第十四届北京国际电影节
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。项目创投涵盖剧本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。
- 今年,北京国际电影节项目创投逐步完善青年影人培养体系,首次引入青年影人专项扶持基金。优胜项目将可通过北京国际电影节项目创投单元推荐至此扶持基金,以帮助项目快速对接市场,实现从创意到银幕的转化。
- 同时,北京国际电影节项目创投将延续与香港亚洲电影投资会(HAF)及北京国际体育电影周的合作,细分赛道,使题材、内容更加多元。
二、报名条件
- 剧本项目申报条件:
- 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100字以内一句话概述、5000字以内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.可提供过往影视作品的项目将优先考虑;
- 6.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100字以内一句话概述、5000字以内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2023年2月28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10分钟左右电影片花(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。
- 北京国际体育电影周体育项目子单元申报条件:
- 1.项目征集范围:华语制作体育类型电影项目;
- 2.电影长片已具有可拍摄的完整剧本,需提供100字以内一句话概述、5000字以内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.可提供过往影视作品的项目将优先考虑;
- 6.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
- 第十四届北京国际电影节北京市场“项目创投”共设8个荣誉项目:
- 剧本项目单元将最终评选出1个“评委会特别推荐项目” 、1个“最具商业潜力项目”、1个“最佳原创剧本项目”和1个“最具创意项目”;
- 制作中项目单元将最终评选出1个“最具投资价值项目” 及1个“最具潜力创作团队”;
- 由各大影视公司代表组成【北影节创投首席制作人】评选出1个“最具市场关注项目”。
- 北京国际体育电影周创投单元将最终评选出1个体育项目获得“北京国际体育电影周·体育专项扶持基金”。
- 北京国际电影节组委会将对荣誉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“北京国际电影节创投优秀项目”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剧本项目中甄选不少于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个剧本项目入围项目洽谈,其中前10个优秀剧本项目入围终审路演,并获得终评资格。制作中项目单元将优选出6个项目入围终审路演、洽谈,并获得终评资格。北京国际体育电影周体育项目子单元与剧本项目的评选流程保持一致。入围项目的相关信息将刊登在《第十四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,终审评委将从剧本项目单元入围项目中最终评选出1个“最具商业潜力项目”、1个“最佳原创剧本项目”、1个“最具创意项目”、1个“评委会特别推荐项目”;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”和1个“最具潜力创作团队”。由【北影节创投首席制作人】从剧本项目单元与制作中项目单元入围项目中评选出1个“最具市场关注项目”。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十四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。
- 第十四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2024年2月23日24时,制作中项目补充资料提交截止日期为北京时间2024年3月1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“主创嘉宾”免费参与第十四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“主创嘉宾”证件仅用于北京国际电影节北京市场相关活动,如想参与第十四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一天的完整时间用于一对一商业洽谈,所有洽谈均通过线上预约提前排期,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。获得荣誉的项目方在时间允许的情况下,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
- 联系电话:+86-15510010851 +86-18500377391
General Rules for Project Pitches of
the 14th Beijing International Film Festival
I. Overview of Project Pitches
- Based on the “Project Pitches Transaction Platform”, the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches is committed to exploring the talented filmmakers with creative potential, searching for excellent Chinese films, and creating a comprehensive trading platform integrating investment, production, marketing and promotion for high-quality film projects. The Project Pitches includes the script projects category and the WIP projects category, which will invite industrial experts and scholars to form a review committee to create a collaborative space for financing services required at all stages of film production through project selection, professional training, roadshow, cooperative negotiation and international promotion. The excellent films selected will be fully docked with the elements of film industry chain so as to ultimately incubate outstanding works with market potential.
- This year, in order to gradually improve the young filmmakers training system, the BJIFF Project Pitches will introduce a special support fund for young filmmakers for the first time. The winning projects will be recommended to this support fund through the BJIFF Project Pitches section, so as to help projects quickly dock with the market and turn ideas into films.
- Meanwhile, the BJIFF Project Pitches will extend its cooperation with the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) and the Beijing International Sports Film Week, aiming to market the market more segmented and subjects and contents more diversified.
II. Submission Conditions
Submission conditions for script projects:
- 1. Scope of project solicitation: Chinese film projects;
- 2. The feature film has a full script that can be filmed, and should provide a one-sentence overview of less than 100 words, a synopsis of less than 5,000 words, and a complete script;
- 3. The film has not yet begun shooting, and the financing has not yet been completed;
- 4. Projects that have not participated in other film markets or pitch activities will be preferred;
- 5. Projects that can provide previous film and television productions will be preferred;
- 6. The film project must have the potential for public release in China and have commercial or artistic value.
