information from those projects that submit an application via the official website of the BJIFF, and promote them to the selection process. The selection will be performed in three rounds. The judges of the preliminary selection will select no less than 30 outstanding projects from all qualified pitching projects as well as a minimum of 10 outstanding projects from the WIP projects for the second-round selection; the judges of the second-round selection will then choose 20 of the selected pitching projects for project negotiation, among which the top 10 will be nominated for the final-round selection roadshow and qualified for the awards. For the WIP category, 6 projects will be selected and nominated for the final-round selection roadshow and negotiation, and be in a position to compete for the awards. Relevant information of the shortlisted projects will be published in the Handbook for the 12th Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Project Pitches, and publicized and promoted on the website. Representatives of the shortlisted projects (up to 2 for each project) will be invited to participate in relevant training at the BJIFF Beijing Film Market, and present their own project in the project roadshow. The final-round selection judges will select one winner of the Projects with Greatest Commercial Potential, Best Original Script Award, Best Creativity Award, and Special Award each from the projects shortlisted for the Pitching Project category, as well as one winner of the Most Investment Value Project Award and Most Potential Production Team Award each from the shortlisted projects in the WIP category. The Marketing Decision Group will select one from the shortlisted projects in the Pitching Project and WIP categories, respectively, to be honored the Most Market Focus Award. Through the appointment functionality provided on the official website of the BJIFF, all shortlisted projects will be offered the opportunity to conduct one-on-one commercial negotiations with prospective partners.
V. How to Participate
- All applicants must ensure their own project is in line with the General Principles of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Project Pitches, and submit complete project information through the official website of the BJIFF (http://www.bjiff.com). If any project information is missing or not true, the project application will not be accepted.
- The application deadline of the 12th BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches is May 16, 2022, Beijing time, while the submission of supplementary materials for the WIP category ends on May 23, 2022, Beijing time. The Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department will select the project entries and finalize the shortlisted projects.
- Once the shortlisted projects are announced, the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department will contact the project participants based on the “Applicant/Contact Person” information in the Application Form. Projects with overdue confirmation will be deemed to be a waiver and substituted by the project ranked by order. (Please be sure to leave a valid email address and phone number in the Application Form).
- Representatives of the shortlisted projects (up to 2 for each project) will be invited to participate in relevant activities at the 12th BJIFF Beijing Film Market as the “project participants”. The certificate for the “project participants” is only valid in relevant activities held at the BJIFF Beijing Film Market. If you are interested in other activities at the 12th BJIFF, please go to the official website of the BJIFF (http://www.bjiff.com) for relevant information.
- It is necessary for representatives of the shortlisted projects to participate in the roadshow training, roadshow rehearsal and other activities arranged by the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department. The representative of each project has to give a project presentation in a total duration of 15 minutes, including a 10-minute project presentation and a 5-minute Q&A session. The project participants need to prepare their own speech materials (limited to PPT or KEYNOTE format, with the possibility of video clip(s) which should be embedded in the speech material). All the speech materials must be submitted to the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department for unified review. The roadshow section of the Project Pitches is scheduled by the Organizing Committee which will provide screening infrastructure.
- Representatives of the shortlisted projects need to arrange a full schedule of four days for one-on-one commercial negotiations. All negotiations are scheduled in advance through the appointment functionality on the official website of the BJIFF. If there are still time slots unoccupied, an appointment can be made through the staff of the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department on site.
VI. Legal Statement
- All pitching projects must be submitted by the sole authorized representative who has the legal rights of the project. The project submitter and its sole authorized representative are obliged to ensure: the originality, legitimacy and complete ownership of all rights (e.g. related ownership and copyright) of the project; the submitted project and its related information do not harm any third party’s rights and interests; and the authenticity and accuracy of the submitted project and its related information. The legal and economic responsibilities arising from the above reasons shall be borne by the pitching project party. Where such matters cause any third party disputes, the pitching project party and its authorized representative will resolve them and assume full responsibility. In the event of the consequent losses caused to the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market and related parties, the pitching project party will bear full liability for such losses. Once the shooting of the shortlisted project is completed, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to add the words “Beijing International Film Festival” or Logo to the captions in the titles/credits of the film. The signature arrangement shall be confirmed in writing by the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department in advance. Provided that confidential content is involved in the documents, materials and information submitted by the authorized representative of the shortlisted project, it shall be identified as confidential in writing and a statement shall be made as it is submitted to the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department. Otherwise, it will be considered as non-confidential. The Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department is entitled to use the application information, graphic and textual materials of the project, and specially provided materials and information attributable to the pitching project party for the following purposes, including but not limited to: the publishing of materials and information in the Handbook for the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market and the Handbook for the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Project Pitches, and on the official website of the Beijing International Film Festival; published on the scene of the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market in the form of promotional materials; and used in audio and video promotional materials of the Beijing International Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market. The award-winning project party shall give priority to participating in the screenings, Competition Section, Opening & Closing Ceremonies, red carpet and other related activities held at the Beijing International Film Festival.
- The Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Department will carefully deal with the applicant information. The relevant staff will guarantee the security of the submitted documents and materials, ensuring that such documents and materials will not be lost, disclosed and damaged. The relevant materials held by the pitching project party at its own discretion shall be responsible for the custody, confidentiality and information security on its own account.
- Related presentations and negotiation activities at the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Project Pitches are all the results of each party to express their independent opinions. The presentations, explanations and negotiations made by each party in the activities do not represent the viewpoints of the Beijing International Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market which shall not bear any liability for such warranties or guarantees either.
- The Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival reserves the right of final explanation of all activities at the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Market Project Pitches.
VII. Contact
- Way for application: http://www.bjiff.com
- Project Pitches consulting: projectpitches@bjiff.com wipproject@bjiff.com
- For other consulting: filmmarket@bjiff.com