Two opportunities from Britdoc - get busy!

1. The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program announce the call for entries for the 2010 edition of the Good Pitch UK


The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) are delighted to announce the second edition of the Good Pitch UK will be held in London on September 6 & 7th 2010.


The Good Pitch brings together inspiring social-purpose film projects and a group of expert participants from charities, foundations, brands and media to form powerful alliances around groundbreaking films. ‘It’s a perfect marriage. NGOs get access to some of the world’s best filmmakers, and filmmakers get access to research, distribution and funding.’ The Guardian.   
The call for film projects is now open – deadline 28^th June, 2010.  For more information, trailer and to apply visit http://britdoc.org/goodpitch
For more information contact: elise@britdoc.org


2. Films For Good Workshop - 23rd-25th July - Call for Applicants

The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Working Films UK are delighted to announce the third annual Films for Good Workshop weekend. Follow in the footsteps of hard-hitting, powerful films and previous workshop alumni - Sundance and Berlin Winner Wasteland, the Inconvenient Truth of the seas End of the Line and cinema hit and surveillance sensation Erasing David.

Join this inspiring and informative weekend workshop designed to create campaigns and identify a range of potential outreach partners - including leading non-profits and social entrepreneurs as well as corporate and branding agencies.

The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Working Films designed this workshop to create effective strategic outreach campaigns around documentary films. Working Films co-founders Robert West and Judith Helfand and their team have masterminded campaigns behind feature docs such as Rory Kennedy's Emmy Award-winning The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib and Helfand's Everything's Cool resulting in significant shifts in the marketplace, public and political opinion in the US. Working Films' new full-time partnership with Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation brings this high-level expertise to the UK filmmaking community.

Applications Close: Monday 28 June, 2010

For information and to apply – http://britdoc.org/real_good/filmsforgood

For further information, contact Sarah Mosses sarahm@britdoc.org