MALAGA
Malaga lies right in the heart of the COSTA DEL SOL within ANDALUSIA, Spain´s southern most region. Málaga -birthplace of the great artist Pablo Picasso where a museum devoted to his work was recently opened in 2003 - is home to more than 500,000 inhabitants and ranks among Spain's most important cities and among Europe's leading business and leisure centres. Malaga owes it reputation as a leading international tourist destination to its numerous beaches, mild yet sun-drenched climate, a busy and reliable airport, a wide range of accommodation options and one of the world's most highly developed service industries. Besides ranking as a top notch destination for rest and relaxation, Malaga also boasts emerging urban, industrial and technology innovation centres which also make it appealing for business.
MALAGA FESTIVAL-SPANISH CINEMA
The MALAGA FESTIVAL-SPANISH CINEMA, with Malaga-born actor Antonio Banderas as honorary president, has taken place every spring since 1998. Organized by Malaga City Hall, together with a handful of private and public sponsors and partners, the Festival aims to further the distribution and promotion of Spanish feature films as well as documentaries that have either been produced or backed in Spain and Latin-America, or focus on Spanish or Latin-American themes. The Festival welcomes professionals across the board and works to promote commercial development.
The 7th Edition held from the 23rd April to 1st May 2004, confirmed the Malaga Festival, the leading Spanish film festival in our country, as an essential meeting point for the film and audio-visual industry as a whole.
Firmly supported by FAPAE, Federation of Spanish Producers Associations, official institutions (ICEX -Foreign Trade Institute-, ICAA -Film Institute- and EXTENDA - the Trade Promotion Agency of Andalusia- and the main television broadcasters (Antena 3, Canal + and Canal Sur), the Festival draws the attention of major dailies and national, regional and local television channels.
900 professionals, 600 journalists and 105,000 spectators attended the Festival.
8th EDITION (22nd to 30th April 2005)
The following sections will be presented at the 8th edition of the festival:
- Feature films. Competition Section. Spanish or co-produced feature films will be competing. This will be their world premiere screening.
- ZONAZINE. This is the youngest, most avant-garde area of the festival. It contains an Official Section for Feature films, in which Spanish or co-produced films will be competing, all of which are world-premieres, and another Section for Short films, containing an Informative Section and a Competition Section. ZONAZINE is also an urban space which will be enriched by live music shows, DJs, Videocreación, etc
- Tributes and Retrospectives will be held for leading personalities in the national film industry.
- 8th Annual Documentary Screenings. In the documentary section, the Festival will offer the Eighth Annual Documentary Screenings dedicated to Spanish and Latin-American documentaries either produced in, or focusing on themes concerning these regions. The screenings will have two sections: an Informative and an Official Competition Section. The Official Competition will grant a Top Award of 12.000€, a Jury Award of 3.000€ and an Audience Award of 3.000€.
MARKETS
In order to support international distribution, the Festival created two international markets in 2001: MARKET SCREENINGS, and MERCADOC.
- MARKET SCREENINGS: focusing on Spanish feature films, including co-productions.
- MERCADOC: specialized market dedicated to European and Latin-American documentaries.
MERCADOC 2005 - 28th, 29th and 30th April
The fifth edition of MERCADOC will be held on 28th, 29th and 30th April 2005, coinciding with the dates for the Malaga Festival (22nd to 30th April). The Eighth Annual Documentary Screening of Spanish and Latin-American documentaries will take place within the framework of the Festival with the screening of documentaries either produced in, or focusing on topics concerning these regions.
MERCADOC is a specialized market which only presents Spanish, Portuguese or Latin-American documentary production, of any length, genre and theme as well as documentaries from any other country -especially European- as long as their themes are related to Spain, Latin-America, Portugal or the Hispanic community in the United States.
Buyers and sales agents (independent producers, exporters, broadcasters, distributors, etc.) from around the world -and especially Europe, Latin-America and the United States- will be invited to participate.
PROGRAMMES
1 VIEWING AT MERCADOC
A. At the VIDEO LIBRARY:
- Documentaries of any length (including series) and genre (History, Art, Travel, Music, Nature, Biographies, Science, Sociology, Politics, Culture, Sports, etc.) completed between 2000 and 2005, that meet the following requirements:
- Produced in Spain, Portugal and Latin-America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela) or in the Hispanic community in the United States.