Submission conditions for WIP projects:
- 1. Scope of project solicitation: Chinese film projects;
- 2. The feature film has completed the project filing, and has obtained the film production license;
- 3. The feature film has a full script that can be filmed, and should provide a one-sentence overview of less than 100 words, a synopsis of less than 5,000 words, and a complete script;
- 4. The film has begun shooting, but the production has not been officially completed, which is in the stage of shooting or post-production, and still needs financing or promotion resource cooperation;
- 5. The film has the director, producer and production company, and the filming began no later than February 28, 2023;
- 6. The film has a complete production budget and shooting plan, and provides a complete project plan;
- 7. Film trailers of about 10 minutes are required (An online link and password should be provided);
- 8. An overview of the project development phase is required (within 200 words);
- 9. The film project must have the potential for public release in China and have commercial or artistic value.
Submission conditions for sports projects of the Beijing International Sports Film Week:
- 1. Scope of project solicitation: Chinese sports film projects;
- 2. The feature film has a full script that can be filmed, and should provide a one-sentence overview of less than 100 words, a synopsis of less than 5,000 words, and a complete script;
- 3. The film has not yet begun shooting, and the financing has not yet been completed;
- 4. Projects that have not participated in other film markets or pitch activities will be preferred;
- 5. Projects that can provide previous film and television productions will be preferred;
- 6. The film project must have the potential for public release in China and have commercial or artistic value.
III. Award Setting
- The 14th BJIFF Project Pitches will set eight honorary projects:
- The script projects category will eventually select one project for the “Jury Special Recommendation Award”, one for the “Project with Greatest Commercial Potential”, one for the “Best Original Script Award”, and one for the “Best Creativity Award”;
- The WIP projects category will eventually select one project for the “Most Investment Value Project Award” and one for the “Team with Greatest Potential Award”.
- The “Chief Producer” team of the BJIFF Project Pitches, which is composed of representatives from various film and television companies, will select one for the “Most Marketable Focus Award”.
- One sports project will be selected to have access to the “Beijing International Sports Film Week · Sports Film Project Support Fund” for the Project Pitches section.
- The BJIFF Organizing Committee will grant the corresponding support and awards to the honorary projects. All projects shortlisted for the final-round roadshow will be awarded the title of “Outstanding Pitching Projects of the BJIFF”.
IV. Selection Process
- The BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department will select projects that meet the General Rules for Project Pitches and provide complete materials from the submissions on the BJIFF official website to enter the selection process. The selection consists of three rounds. The jury of the first-round selection will select no less than 30 outstanding projects from all eligible script projects and no less than 10 outstanding projects from all eligible WIP projects for the second-round review; the jury of the second-round review will select 20 script projects for project negotiation, among which the top 10 will enter the final-round roadshow and review. Meanwhile, the top 6 WIP projects will be shortlisted for the final-round roadshow, negotiation and final-round review. The selection process for sports projects of the Beijing International Sports Film Week is basically the same as that for script projects. Related information of the shortlisted projects will be published in the Handbook for Project Pitches of the 14th BJIFF and websites for promotion. Representatives of the shortlisted projects (2 persons at most for each project) will be invited to participate in the relevant training of the BJIFF Beijing Film Market, and give an overall presentation of their projects at the roadshow. The final-round jury members will select one for the “Project with Greatest Commercial Potential”, one for the “Best Original Script Award”, one for the “Best Creativity Award” and one for the “Jury Special Recommendation Award” from the script projects, and select one for the “Most Investment Value Project Award” and one for the “Team with Greatest Potential Award” from the WIP projects. The “Chief Producer” team of the BJIFF Project Pitches will select one for the “Most Marketable Focus Award” from the script projects and the WIP projects. All projects shortlisted for the final-round roadshow will be able to conduct one-on-one business negotiations with potential partners through the reservation function of the BJIFF official website.
V. Participation Approach
- All applicants must make sure that their projects meet the General Rules for the 14th BJIFF Project Pitches, and they should submit complete project materials via the BJIFF official website (http://www.bjiff.com). If there is any omission or inaccuracy of the materials submitted, the project application will not be accepted.
