DOCSBARCELONA, THE BIARRITZ FIPADOC FESTIVAL and PIAF [Federated Independent Audiovisual Producers] MAINTAIN THEIR COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE LAU HAIZETARA FORUM OF SAN SEBASTIÁN

These alliances, which have shared and/or complementary aims, are intended to boost the presence of projects in different specialised markets for the documentary genre, thus enabling the completion of their development and financing. As the result of these agreements, both the Biarritz FIPADOC festival and DocsBarcelona will select a project from among the projects participating in the forthcoming LAU HAIZETARA Forum of San Sebastián to participate in the project pitching sessions and the speed meetings held in January and May 2023, respectively. Also, once again, PIAF (Productores Independientes Audiovisuales Federados) , in collaboration with EGEDA (Entidad de Gestión…

IBAIA RECEIVES THE SUPPORT OF ELKARGI AND BOTH INSTITUTIONS WILL INTENSIFY THEIR COLLABORATION

Thanks to this agreement and alongside other measures, the San Sebastian LAU HAIZETARA Documentary Co-Production Forum will increase its prize for the best project to €5,000. (IBAIA-ELKARGI Award).  This collaboration agreed between IBAIA (Association of Independent Audio-Visual Producers of the Basque Country), organiser of the Forum, and ELKARGI, strengthens and underlines the commitment of the financial entity with the Basque audiovisual sector. Over the years, ELKARGI has participated in the financing of a large number of cinema productions with the participation of Basque companies. It has now intensified its efforts and is prepared to offer audiovisual companies financial services…

The documentary co-production Forum Lau Haizetara will include an environmental consultancy prize

IBAIA – Asociación de Productores Audiovisuales Independientes del País Vasco/Association of Independent Audiovisual Producers of the Basque Country, as organiser of the Forum, is aware of the necessary ecological transition in which we find ourselves, and that the audiovisual sector is an inherent part of it, so it has decided it is advantageous to collaborate actively in the unavoidable journey our audiovisual companies must make to achieve that transformation. Bilibin Circular is a circular economy consultancy involved in the transformation process of companies towards sustainability. In the field of the audiovisual sector, it is responsible for the Technical…

Outstanding Commissioning Editors will be present at the forthcoming edition of the Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum of San Sebastián

A few weeks before the 15th edition of the Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum of San Sebastián gets under way, we advance details of an event which, year after year, welcomes more professionals from the cinema industry linked to the documentary genre. AL JAZEERA (Qatar), CAT&Docs (France), Movistar+ (Spain), SUNDANCE INSTITUTE (USA), SVT (Sweden), THE HISTORY CHANNEL IBERIA (Spain), TVE (Spain) and CHICKEN & EGG PICTURES (USA), are some of the names forming part of the panel for this edition.

TREELINE DISTRIBUTION WILL ONCE AGAIN AWARD A DISTRIBUTION AND FESTIVAL CONSULTANCY PRIZE TO ONE OF THE SELECTED PROJECTS IN THE SAN SEBASTIAN LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY FORUM

The Lau Haizetara Documentary Coproduction Forum of San Sebastian and Treeline Distribution have renewed the agreement which they signed in 2013 with the aim of continuing to boost and consolidate their backing of the documentary industry. For the ninth consecutive year, the distributor will grant the Distribution and Festival Consultancy Prize, consisting of 2 advisory sessions for the project: a first consultancy session during the documentary development stage, and a second one once the documentary is finished.

PROJECTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FORTHCOMING EDITION OF THE SAN SEBASTIÁN LAU HAIZETARA FORUM

El Foro de Coproducción de Documentales Lau Haizetara de San Sebastián, anuncia la selección de proyectos de su decimoséptima edición, que se celebrará de manera presencial los días 20, 21 y 22 de Septiembre de 2021 en el marco del 69º Festival de San Sebastián. El gran número de proyectos recibidos y su diversidad demuestran la fortaleza de este foro dentro de la industria del documental. (more…)

THE SAN SEBASTIÁN LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY CO-PRODUCTION FORUM HAS AMENDED ITS DATES AND EXTENDED ITS DEADLINE

The San Sebastián Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum has announced a change of dates for its seventeenth edition, which will move to being held on 20, 21 and 22 September 2021 within the framework of the 69th San Sebastian Film Festival. Alongside this postponement, it has also been announced that the deadline for registering projects has been extended. It will now end on 25 June. (more…)