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  • Application Form | Baltic Pitching Forum 2026

  • The Baltic Pitching Forum is a leading short film industry event in the Baltics, showcasing the newest short film projects from the region and the Guest Country, which this year is Italy.

    The 14th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum will take place on the 6-9th October in Vilnius, Lithuania. Consultations with scriptwriting expert Anna Bielak will take place online during the first week of September.

     

    ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

    • film directors and/or producers who are citizens of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, or Italy, or who have permanent residency in one of these countries;
    • in the case of co-production, at least one of the applicants (director or producer) must meet the eligibility requirements outlined above;
    • applicants (both director and producer) must have finished at least one short film project.

    ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

    • fiction, animation or hybrid (documentary projects are not eligible)
    • stand-alone short film (TV series projects are not eligible)
    • independent film, produced outside of school (student films are not eligible)
    • in the early development stage (shooting must start not earlier than 2027)
    • up to 30 minutes in length
    • aimed at an international audience
    • one of the production countries must be Baltic or Italy (only majority co-productions are eligible). 

     

    REGULATIONS

    APPLICATION DEADLINE
    21 June

    SELECTION RESULTS
    25 August

     

    MORE INFORMATION
    www.bpf.lt / If you have any questions, please contact bpf@filmshorts.lt


    Baltic Pitching Forum is organised by the Lithuanian Short Film Agency LITHUANIAN SHORTS. The project is financed by the Lithuanian Film Centre, Vilnius City Municipality, Audiovisual Works Copyright Association “AVAKA” and Baltisches Haus.

  • INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICANT

    Person who is filling the application form

  • INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT

  • 0/700
  • Project type (please note, that documentary projects are not eligible)*
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  • FILM DIRECTOR(S)

  • How many film directors are there?*

  • Film director #1

    If there are two or more film directors, you will have the opportunity to provide information about all of them in the next section.
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  • FILM PRODUCER(S)

    It is not mandatory to have a producer attached, but it is recommended.
  • Do you already have a producer(s)?

  • FILM PRODUCER(S)

    If there are two or more film producers, you will have the opportunity to provide information about all of them in the next section.
  • How many film producers are there?

  • Film producer #1

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  • Film producer #3

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  • ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

  • IMPORTANT. After you fill the application form, please add the additional material in English:
    - script or treatment (if submitting with the treatment, please note, that in case of selection you will be asked to deliver a script by 29 August)
    - director’s statement
    - CV (with filmography) of the director and producer
    - financial and distribution plans (not mandatory)
    - visual reference material (not mandatory)

    Any changes to the project after the application has been submitted (such as secured funding, updated shooting dates, changes in production countries) should be communicated to the organisers via email at bpf@filmshorts.lt.

    All materials must be merged into a single PDF file, named [Country_Project Title in English].

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