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Call for Submissions: The Good Pitch at Tribeca, Deadline February 8!

We are proud to announce that the Tribeca Film Institute is hosting the Good Pitch in New York during the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27th.

The call for entries opens January 13th and we are calling out to filmmakers involved in social justice film projects to apply before February 8th.

The Good Pitch is one-day live event bringing together specially selected foundations, NGOs, social entrepreneurs, broadcasters and other media people to expand the resources aimed at maximizing the impact of social-issue documentary. Eight filmmaking teams pitch their project and its associated outreach campaign with the aim of creating a unique coalition around each film to in order to accelerate its impact and influence.

“The Good Pitch is a unique catalyst which harnesses new and creative energies with the goal of getting films made and seen,” said Beth Janson, Artistic Director, Tribeca Film Institute. “This economic climate calls for unconventional thinking, especially in the cultural realm, and hosting The Good Pitch is one way TFI is supporting documentary filmmakers who are thinking outside the box.”

The Good Pitch @ Tribeca is now open for submissions. Deadline: Monday February 8, 2010. It is open to filmmakers of all nationalities.

The Good Pitch is a project of The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation in partnership with the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. It is made possible by The Fledgling Fund, Chicken and Egg Pictures, Tides Foundation, the Hartley Film Foundation and anonymous donors. Campaign development for filmmakers provided by Working Films

Cara Mertes, Director, Documentary Film Program, Sundance Institute: “Good Pitch continues to grow, leveraging the power of face-to-face interactions which fast-track creative partnerships and opportunities across multiple sectors and stakeholder groups. Year two of Good Pitch launches with a renewed commitment to raising the bar on resource identification for the independent documentary field.”

Expanding the conversation, Good Pitch @ Tribeca will have a special emphasis on bringing corporate and brand partners to the table alongside non-profits. Corporate partners bring exciting social change possibilities to filmmakers. Companies who have already participated in the Good Pitch include Whole Foods, Puma Vision, Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, Asda Walmart Foundation, Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, McKinsey & Co, Freud Communications, Edelman PR, Saatchi & Saatchi. The Good Pitch @ Tribeca provides a fantastic opportunity to build on this involvement.

Jess Search, CEO of the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation commented “The world is changing and Good Pitch needs to keep evolving. Tribeca is the best place in the world to explore how filmmakers, brands and social change professionals can work together for mutual benefit. We are delighted to be working with the Tribeca Film Institute on this challenging and important area”