- Produced in any country and language that concerns themes or personalities related to Spain, Portugal and Latin-America or the Hispanic community in the United States.
- The documentaries participating in the Eighth Annual Documentary Screening within the Malaga Festival.
Producers and sellers can access either individual or shared stands, to present any audiovisual product from their catalogues, provided they meet the requirements stated above (A), regardless of production date.
2 PROGRAMME REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FOR MERCADOC IS FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL THE DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMES PRESENTED.
THE ENTRY FORMS FOR PROGRAMMES must be completed exclusively on line, at:
www.festivaldemalaga.com by 14th March 2005. A REGISTRATION NUMBER will be issued to your company through the registration system. This number must be quoted on the address label when submitting any material to our offices.
Any forms received after 14th March will not be included in the Official Catalogue of MERCADOC 2005.
Along with the form, you must submit at least 3 VHS cassettes (PAL, SECAM or NTSC) or DVDs for each programme you wish to register. Any entry forms without the corresponding viewing material cannot be considered. Considering the number of buyers coming from non- Spanish speaking countries, the organizers recommend that English subtitles be added to those programmes without an English version.
All cassettes or DVDs must be submitted, quoting the company REGISTRATION NUMBER All cassettes or DVDs must be submitted, quoting the company REGISTRATION NUMBER to the following address in Malaga by 14th March:
FESTIVAL DE MÁLAGA-CINE ESPAÑOL. MERCADOC
C/ Ramos Marín 2, 1º C. 29012, Málaga. España
Tlf: +34 952228242 Fax: +34 952227760
E-mail: catalogomercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com
3 PROGRAMMES WHICH HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF MERCADOC
Those companies interested in presenting their programmes at the Video Library of MERCADOC 2005 which have already been presented at previous editions of MERCADOC, must fill in the on-line Entry Form too, and send 3 cassettes or DVDs for each title to the address for the Festival shown above, by 14th March. The address label should also quote the company's REGISTRATION NUMBER issued by the on-line registration system.
These programmes will be included in the Catalogue for MERCADOC 2005 in summary format, they will also be available at the Video Library, which will have catalogues from previous editions of MERCADOC and a database of information on these programmes, for consultation.
4 DELIVERY OF CASSETTES AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL
The entrant is responsible for transportation, shipping and customs, if required, of advertising materials and cassettes. All submissions must be sent prepaid. The organisation will not accept parcels to be paid on delivery.
Cassettes or DVDs for participating programmes, as well as any advertising material still remaining after the close of MERCADOC may be collected, upon request by the interested party during the afternoon of 30th April, from 8 p.m. onwards. Requests should be submitted prior to 6 p.m. by filling in the form available for this purpose at the Video Library desk.
All the advertising material for the registered programmes (posters, pressbooks, photos, slides, etc.) must be submitted to the address in Malaga by 5th April. This material will be exhibited at the Reception and Sales Area and the organisation will choose the best lay out to match the promotional and sales aims.
All packages submitted should quote the company's REGISTRATION NUMBER issued by the on-line registration system to the following address: www.festivaldemalaga.com
MERCADOC SERVICES
MERCADOC will be open on the 28th, 29th and 30th April 2005 at the F&G MALAGA HOTEL - C/ Heroes de Sostoa, 17. 29002, Malaga. Tel: +34 951 01 01 50. Fax: +34 951 01 01 51 / Web www.fghotels.com / E-mail: eventos.malaga@fghotels.com
A- Facilities:
Reception and Sales Area
- Reception and helpdesk. All participants will have their own pigeon-hole.
- Stands
- Desks with pressbooks, documentation and advertising materials.
- A Video library including all products participating in MERCADOC.
- Dedicated area with a minimum of 35 independent video booths VHS (PAL, SECAM and NTSC) and DVD booths.
- Computer equipment to check MERCADOC's Database.
- Daily reports with information on which companies viewed which documentaries.
- The Cafetería will provide a relaxed environment to conduct both business and private meetings. Beverages (coffee, tea, water, fruit juices) will be offered free of charge.
Catalogue:
- MERCADOC will offer a bilingual (Spanish-English) catalogue with information on all productions presented at the video library.
- A database, containing information on all productions, institutions and companies taking part in the Market, will be available at the video library.
