Following the success of the Focus Visegrad 2021, Fipadoc initiated Meet & Match Visegrad in 2022, an initiative that annually highlights the documentary film industries of the Visegrad Group countries (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia) and connects them to the French industry and the rest of Europe.Once again, Fipadoc Meet & Match: Visegrad 2025 aims to create a meeting point for documentary film professionals coming from Visegrad, France and Europe. Taking place during Fipadoc International Documentary Festival, the initiative extends over 8 days on January 24 to February 1st 2025, in Biarritz, France. It offers a program designed to gather key industry professionals (producers, directors, decision makers, funders) together through targeted matchmaking activities:
PRODUCERS MEET PRODUCERS VISEGRAD – FRANCE
Applications from November 25th 2024, to January 7th, 2025The prearranged meetings are carefully designed to matchmake the right partners based on a selection of projects presented.
◤ Mentored by Zdenek Blaha (IDF / East Doc Platform).
◤ 2-hours long meeting session.
◤ 36 one-to-one meetings.
◤ 6 producers from Visegrad & 6 producers from France :
VISEGRAD
◤ Patricia D’Intino (Good Kids, Hongrie)
◤ Michaela Kaliska (Ninja film, Slovakia)
◤ Veronika Janatkova (Pandistan s.r.o., Czech Republic)
◤ Jan Bodnár (Gnomon Production S.R.O., Czech Republic)
◤ Piotr Smiechowski (Telemark, Poland)
◤ Julianna Ugrin (Éclipse Film, Hongrie)
FRANCE
◤ Frédéric Roullier (Seiya Production)
◤ David Schoumann (Baïkal Production)
◤ Pauline Tran Van Lieu (Hutong Productions)
◤ Pierre-François Decouflé (Heliox Films)
◤ Valérianne Boué (les Films d’Ici)
◤ Milana Christitch (Ana Films)
◤ Social gatherings: producers’ lunch and dinner, Fipadoc’s drink and Focus
territory’s dinner.
INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTION FORUM
Applications from September 12th to October 24th, 2024
◤ Pitching trainings
◤ One-to-one meetings with key European decision makers
◤ Physical pitching sessions in Biarritz
◤ Best international pitch award from AL JAZEERA BALKANS (3000€ prize and
invitation to pitch at Al Jazeera Balkans)
◤ Awards from partner festivals: Docs Barcelona, Dok.Fest München, Lau
Haizetara (San Sebastian).
◤ 2 projects from Visegrad in 2025
Waltz from the Well (Pologne)
World of Walls (Slovaquie)
CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS, INDIVIDUAL FOLLOW-UP BY
EXPERTS
◤ MEET THE FROGS: How to coproduce with France, moderated by CNC
◤ MEET THE FROGS: Arte France, France Télévisions and CNC Line-ups
available in simultaneous translation (in English)
◤ FOCUS: panorama on the Balkans documentary industry (financing and co-
production opportunities, festivals).
FIPADOC MEET & MATCH, YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS A PANEL
OF EUROPEAN DECISION-MAKERS
◤ French broadcasters: France Télévisions, ARTE, Ushuaia TV, Histoire TV, LCP
AN, Public Sénat, M6, Society+
◤International broadcasters: HBO Europe, Disney, POV/PBS (USA), NHK (Japan), EBS (South Korea), Al Jazeera (Qatar), RAI Documentari (Italy), RTBF (Belgium), RTS (Switzerland), SVT (Sweden), CTV (Czech Republic), Current Times TV (Czech Republic), Polish TV (Poland), RTVS (Slovakia), SWR (Germany), ZDF (Germany), ORF (Austria), LRT (Lithuania), LV TV (Latvia), EPB (Estonia), TV3 Catalunya (Spain), TG4 (Ireland), ERT (Greece), KAN (Israel), TV 2M (Morocco), HRT (Croatia), TRT (Turkey), RTVE (Spain)
In order to propose this unique initiative, FIPADOC is partnering with important documentary actors in the region:
◤the Documentary Film Institute (IDF) in Prague
◤the Hungarian Madoke Documentary Association in Budapest
◤the Krakow Film Foundation (KFF)
◤the Slovak Association of Independent Producers in Bratislava
◤the Doclab Poland program in Warsaw
