Book To
Screen

Book To
Screen

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

  1. The applicant may be the original copyright owner of the submitted material, or may be authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the submitted material.
  2. For SAFM – MENA Edition, Projects must either have an author of South Asian or MENA origin or the book should have a South Asian or MENA backdrop and/or characters.
  3. The books must be published or contract must be signed and publication date should be within the next one year.
  4. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to send their complete manuscript or published book within 5 days of receiving a notification from the organisers.
  5. Applicant(s) need to provide the details of any previous film festivals/ film markets the project has been a part of.

Rules & Regulations

  1. All applications must be submitted in English regardless of the original language of the book.
  2. Projects must either have an author of South Asian or MENA origin or the book should have a South Asian or MENA backdrop and/or characters.
  3. Applicant(s) can submit multiple projects.
  4. Once the project is selected, publisher or agent or the author must be present in person at the SAFM – MENA Edition venue.
  5. SAFM – MENA Edition will provide handholding, capacity building and mentoring to the final selected participants to create a compelling pitch presentation.
  6. SAFM – MENA Edition will choose the final and maximum 5 books to be pitched by each author/publisher.
  7. The selected applicants will be given 15 min in total to present their project during the market. 5 Minutes (of the total 15 min) will be allotted for pitching & the remaining 10 min will be kept for Q & A session.
  8. The information on the application form cannot be edited once submitted.
  9. The Deadline for submitting your projects are Regular Deadline –
    December 17 to January 17, 2023
    Submission Fee : 100 USD
    Final Deadline – January 18 to January 31, 2023
    Submission Fee : 115 USD
  10. Unpaid submission will not be entertained.
  11. The decision of SAFM – MENA Edition will be final & binding on all applicants.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

  1. The applicant may be the original copyright owner of the submitted material, or may be authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the submitted material.
  2. For SAFM – MENA Edition, Projects must either have an author of South Asian or MENA origin or the book should have a South Asian or MENA backdrop and/or characters.
  3. The books must be published or contract must be signed and publication date should be within the next one year.
  4. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to send their complete manuscript or published book within 5 days of receiving a notification from the organisers.
  5. Applicant(s) need to provide the details of any previous film festivals/ film markets the project has been a part of.

Rules & Regulations

  1. All applications must be submitted in English regardless of the original language of the book.
  2. Projects must either have an author of South Asian or MENA origin or the book should have a South Asian or MENA backdrop and/or characters.
  3. Applicant(s) can submit multiple projects.
  4. Once the project is selected, publisher or agent or the author must be present in person at the SAFM – MENA Edition venue.
  5. SAFM – MENA Edition will provide handholding, capacity building and mentoring to the final selected participants to create a compelling pitch presentation.
  6. SAFM – MENA Edition will choose the final and maximum 5 books to be pitched by each author/publisher.
  7. The selected applicants will be given 15 min in total to present their project during the market. 5 Minutes (of the total 15 min) will be allotted for pitching & the remaining 10 min will be kept for Q & A session.
  8. The information on the application form cannot be edited once submitted.
  9. The Deadline for submitting your projects are Regular Deadline –
    December 17 to January 17, 2023
    Submission Fee : 100 USD
    Final Deadline – January 18 to January 31, 2023
    Submission Fee : 115 USD
  10. Unpaid submission will not be entertained.
  11. The decision of SAFM – MENA Edition will be final & binding on all applicants.

required Documents

  1. Logline
  2. Two Page synopsis of the book with the beginning, middle and end. No teasers.
  3. Adaptation plan and Rationale
  4. Author’s Profile
  5. Publisher’s Profile
  6. Audio/Visual Rights holder’s Profile
  7. Signed contract for manuscript (pdf)
  8. Previous film festival/ film market details.

Registration Form

Mandatory fields are marked with * | All file to be uploaded in .PDF format



    Book Title:*




    Contact Number:*





    Date of publication:*






    Publisher Name:*




    Upload Signed contract for manuscript:


    Signed contract for manuscript






    Upload Publisher’s Profile:* (300 words Max)


    Publisher’s Profile






    Genre:*






    Upload Full Synopsis:* (2 Page synopsis)


    Full Synopsis





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