12. June 2023 | redaktion2 European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) will celebrate its 6th edition from 16 to18 October 2023 thanks to the support of Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, one of Europe’s leading film funding institutions. A total of up to 30 European feature films, documentary, animation and fiction, in the shooting or post-production stages will be chosen by the committee to be presented exclusively to world sales companies, distributors, festival programmers and film industry professionals during the event.EWIP and TorinoFilmLab, the renowned international audiovisual laboratory, continue to join forces and two film projects developed or supported within the FeatureLab, ScriptLab and TFL Funds programmes and now in post-production stage will be part of the EWIP official selection. The selected European (co-)productions will be elegible for the different EWIP Awards including post-production services worth around 50,000 € provided by our partners K13 Studios, MMC Film & TV Studios, LAVAlabs Moving Images, Dolby, Gruvi, Way Film, mm filmpresse as well as the EWIP TorinoFilmLab Audience Design Award. A jury of renowned film professionals will be once again awarded them to the best projects. Thanks to their participation in EWIP, numerous projects have been selected to celebrate their world premiere in Venice, Berlin, Cannes, Sundance, Rotterdam, San Sebastian or Toronto, or secured a deal for international sales or distribution. European Work in Progress Cologne takes place ahead and in cooperation with the Film Festival Cologne (19-26 October 2023) as well as AG Verleih, the association of German independent film distributors. Due to the huge success of last year, EWIP will again support and collaborate with the second edition of the International Distribution Summit, the unique international platform to exchange ideas and innovative strategies on distribution and audience development beyond national borders, which will also take place in Cologne from 17 to 19 October. Who can submit projects to EWIP? Producers of European productions or co-productions with at least one European country involved can submit a project in the later stage of production seeking to close a gap in the final financing or to find suitable partners for an adequate international release strategy. Eligible are projects that have excerpts of already shot material available to be presented to the attending group of selected film industry representatives. The submitted material can, of course, differ from the material presented. The pitches are scheduled for a maximum of 15 minutes including film excerpts and a Q&A. Besides the many informal networking opportunities, there will be individual one-to-one meetings, panel discussions, workshops and evening events to make the participation as impactful as possible. The Call for projects will open shortly and accept submissions until 1 September 2023. Do not hesitate to contact us with any enquiries per e-mail to: contact@european-work-in-progress.eu Looking forward to welcoming you in Cologne next October. Best regards, Your EWIP Team
