Missoula, Montana - The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF) is now accepting proposals to pitch new and in-progress documentary films to ITVS Senior Program Manager, Richard Saiz.  The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 1, 2010.  There is no charge to submit.

BSDFF will host a special pitch session with Richard Saiz, Senior Program Manager at the Independent Television Service (ITVS) on Friday, February 19, 2010.  Saiz, who serves as a liaison with producers and ITVS, one of the largest and most important funders of independent documentary work in the U.S. will hear fifteen livepitches during the session at the 7th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

Proposals for independently produced documentaries, in-progress, of any length on any subject should include the following: a one-paragraph description of the project, which should include information about the subject of the film, the style/form of the film, basic technical details (including shooting format), the current status of the project, including any funding sources secured to-date, and a total budget for the film.  Addition information required: a website for the filmmaker (if available), personal filmography/film credits (if available), contact info - email/phone number.

Fifteen pitches will be selected to present on February 19, 2010 during the BSDFF in Missoula, Montana.  Filmmakers selected for the pitch session will be notified of acceptance by January 15, 2010. Those accepted in the session will be required to pay a non-refundable $45 registration fee. Presenting filmmakers may show clips or trailers of their works-in-progress (if available) as part of their pitch. Each pitch will be limited to 10 minutes total, which can include not more than 3 minutes of WIP material, and not more than a 4 minute pitch.  This will be followed by discussion and questions from Richard Saiz.

The live pitch session is open to the general public for observation for $5 at the door, and free to Big Sky Documentary Film Festival All-Access Pass holders.

Proposals should be sent to .
Proposals must be received via email no later than January 1, 2010.

For more information:

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
131 South Higgins Ave. Suite 3-6
Missoula, Montana 59802
(406) 541-3456
< http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org>

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This announcement is from the Big Sky Film Series, a project of the
Big Sky Film Institute, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
http://www.bigskyfilm.org