WEMW 2025 will organise the new edition of the EAVE Slate. This innovative programme, run in close partnership with EAVE, will select up to 12 European and Latin American companies that are developing a slate of A/V works and will offer them consultancies on how to build a successful company slate and strategic company planning, together with business-to-business exchanges with key players from different industry sectors.

The programme combines the EAVE group work method with a series of plenary sessions and individual consultancies focusing on strategic company planning, potential risk evaluation and company diversification. The main goal is to define realistic short-, mid- and long-term strategies for their companies and how to pick the right projects to include in their company slates.

ELIGIBLE CRITERIA

– European and Latin American production companies are eligible to apply
– Companies must have at least 5 years of existence
– Companies must have produced and released at least 3 feature length films (any genre including documentary)
– The majority of projects included in the slate should have at least one regional/national/supranational development support in place (excluding deferrals, own investment or tax incentive schemes)
– Companies must include at least 2 different formats in their proposed slate (e.g. Animation / children films / shorts / fiction / series / doc / genre films…)
– We encourage applicants to apply with a slate of at least 4 and max 8 projects that can be in different stages of development (early, advanced, financing, etc). At least 2 of the projects should be in advanced development or financing.

SUBMISSION

All applications must include:
– complete online application form
– financing plans for each project
– company and slate strategy
– motivation statement expressing why you want to participate and what you wish to get out of it.

DATES & LOCATIONS

The EAVE Slate will take place in Trieste (Italy), during WEMW from 17th to 21st January 2025. All participants selected will be granted physical access to the market venue.

FEE

In case of selection, the participation fee is € 450 EUR, including WEMW & Trieste Film Festival accreditation, tuition fee and lunches. Travel costs and accommodation are not included.

* The participation fee will be waived for all Ukrainian selected participants
** Thanks to the support of Czech Film Center, Film Center of Montenegro, Polish Film Institute, Greek Film Center, Catalan Films, Toscana Film Commission, Film Commission Vallée d’Aoste, Fondazione Apulia Film Commission, IDM Film Commission Südtirol, RE-ACT, Telefilm Canada, ICAA – Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute, Icelandic Film Centre, Estonian Film Institute, Lithuanian Film Center, National Film Centre of Latvia, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, Screen Flanders, Screen Brussels, CCA-Film and Audiovisual Center, Netherlands Film Fund, Film Fund Luxembourg, over 50 producers from these partner regions/countries will be able to access partial/full scholarships. Please contact us at programme@wemw.it for further info.
*** Participation costs (including tuition fee, accommodation and partial airfare reimbursement) of all Latin American producers selected for the EAVE Slate will be covered in case of confirmation of IBERMEDIA contribution to WEMW 2025 (expected results mid-October).

DEADLINE & SUBMISSION FORM

Deadline: 5 November, 2024 23.59 CET
Fee: EUR 450
To apply please click here: https://vp.eventival.com/trieste/wemw2025/film-form/eave-slate

EAVE SLATE INFO DAY

If you wish to get more info about the Inspirational Labs and the EAVE Slate, please join our INFO DAY on Thursday October 22 from 15.00 to 16.00 (CET timezone). To confirm your attendance please fill in our registration form no later than October 18.