Since 2009, ACE has opened its doors to non-EU feature film producers* through a dedicated training session, the ACE MUNDUS Programme.
* producers from non-MEDIA Programme countries.
>>>ACE MUNDUS is…
A One-Week Workshop in Europe, late March-early April:
2 days in Paris: presentation of the European film industry (financing, legal aspects, tax incentives, international sales, distribution…).
5 days in another European city (tbc): individual meetings with script doctors, financing and production experts, giving you an opportunity to have an in-depth analysis of your feature film, a Co-production Forum with industry professionals from the host country and informal meetings with some 40 European ACE Members at the ACE Producers’ Annual Reunion (film screenings followed by case studies, marketplace presentations, ACE Interview with a renowned producer, etc.)
Individual follow-up of your project (at distance), until the end of December.
Free access to all ACE events throughout the year.
The possibility to remain a member of the ACE Network at the end of year (subject to an annual subscription fee), allowing you to continue to benefit from ACE’s vast platform of information (financing, legal questions, markets), free access to ACE reunions and seminars, as well as many unique opportunities to meet EU professionals.
>>>APPLICATION PROCESS
● ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- being an experienced independent producer and having produced, as main producer, at least one fiction feature film theatrically released in your country and ideally having co-produced at least one feature film (preferably with Europe) ;
- having a fiction feature film project in the early stages of development at the time of application, suitable for a co-production (and/or international distribution deal) with an EU country.
● ACE MUNDUS APPLICATION PERIOD (September to November)
Producers interested in applying must confirm their interest and request an application form to Ms. Noëmi Haire-Sievers (noemi@ace-producers.com) between mid-September and mid-October. Please include your contact details, your filmography (including credits) and a short description of the project you wish to submit (synopsis, stage of development) in this email.
Application Deadline: 7th November.
ACE Mundus is an initiative supported by MEDIA Mundus
