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JETS Call for Entry 2022: The Film Initiative That Takes You Beyond

Posted: 12th October 2021

JETS stands for Junior Entertainment Talent Slate and unites 1st, 2nd and 3rd feature film filmmakers with Irish, Canadian, German, Norwegian, Austrian, British, South African and US producers, sales agents, finance and distribution companies during a pitching session with the aim of Co-Production during the International Film Festival Berlin 2022 (venue to be announced at later date).  20 - 24 projects from filmmakers will be selected for the JETS Initiative. 

The JETS Co-Production Initiative organised by WEP Productions & JETS Filmverleih & Vertrieb (Distribution) is funded and supported by Screen Ireland, Telefilm Canada, nordmedia, NFVF South Africa, ÖFI-Austrian Film Institute, HessenFilm & Medien, Filminvest Norway. 

Conditions of Participation 

1. Projects can be submitted by a producer/director team from the following countries: Ireland, Canada, Germany, Austria, Norway, UK and South Africa. The producer/director team must be in their first 6 years of their film/TV career. An exception can be granted to the Producer: She/he can have up to 10 years experience in the film business and/or has only produced a maximum of two feature length films.
2. All projects submitted must be fictional films (feature film length animation incl.) that are still in the project development or financing stage. Completed films will be not accepted. All projects must have a duration of 80 minutes or more.
3. Producers/directors wanting to participate in the JETS Initiative must send an email to info@wepfilms.com with the heading “JETS 2022 + name of submitting person and country” including supporting materials (see page 3) by the 10th of December 2021.
4. Each producer/director team must ensure to supply safe links of previous work i.e. short films, commercials, 1st or 2nd feature film (in case you supply a project that should be considered as your 3rd feature film production). These should be password-protected.
5. If the script should not be in the English language, the filmmakers must supply a three page treatment in English.
6. The total Co-Production budget for one project may range from € 300,000 to € 3,000,000. The maximum budget for a 1st feature film project should preferably not exceed €1,000,000.
7. Only projects with complete information can be considered for the pre-selection process.

The deadline for entry is 10th December 2021.

For more information on the selection process, how to apply and other conditions for participation, please click here.