28 March 2024 The Irish Film & Television Network
     

Irish Film and Television Network

 »

TV

 »

news



Galway Film Fleadh Opens Entries for Annual Pitching Competition
03 May 2019 : News Desk
Galway Film Fleadh
Since its inception in 2005, The Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition has emphasised that good writing is still the backbone of the audio-visual sector and provided many writers with an opportunity to get their foot in the door of the industry.

All that is required is a 500-word written pitch (from beginning to end – no cliff-hangers!) from writers of any skill level. Any genre of feature drama, documentary or animation will be considered.  Finalists will be selected to pitch their idea as an ‘Elevator Pitch’ of 90 seconds, in front of an audience and a panel of industry judges on the closing day of the Galway Film Fleadh. The winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony that evening and will receive a cash prize of €3000.

In addition to the prize money, and the opportunity to pitch to industry professionals, the real benefits of being selected for the Film Fleadh Pitching Competition are multifarious. Previous participants have cited: opening the door to producers, having their project optioned by producers, being invited on mentorships to hone their craft, bolstering their confidence and providing the first opportunity for them to win over an audience. As for the winner, the prize can allow them the time to develop and expand their pitch into a full feature film script, as was the case with Will Collins and ‘My Brothers’.

As perhaps the best example, Collins won the Film Fleadh Pitching Competition with his pitch for ‘My Brothers’, and the film opened the festival three years later before Collins went on to write the Oscar® nominated ‘Song of the Sea’ and the highly anticipated ‘Wolfwalkers’.

The regular deadline for entry to the Pitching Competition is Friday, May 30th, 2019 at 5 p.m. G.M.T. and the entry fee is €40.

The late deadline is Friday, June 7th, 2019 at 5 p.m. G.M.T. and the fee is €50.

Click here for further information or to submit a pitch.





FEATURES & INTERVIEWS
“For the industry to grow here, we need more storytellers”, Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney discusses Storyhouse
Sharon Horgan, Róisín Gallagher, and Éanna Hardwicke among BAFTA TV Award nominees
Free Industry Newsletter
Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week.
Click here to sign up.






 
 the Website  Directory List  Festivals  Who's Who  Locations  Filmography  News  Crew  Actors
 

Contact Us | Advertise | Copyright | Terms & Conditions | Security & Privacy | RSS Feed | Twitter

 

 

 
canli bahis siteleri rulet siteleri deneme bonusu veren siteler bahis siteleri free spin veren siteler deneme bonusu veren yeni siteler yeni casino siteleri yeni bahis siteleri betwoon grandpashabet