WHAT IS IT?

Any Short Of Genre is an international co-production pitch for upcoming genre short films. Selected participants will have five minutes to pitch their project to an audience of film professionals. Short film projects of any genre are admitted to participate. Following the pitch session, participants will attend a series of one-to-one meetings with industry professionals scheduled by the TSFM team.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Any Short Of Genre is exclusively dedicated to creative teams composed by directors, screenwriters and/or producers, from any country of the world, that are in need of development support for completing the submitted projects. A diversified audience of cinema professionals – commissioning editors, buyers, distributors, festival representatives, directors, producers, and film institutions – will provide feedback to the selected projects.

WHEN IS IT SCHEDULED?

Any Short Of Genre is scheduled on Monday November 28th 2022 at 11:00 CEST (11:00 am CEST) during TSFM vol. 7. Please note that the time and date might change. The TSFM team will inform selected participants of any change of time and date that may occur as soon as any new information will be available.

WHERE IS IT?

Any Short Of Genre and one-on-one meetings are scheduled to take place in Torino, Italy. Please note that due to the ongoing pandemic, in order to comply with public health safety measures the location might be different. Furthermore, if required by the local safety health institutions, Any Short Of Genre might be moved entirely online. The TSFM team will inform prospective participants of any change of location that may occur as soon as any new information will be available.

WHAT LANGUAGE WILL BE USED?

Projects must be submitted in English. Selected projects will be pitched exclusively in English.

HOW DO I APPLY?

In order to take part in the selection process of Any Short Of Genre, applicants are required to:

• Register and sign in at tsfm.filmchief.com (If applicants have already been accredited to TSFM from 2017 on, username and password remain the same and they can be used to sign in. In case of lost credentials, these can be retrieved directly on the website)
• Submit a fully filled online entry form, accessible at this link

Mandatory regulations

• The expected length of the completed short film project should NOT EXCEED 59 minutes in length.
• A production company must be attached to the short film project BEFORE submitting the application.
• Any shooting of the short film project MUST NOT have been started before the pitch session in Torino.

WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS?

There are several deadlines for submitting a complete application to Any Short Of Genre.
The regular deadline is scheduled on Sunday July 31st 2022 at 23:59 CEST (11:59 pm CEST)
The late deadline is scheduled on Wednesday August 31st 2022 at 23:59 CEST (11:59 pm CEST)

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

The Any Short Of Genre submission fee varies according to the chosen deadline for submitting a complete application. The regular deadline fee amounts to 10,00 €. The late deadline fee amounts to 20,00 €. The sum is payable at the end of the submission process via Paypal only.

WHEN WILL APPLICANTS BE NOTIFIED OF THE SELECTION RESULTS?

Applicants will receive a selection or rejection notice via email by Monday October 10th 2022.

IN CASE OF SELECTION IS PARTICIPATION MANDATORY?

All participants are required to travel to Torino in order to attend the Any Short Of Genre pitch. TSFM will provide lodging for 2 nights and a free accreditation to a single representative for each selected project. Travel costs will not be covered or reimbursed. Please note that due to the ongoing pandemic, in order to comply with public health safety measures, selected participants that might be banned from traveling to Torino will be able to attend the Any Short Of Genre pitch remotely from home.

IS THERE A PRIZE?

Yes. A jury of three industry professionals selected by the TSFM team will award a developing grant of 500 € to the best project.
Cannes Court Métrage Award. Team members of Cannes Court Métrage will select one project that will be invited to attend and pitch at Cannes Court Métrage 2023.