AJD Industry Days plans to become a key meeting place for projects from the following regions: Southeast Europe, Caucasus, the Middle East, and North Africa (MENA). The launch of this platform will take place during the 5th edition of AJB Docs in Sarajevo.

AJD Industry Days @ AJB DOC plans to meet for three days with various projects from the aforementioned regions and, after initial presentations, will culminate in one-to-one meetings.

AJD will offer an amount of 15,000 USD as a co-production award for one of the selected projects in 2022.

Scope of Entries:

Accepts proposals for new documentaries aiming for international co-production. As a basic rule, proposed projects should be at pre-production or rough-cut stages.

Entries of one-off films or series on any valid topic are accepted, including current affairs, social issues, history, art, and culture.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be a filmmaker belonging to a production company or independent filmmaker.

• These filmmakers need preferably to reside in SEE, Caucasus, and MENA, or propose projects related to SEE, Caucasus and MENA.

• Independent filmmakers need to attach their past work history and a letter of recommendation.

• Filmmakers belonging to broadcasting stations should apply in cooperation with their production companies.

Application Method:

• To submit your project, fill out the online application form with the required details released by the end of March on the website.

• Applications by email or post will not be accepted.

• Entries without all of the necessary information, entries exceeding the word count, and entries without the required photographic data will also not be accepted.

• Please submit your entry in Arabic, English, and Balkans languages.

Submission Deadline: June 30th, 2022 (CET Time)