FEST - Pitching Forum is an international film project competition and film financing and co-production event focused on providing development, support, financing and co-production opportunities for film projects.
In 2023, 24 projects were selected to be screened for producers, investors, fund managers, sales, distributors, and festival programmers, and had the opportunity to win awards, receive feedback and partake in one-to-one meetings.
The competition was divided into four categories. In “Feature Gems,” fiction, documentary and animation feature films in early stages of development were shown, and the “Work in Progress” category displayed features in advanced production stages. In “Make It Short” short-films in both early and advanced production stages were shown, and in “Series” were presented series in both early and advanced production stages.
FEATURE GEMS
Script Consultation Award promoted by Filmmarket Hub
The Chair - Corina Andrian
Resonance Post-Production Award
Women of April - Raquel Branco Freire and Claúdia Rita Oliveira
Special Award promoted by Halo and United Agents - Honorable Mention
Petrichor - Ned Johnstone
WORK IN PROGRESS
FEST Film Lab Award - Honorable Mention
Two Sisters - Anastasiia Lodkina
SERIES
FEST Film Lab Award - Honorable Mention
Cold - Greta Akcijonaite
Script Consultation Award promoted by Filmmarket Hub
Wolf’s Masks - Andreia Albernaz and Pedro Martins
Bleat Post-Production Award
Redemption - Zurab Dzhidzhilava
MAKE IT SHORT
FEST Film Lab Award - Honorable Mention
Come Back - Jeannice Adriaansens
Distribution Award promoted by Mailuki Films
The Yellow Wallpaper - Alicja Pahl
Zé Maria Colorist Post-Production Award
Dawn Chorus - Lina Kalcheva
Bleat Post-Production Award
Dawn Chorus - Lina Kalcheva
AWARDS FOR ALL SECTIONS
Music & Cinema Marseille's Market for Film Music Composition Award
Let Girls Play - Julia Kushnarenko
The Yellow Wallpaper - Alicja Pahl
Cezánne Music Award
Two Sisters - Anastasiia Lodkina