- Those interested in attending MERCADOC who would like some information on the City, may consult the Guide to Malaga on our web-page: www.festivaldemalaga.com, where they will find information on hotels, maps, transport, etc.
MERCADOC also offers a PROJECTS BOURSE, organized in collaboration with EDN (European Documentary Network).
The Bourse will entail a PROJECT FORUM and PITCHING SESSIONS.
Those projects participating in the BOURSE should meet the conditions required in the GUIDELINES which are set out below.
GUIDELINES
1 PROJECTS
Documentary projects of any length and genre may take part, provided they meet the following requirements:
- Projects by companies from Spain, Portugal, Latin America and the Hispanic community in the United States with no restrictions on subject matter.
- Projects by companies from any country, but with special emphasis on European countries, on topics and characters related to Spain, Portugal, Latin America or the United States' Hispanic community.
Companies may submit as many projects as they see fit for selection.
Only those projects selected by an international committee of experts, co-ordinated by the European Documentary Network (EDN), will participate in the PROJECTS BOURSE.
Productions may be selected either for the PITCHING SESSION or the PROJECTS FORUM.
Twelve projects from all BOURSE documentaries will be selected to take part in the PITCHING SESSIONS, while all others will be included in the PROJECTS FORUM.
All projects selected for the PITCHING SESSION will be screened and discussed publicly before a panel of commissioning editors during the sessions to be held on 28th April. Companies who do not wish to take part in the PITCHING SESSIONS may present their projects for direct selection for the PROJECTS FORUM.
All projects selected for the PROJECTS FORUM will be entitled to all the services offered for the PROJECTS BOURSE detailed below (See PROJECTS BOURSE SERVICES).
All projects selected for the PROJECTS BOURSE and all those submitted for selection at the PITCHING SESSION will automatically be submitted for selection at the PROJECTS FORUM, if they are not accepted for the PITCHING SESSION (In this case, the company may withdraw the project entirely from the BOURSE or may take part in the PROJECTS FORUM and will be entitled to all appropriate services).
The decision to select or reject projects for the BOURSE will be final and will be based on the following criteria, amongst others: International interest and universality of the project, production company and its creative team's curriculum, confirmed percentage of the budget, number and relevance of the confirmed broadcasts and distributors, the project's economic reach etc.
3 COMPANIES
The selection of a Project for the BOURSE means that attendance at MERCADOC is compulsory for the company. Therefore, the company must register as a participant at MERCADOC 2005. Registration can be completed either before or after notification of the Project´s selection, when the appropriate registration fees are to be paid. (See MERCADOC REGISTRATION FEES).
Those companies whose Projects have not been selected and who would like to participate in MERCDOC 2005 can do so by registering as attendees and by paying the appropriate attendance fees.
(See MERCADOC REGISTRATION FEES).
4 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE PROJECTS BOURSE
Presentation of projects for the BOURSE selection (PITCHING SESSIONS or PROJECTS FORUM) and payment of the corresponding fee (60€ per project) should be completed by 15th February 2005.
5 ENTRY FORM FOR SELECTION
The Entry Form for submission of projects for selection must be completed exclusively on line, at our website: www.festivaldemalaga.com, by 15th February 2005.
If your form is sent correctly, a REGISTRATION NUMBER will be issued to your company by the system. This number must be quoted on the address label when sending any material to our offices.
The CONFIRMATION of payment of the presentation fees must be submitted by 15th February 2005 to the following e-mail address: catalogomercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com
6 PITCHING SESSIONS
The PITCHING SESSIONS will take place on April 28th at the F&G. MALAGA HOTEL. A maximum of twelve projects will be presented at the pitching sessions. Simultaneous translation (English-Spanish) will be available.
Every project, presented by a maximum of two people, will be assigned 14 minutes: 7 minutes for the project presentation, which may include the screening of visual material, and 7 minutes for questions and answers with the Pitching Panel of commissioning editors.
7 PITCHING WORKSHOP
A two-day pitching workshop run by international tutors will take place on 26th and 27th April.
The workshop includes a general introduction to pitching techniques as well as individual work on the participants´ projects. Attendance is compulsory for all those participants with projects selected for the pitching sessions. A limited number of observers who are participating in the BOURSE will also be able to attend, provided they register in advance.
