Developing your Film Festival 2015

Motovun Film Festival

Motovun Film Festival is one of Croatia’s leading cultural organisations, dedicated to championing innovative independent films, with a friendly and lively atmosphere. The festival runs for five days with evening outdoor screenings. The program consists of around 70 titles from all over the world, from documentaries to feature films, shorts to long forms, guerilla made films to co-productions. The only criteria is that films must fit in the open-minded atmosphere of the festival.

“It was a stunning location and nice for us to be part of another festival for a few days. We were very well accommodated and felt very welcome.”

Travel and Location

Motovun is a medieval hilltop town with UNESCO heritage status, which offers a unique backdrop to the course and film festival. The beautiful, isolated location helps provide inspiration and provides focus for the course. The town has basic infrastructure and internet access is not always reliable, so please be prepared to go on retreat, focus on the course, spend time with peers from other film festivals and tell you colleagues you won’t be checking emails!

The nearest airports are Ljubljana, Pula and Trieste. There is limited transport to and from Motovun. We will arrange one pick up of participants from Ljubljana, Pula and Trieste airports on Tuesday 21 July and one drop off to each airport on Monday 27 July.

Please note that we will be based in Motovun for the duration of the course. You may wish to visit other parts of Croatia, including the beautiful coastline – if so, please plan extra time before or after the course dates.

Access

Being a medieval hilltop town, Motovun has uneven cobbled streets and uphill climbs. It is therefore not easily accessible for everyone. We have a disabled access fund for this course, so if you have any requirements please get in touch with us to discuss how we can help.

Scholarships and other funding

If you would like to participate in the Developing Your Film Festival course but you or your employer cannot meet the fees, you may be eligible to apply for a Scholarship and/or travel bursary.  Please note that ICO Scholarships and travel bursaries are limited and in high demand so you may have more success applying to another source. Please note that ICO Scholarships and travel bursaries are only available to applicants from countries that are part of the EU, or, non-EU countries that participate in Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme.

ICO Scholarships

New EU Member States Scholarship

New EU Member States Scholarships cover 72% (€410) of the course fees, leaving €160 to pay. Priority for this Scholarship will be given to film festival professionals working for not-for-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than €400,000 from New EU Member States of Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia).

Scholarship

Scholarships cover 36% (€205) of the fees, leaving €365 to pay. Priority will be given to staff of film festivals working for not-for-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than €400,000 from EU countries or non-EU countries that participate in the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme. This Scholarship is also open to freelance film festival professionals whose financial circumstances would otherwise prevent them from participating in the training.

Travel Bursaries

A limited number of travel bursaries of up to €200 are also available. Priority is to New EU Member States, but applicants from other countries in the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme will be considered. In order to qualify for travel support applicants need to live at least 50 miles from the course location, Motovun, Croatia. For travel costs, please be advised that generally 50% of expenses will be paid in advance of the course and 50% after the course. No expenses will be payable without official receipts in any circumstance.

How to apply

You can apply for an ICO Scholarship and travel bursary through the course Application Form. Decisions will be based on the supporting material supplied in the Application Form, the case made for the need for financial support and the priority areas listed above.

We are still accepting applications for scholarships, though places are limited. If you are successful, you will need to pay the remaining fees to confirm your place, otherwise your place may be reallocated if the course is oversubscribed – so please ensure you have funds in place.

Other sources of funding

You may be eligible to apply to another organisation for funding to help you attend the course. Your country’s Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme may be able to offer advice on grants available from national organisations. Application turnaround times vary, so you are advised to apply as soon as possible.

Some sources of funding that you may be able to access are listed below. If you know of other sources of training bursaries in your country, do let us know and we will add them to the list.

European Cultural Foundation STEP Beyond Travel Grant

Designed for artists and cultural workers to travel between EU, EFTA and countries bordering the EU. Priority is given to individuals under 35 years old and/or who are in the first 10 years of their career.

http://www.culturalfoundation.eu/step-beyond

Fund Cimetta

Supporting individual cultural professionals from within the Euro-Arab region to travel, enabling networking, cooperation and exchange.
www.cimettafund.org

Dutch applicants – Netherlands Film Fund
www.filmfonds.nl

Swiss applicants – Office Fédéral de la Culture
Support for attending Creative Europe – MEDIA-funded training.
www.bak.admin.ch/film/03613/index.html?lang=fr

Lab for Culture
Directory of European sources of funding for culture.
www.labforculture.org/en/funding

Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme Desks
Your national Creative Europe Desk may be able to provide advice on bursaries in your country.