During the 2011 edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival we are pleased to award our first feature film fund.
This fund is worth at least 5 million SEK and will be allocated to a female director in her early career. The winning film will then be produced during the following year and have its World Premiere at the festival in November 2012.
The director must be a woman who has directed no more than two previous feature films. The application should include a producer, a script, budget and time schedule.
The initiative of the fund was taken by the Stockholm International Film Festival with help of sponsors Telia, the Swedish Film Institute, Resource Companies for Film & Television in Sweden, Cinepost, Dagljus. The film will receive distribution from NonStop Entertainment.
FAQ
Why have you created the feature film fund?
- We do not think there is any difference between the sexes when it comes to directing films. But as it stands today, there are significantly more men who sit in the director’s seat. The statistics indicate that there is an untapped potential among female directors. We want to realize this potential through this fund. A small country like Sweden cannot afford to ignore half the population when we make films.
Who may apply?
-The fund is aimed at professional film makers and production companies. It is the producer who should formulate and submit the application. It must relate to a feature film project with a female director who has made a maximum of two previous feature films, in which the project can be kept within the given budget and time frame.
How does the selection process work?
- A nomination committee evaluates and selects projects. The committee consists of Lars G Lindström (feature film consultant, Swedish Film Institute), Git Scheynius (Festival Director, Stockholm International Film Festival), George Ivanov (Program Director, Stockholm International Film Festival).
-The Nomination Committee will evaluate the project quality with regard to the script, director, production company, the producer's previous productions and the ability to carry out production according to schedule and budget.
- A jury of the nominations committee, co-financiers and distributors appoint the winner to be produced in subsequent years. The other nominees will receive a development aid in order to continue to develop their projects.
Is there time to shoot a film in a year?
- According to our calculations, it is possible, but it is important that the project is sufficiently clear when you apply that in principle we should be able to start production right away if you win.
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