The fee for participation in these workshops, and working lunches, are included in the supplement payable for participation in the pitching sessions.
8 PROJECTS BOURSE SERVICES The PROJECTS BOURSE will offer the following services, for projects selected for the PITCHING SESSIONS and for the PROJECTS FORUM:
- A Catalogue (English-Spanish) that will include all the selected projects along with the information provided in the Project Presentation Form available from the Festival's website: www.festivaldemalaga.com.
- This Catalogue will be delivered by email (PDF format) to all the buyers and commissioning editors attending MERCADOC. They will receive the catalogue at least 10 days prior to the beginning of MERCADOC.
- Printed Catalogue of the PROJECTS BOURSE, along with the projects´ additional materials -videotapes, books, photographs and so on- will be available at the Video library for anyone that requests them during MERCADOC.
- The MERCADOC organisers will assist any of the companies selected for PITCHING SESSIONS or for the PROJECTS FORUM to prepare their MEETINGS SCHEDULE with any of the potential buyers attending MERCADOC. These meetings will take place at the F&G MALAGA HOTEL on 28th, 29th and 30th April.
- Companies with projects selected for the PROJECTS FORUM will be able to attend the public PITCHING sessions to be held on April 28th free of charge. The sessions are intended exclusively for commissioning editors, buyers, participants in the PROJECT BOURSE and authorised observers.
- For all the questions regarding the Projects and the Pitching sessions, please contact: Stephanie von Lukowicz (E-mail: bolsa@festivaldemalaga.com) For any other issues relating to the Projects Bourse, including payment of registration fees, and any supplements applicable, please contact: Carmen Gil (Telephone: +34 952228242. E-mail: catalogomercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com)
Additional documentation for projects selected for the PITCHING SESSION or for the PROJECTS FORUM (videotapes, books, photographs, and so on), which will be in the Video library at the disposal of those people wishing to see them, must be sent by April 12th 2005, quoting the company REGISTRATION NUMBER, to:
FESTIVAL DE MALAGA-CINE ESPAÑOL. MERCADOC
Ref. PROJECT´S BOURSE
Title of the project:.............................
C/ Ramos Marin 2, 1º C. 29012, Malaga. Spain.
Tlf.: +34 952228242 Fax: +34 952227760
E-mail: catalogomercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com
www.festivaldemalaga.com
10 SUBMISSION FOR SELECTION AND PROJECT REGISTRATION FEES
See MERCADOC REGISTRATION FEES
MERCADOC 2005 REGISTRATION FEES
1 OPTIONS TO TAKE PART IN MERCADOC Below are the different options for registration at Mercadoc, with the following registration fees:
- REGISTERING PROGRAMMES IN THE VIDEO LIBRARY. FREE OF CHARGE.
- COMPANIES ATTENDING MERCADOC
120 € (taxes included) Maximum two persons per company.
60 € (taxes included) per additional person accredited.
- COMPANIES HOLDING A STAND
400 € (taxes included) per 5 m2 module (2,50 x 2 m). Rental of a stand will entitle the company to free attendance at MERCADOC. (maximum two persons). - PROJECTS BOURSE.
- PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS FOR SELECTION
60€ (taxes included), for each Project presented.
This amount only covers the fees for management and project selection and is non-refundable. No refund or compensation will be allowed under any circumstances. - COMPANIES WITH PROJECTS SELECTED FOR THE PITCHING SESSION.
Supplement of 200€ (taxes included) for each selected Project. Only one project per company is allowed for THE PITCHING SESSION; all others will be passed on for selection at the PROJECTS FORUM. This supplement covers the costs for participants and working lunches, 2 people per project at the Pitching workshop (26th and 27th April) and the PROJECTS BOURSE (See PROJECTS BOURSE SERVICES).
Participation in the Workshops is compulsory for all companies with projects pre-selected for the PITCHING SESSION. - COMPANIES WITH PROJECTS SELECTED FOR THE PROJECTS FORUM
Supplement of 60€ (taxes included) for each selected Project. This supplement covers the cost of the PROJECTS BOURSE services. (See PROJECTS BOURSE SERVICES)
- PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS FOR SELECTION
2 PAYMENT DEADLINES
- COMPANIES ATTENDING
When registering each company. Those companies submitting the form accompanied by payment, by 14th March, will be included in the Official Catalogue as participants, together with all relevant professional and corporate information. - COMPANIES HOLDING STANDS
When applying for stand space (Prior to March 14th). - PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS FOR PROJECT BOURSE SELECTION
When presenting projects for selection (submit by February 15th ) - COMPANIES WITH PROJECTS SELECTED FOR THE PITCHING SESSION OR THE PROJECT FORUM
Once the definite selection has been notified (by 14th March).
