2019 Pitch Selection
Discover the 36 original projects from about 18 different countries pitched live for funding and industry leaders’ insight at Sunny Side of the Doc 2019
Five pitching sessions across the week (Monday, June 24 – Thursday, June 27) have seen creative teams from all over the world pitch their projects in development, in front of 300+ international decision makers and distributors, guided by expert moderators.
SCIENCE PITCH
WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE – 11am to 1pm – AUDITORIUM
WORD HISTORY
Produced by: Films à Cinq, France // PBS International, United States
Author: David Sington
THE DEEP MED
Produced by: Les gens bien production, France
Authors: Gil Kébaïli - Laurent Ballesta
THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS
Produced by: Smith & Nasht, Australia
Author: Annamaria Talas
SCAT MAN
Produced by: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH, Austria
Director: Ruth Berry
KROMDRAAI - CHILDREN FROM THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND
Produced by: Ex Nihilo, France
Author: Cédric Robion
THE DOUBT MAKERS
Produced by: ZED, France
Authors: Pascal Vasselin - Franck Cuveillier
SCIENCE PITCH - ONE TO ONE MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE – 4.00pm to 6.30pm – RESTAURANT
Private session (one-to-one meetings)
THE SCIENCE OF EMOTIONS
Produced by: Effervescence label, France
Authors: Jessy Picard - Sonia Ruspini
SAPIENS, THE NEW BEGINNING
Produced by: Arte France, France
Author: Olivier Julien
MEGAFIRES THE GLOBAL THREAT
Produced by: Georama Tv, France
Authors: Nicolas Koutsikas - Cosima Dannoritzer
INSIDE THE MYSTERY OF TREES
Produced by: Hauteville Productions, France
Author: Emmanuelle Nobécourt
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CO2 FOOTPRINT (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)
Produced by: a&o buero filmproduktion, Germany
Author: Johan von Mirbach
SOCIAL AND HUMAN INTEREST PITCH
MONDAY 24 JUNE – 5pm to 7pm – AUDITORIUM
TOUCH WOOD
Produced by: ELF Pictures, Hungary
Authors: Balint Revesz - Angus MacInnes
OLYMPIC HALFTIME
Produced by: D1film, Czech Republic
Author: Haruna Honcoop
Scouted at: East Doc Forum 2019
NENETS VS GAS
Produced by: Little Big Story, France
Author: Sergio Ghizzardi
GHOSTS OF AFGHANISTAN
Produced by: GALAFILM PRODUCTIONS INC., Canada
Authors: Graeme Smith, Julian Sher, Natalie Dubois
THE DARK SIDE OF GREEN ENERGIES
Produced by: GAD, France
Authors: Jean-Louis Pérez - Guillaume Pitron
AN UNSUNG SOLDIER
Produced by: Elo Company, Brazil
Author: Maria Carolina Telles
HISTORY PITCH
TUESDAY 25 JUNE – 10am to 12pm – AUDITORIUM
THE TRAP. 40 YEARS OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Produced by: LOOKSfilm, Germany
Authors: Marcel Mettelsiefen, Mayte Carrasco
LETTERS WITHOUT SIGNATURE
Produced by: NEW DOCS, Germany
Author: Christian Schulz
THE GERMAN WAR - IN THE EYE OF THE STORM
Produced by: Roche Productions, France
Author: Jérôme Prieur
DECOLONISATIONS
Produced by: Program33, France
Authors: Karim Miske - Marc Ball - Pierre Singaravelou
THE BUILDERS OF THE ALHAMBRA
Produced by: Al Pati Produccions, Spain
Author: Isabel Fernandez
ANTOINE THE FORTUNATE
Produced by: Anemon, Greece
Author: Nefin Dinc
ARTS & CULTURE PITCH
TUESDAY 25 JUNE – 5pm to 7pm – AGORA
THE SUBHARCHORD - A CHILD OF THE GOLDEN AGE
Produced by: True Fiction, Norway
Author: Ina Pillat
Scouted at: Avant Première 2019 - IMZ International Music + Media Market
THE PAPER ARCHITECT
Produced by: Berta Film Srl, Italy
Author: Emiliano Galigani
SOUL SISTERS
Produced by: Espresso Media International, United Kingdom
Author: Peter von Puttkamer
KUBRICK BY KUBRICK
Produced by: Temps Noir, France
Author: Gregory Monro
ESCAPE TO THE SILVER GLOBE
Produced by: Silver Frame Stanislaw Zaborowski, Poland
Author: Jakub Mikurda
JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE, THE LAST SAMOURAÏ
Produced by: Roche Productions, France
Author: Cyril Leuthy
NATURAL HISTORY & WILDLIFE PITCH
THURSDAY 27 JUNE – 10am to 12pm – AGORA
THE TURTLE WALKERS
Produced by: Emaho Film, India
Author: Taira Malaney
THE TAMED GOD
Produced by: Wild Stories Distribution, Spain
Authors: Juan Antonio Rodriguez Llano - Kalyan Varma
WILD PACIFIC RESCUE
Produced by: White Pine Pictures, Canada
Author: Andrew Munger
THE QUEST FOR NATURE
Produced by: Bluearth production, France
Author: Jean-Charles Granjon
PETITE BALADE
Produced by: China Intercontinental Communication Center, China
Authors: Ansiqi Li - Yuanyuan Wang
KELP THE MYSTERIOUS UNDERWATER FOREST
Produced by: Films à Cinq, France
Author: Stéphane Begoin