{"id":51782,"date":"2024-09-03T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/?p=51782"},"modified":"2025-08-14T16:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:55:20","slug":"euro-connection-2025-call-for-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/euro-connection-2025-call-for-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro Connection 2025 \u2013 Call for Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submissions are now open for the 17th edition of Euro Connection short film co-production <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forum. The event will take place on <\/span><b>4\u20135 February 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the Short Film Market in <a href=\"https:\/\/clermont-filmfest.org\/en\/global\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival<\/a> with support from Creative Europe MEDIA and PROCIREP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finnish productions must apply via Tampere Film Festival. The deadline for submission is <b>20 October 2024<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Euro Connection is a platform designed for European producers, broadcasters, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distributors and financial backers. The pitching and networking event aims at fostering partnerships between European production companies around quality short film projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects must meet the following requirements to be eligible:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animation, fiction, or creative documentary short film;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duration up to 30 minutes;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project must be partly funded by a third party (external source);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The producer-filmmaker team is looking for co-production partners;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shooting or production shall start no earlier than June 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In each country, national correspondents collect and evaluate submitted projects to nominate the finalist project. A European jury of 3 industry professionals selects up to 12 projects from all finalists projects, who are invited to pitch in Clermont-Ferrand.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nvitation includes travel grant (160 \u20ac) for the producer, accommodation and meals (4 nights) and accreditation to the Short Film Market. Selected projects will be notified at the end of November 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finnish producers must send their applications by 20 October 2024 to the representative of Finland:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riina Mikkonen, Tampere Film Festival | riina.mikkonen@tamperefilmfestival.fi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_appel_ENG-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application form (in English)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clermont-filmfest.org\/en\/short-film-market\/euro-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information about Euro Connection 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU Producers wishing to apply with a VR\/AR\/XR project are invited to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.ly\/xHxSp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apply directly online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51784 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Euro Connection 2025: Applications Now Open. Clermont-Ferrand 4-5 Feb.\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924-900x507.png 900w, https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EC25_Kit_Horizontal_1640_924.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submissions are now open for the 17th edition of Euro Connection short film co-production forum. 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