Participation in MERCADOC involves implicit acceptance of these regulations. MERCADOC reserves the right to rule on all issues not expressly covered in this document.
THIS WAS MERCADOC 2004
The fourth edition of MERCADOC took place on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th April 2004. As a summary, see the following information:
PARTICIPANTS
In this fourth edition, MERCADOC was attended by 386 participants: buyers and sales agents (independent producers, exporters, broadcasters, distributors, etc). Among all the buyers participants, the following televisions and distribution companies could be highlighted:
Argentina: European Cinema Center / Arkino Pictures, INCAA, Produccion & Distribucion; Australia: SBS Television; Belgium: CDC United Network; Brazil: Destiny Int., Globosat, Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV, Vento Leste Projects and Productions; Canada: Radio Canada; Chile: Chilevisión, Television Nacional de Chile; China: New View TV / Novacom Media Group; Colombia: Centauro Cine & TV, Incomsa; Croatia: Croatian Television; Cuba: ICAIC; Czech Republic: Czech TV; Denmark: EDN; Eslovaquia: Slovak Television; Eslovenia: RTV Slovenija; Estonia: Estonian Television; Finland: Yle - Finnish Broadcasting; France: C.N.D.P. Sceren, France 5, , Odyssée, Planète; Germany: Farbfilm Entertinment, Look Filmproduktion; Greece: Ert SA, Teletypos SA; Holland: Cobos Films BV, RVU, VPRO; Hungary: Hungarian Television Corp.; India: Zee Telefilms; Iran: Sheherazad Media International; Israel: Noga Communications; Italy: Stefilm; Japan: NHK; Mexico: Canal 11 XE IPN / Once TV, Televisión Metropolitana S.A. de C.V. / Canal 22, Solferino Midia; Poland: Canal + Poland, Telewizja Polska; Portugal: Marfilms; Romania: Romanian TV; Rusian: Television Documentary Film; Spain: Canal Odisea, Canal Sur, Motion Pictures, S.A., Multicanal, Retelsat, Telemadrid, Televisión Española, Urban Films; Sweeden: SVT Sveriges Television; Switzerland: Televisione Svizzera RTSI; Turkey: Umut Sanat TIC; UK: David Finch Distribution Ltd., Joanne Swicki Media, KM Productions, Lucky World Productions; USA: Axentel Media Group, Discovery Communications, Discovery Networks, HBO Latin America, Jorge Ruffinelli, Luis Pérez Tolón, National Geographic Channel, Programas Para Televisión; Venezuela: Radio Caracas TV, Venevision.
STANDS
58 companies installed 26 stands, in order to promote contacts between buyers and sellers as well as to facilitate the view of their own products.
VIDEOTEQUE
The Videoteque offered 485 documentary programmes produced between 2000 and 2004 and presented by 223 companies from 22 countries (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK, USA, and Venezuela). There were 910 (exclusively buyers) views in the 35 individual booths.
PROJECT BOURSE
There was a "Project Bourse" where 36 projects by 36 companies participated, and "Pitching Sessions" with 12 selected projects which were attended by numerous representatives of distribution companies and televisions (acquisitions and commissioning editors).
For further information about the FESTIVAL please contact:
Festival de Málaga. Cine Español
C/. Ramos Marín 2, 1º C - 29012, Málaga (España)
Tel.: (34) 952 22 82 42 - Fax: (34) 952 22 77 60
e-mail: info@festivaldemalaga.com
catalogomercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com
www.festivaldemalaga.com
For further information about MERCADOC Please contact:
Oficina de Coordinación en Madrid:
C/. Hermosilla 57, 5º D - 28001, Madrid (España)
Tel.: (34) 915 78 08 38 - Fax: (34) 915 77 68 15
e-mail: mercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com
catalogomercadoc@festivaldemalaga.com
www.festivaldemalaga.com