- The registration for the 14th BJIFF Project Pitches will close at 12:00AM of February 23, 2024, Beijing time, and the WIP projects may submit supplementary materials before 12:00AM of March 1, 2024, Beijing time. The BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department will evaluate the entries, and determine the list of shortlisted projects.
- After the shortlisted projects are announced, the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department will get in touch with the project parties through the “Applicant/Contact Person” information of the application form. Projects that are not confirmed within the prescribed time will be deemed as an automatic waiver of eligibility, and will be replaced by the subsequent projects. (Please make sure that you provide a valid email address and phone number on the application form).
- Representatives of the shortlisted projects (2 persons at most for each project) will be invited as “Creator Guests” of the BJIFF Beijing Film Market to participate in relevant events of the 14th BJIFF Beijing Film Market for free. The “Creator Guest” card can only be used for events related to the BJIFF Beijing Film Market, and representatives who wish to take part in other events of the 14th BJIFF may query the related information on the BJIFF official website (http://www.bjiff.com).
- Representatives of the shortlisted projects must participate in the roadshow training, roadshow rehearsal and other activities arranged by the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department. The representatives of each project will give an overall elaboration of 15 minutes, including a 10-minute project presentation and 5-minute Q&As with the jury. The project parties are required to prepare their own speech materials (materials are limited to the PPT or Keynote format, and video materials can be inserted into their speech materials). All speech materials should be submitted to the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department for review in advance. The Organizing Committee will uniformly schedule the roadshow of Project Pitches, and provide basic projection facilities.
- Representatives of the shortlisted projects are required to guarantee a full day for one-on-one business negotiations. All negotiations should be scheduled in advance through online reservations. If there are still time slots, you may ask the staff of the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department to arrange reservations on site.
VI. Legal Statement
- A pitching project shall be submitted by the only authorized representative with the legal rights of the project, and the project submitting party and the only authorized representative shall have the obligations: to ensure the originality and legitimacy of the project, and to fully own the related ownership, copyright and other rights of the project; to make sure that the submitted project and related information do not prejudice the interests of any third party; and to ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the submitted project and related information. The pitching project party shall bear the legal and economic responsibilities arising from the above reasons. In case of any third-party disputes arising therefrom, the pitching project party shall settle the disputes by themselves and bear all the responsibilities. Besides, the pitching project party shall bear all compensation liabilities for losses to the BJIFF Beijing Film Market and related parties. Once the filming of shortlisted projects is completed, the Organizing Committee shall reserve the right to add “BJIFF” words or logo to the opening/closing credit titles of the films, and the signing arrangement shall be confirmed in writing by the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department in advance. The documents, materials and information submitted by the authorized representatives of the shortlisted projects, if they involve confidential content, shall be specified and explained in writing when submitted to the BJIFF Beijing Film Market, otherwise they shall be deemed as non-confidential content. The BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department has the right to use the registration information, project image-text materials and special materials and information of the pitching project parties for the following purposes, including but not limited to: publishing on the Proceedings for the BJIFF Beijing Film Market (electronic edition), the Handbook for the BJIFF Project Pitches (electronic edition) and the BJIFF official website; on-site release of the BJIFF Beijing Film Market in the form of promotion materials; and use in the audio and video promotion materials of the BJIFF and the BJIFF Beijing Film Market. If time permits, the award-winning project parties shall have the priority to participate in the screening, competition, opening and closing ceremonies, red carpet and other related events of the BJIFF.
- The BJIFF Beijing Film Market Department shall carefully handle the registrant information, and the relevant staff shall ensure the security of the submitted information, preventing it from being lost, leaked and damaged. The pitching project parties shall be liable for the storage, confidentiality and information security of the relevant information held by themselves.
- Related presentations and negotiations for the BJIFF Project Pitches are all independent opinions expressed by all parties. The presentations, explanations and negotiations made by all parties in these events do not represent the views of the BJIFF and the BJIFF Beijing Film Market, and shall not be guaranteed by the BJIFF and the BJIFF Beijing Film Market.
- The BJIFF Organizing Committee reserves the right of final interpretation of all activities for the BJIFF Project Pitches.
VII. Contacts
- Registration channel: http://www.bjiff.com
- Project Pitches consulting: projectpitches@bjiff.com wipproject@bjiff.com
- Consultation on other matters: filmmarket@bjiff.com
- Tel: +86 15510010851 +86 18500377391