Stories to Screen

Web
Series​

Stories to Screen

Web
Series​

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

  1. The applicant MUST be the original copyright owner of the submitted material, or authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the submitted material.
  2. The applicant(s) for SAFM.Global 2022 MENA Chapter – a) Must be of South Asian origin. b) Applicant (s) from MENA region are also welcome.
  3. Applicant(s) must submit a bible . All details regarding the bible are present in the application form.
  4. The decision of SAFM.Global will be final & binding on all applicants

Rules & Regulations

  1. All applications must be submitted in English regardless of the language of the film
  2. Submission of complete bible is mandatory. Submission of incomplete bible will lead to disqualification.
  3. Final projects will be decided based on the quality of the bible.
  4. Applicant(s) can submit multiple projects.
  5. Writer of the selected project must be present in person at the SAFM.Global venue.
  6. SAFM.Global will provide handholding, capacity building, and mentoring to the final selected writers to create a compelling pitch presentation.
  7. The selected filmmakers 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 decision of SAFM.Global will be final & binding on all applicants.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

  1. The applicant MUST be the original copyright owner of the submitted material, or authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the submitted material.
  2. The applicant(s) for SAFM.Global 2022 MENA Chapter – a) Must be of South Asian origin. b) Applicant (s) from MENA region are also welcome.
  3. Applicant(s) must submit a bible . All details regarding the bible are present in the application form.
  4. The decision of SAFM.Global will be final & binding on all applicants

Rules & Regulations

  1. All applications must be submitted in English regardless of the language of the film
  2. Submission of complete bible is mandatory. Submission of incomplete bible will lead to disqualification.
  3. Final projects will be decided based on the quality of the bible.
  4. Applicant(s) can submit multiple projects.
  5. Writer of the selected project must be present in person at the SAFM.Global venue.
  6. SAFM.Global will provide handholding, capacity building, and mentoring to the final selected writers to create a compelling pitch presentation.
  7. The selected filmmakers 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 decision of SAFM.Global will be final & binding on all applicants.

required Documents

  1. Log line
  2. Theme
  3. Genre
  4. Story Synopsis (minimum 5 pages) with beginning, middle and end of season one
  5. World and / or treatment
  6. Visual References
  7. Character sketches
  8. Episodic synopsis of season one
  9. First episode screenplay of season one
  10. Story for the next two seasons (2-3 pages)

Registration Form

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