Docu Rough Cut Boutique is the leading regional program for documentaries in post-production coming from Southeast Europe and the Caucuses, famous for its boutique format of only 5 selected projects.

Created by the Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, the programme is organized in three working modules: Sofia , Cluj and Sarajevo. The workshop programme is constructed with editing tutorials, group sessions and individual meetings with renowned documentary experts and professionals. The programme will culminate at Sarajevo Film Festival where five projects will be presented to the CineLink Industry Days decision makers (funders, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters, and festival programmers) with the aim of assisting their completion and enhancing their distribution and festival presentation possibilities. The program is funded by Creative Europe MEDIA and Bulgarian National Film Center.

Projects coming from the following countries are eligible to apply:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

Over the years, our mentors have been: Tom Ernst, Hanka Kastelicova, Noemi Schory, Cat Le Clef, Kirsten Johnson, Albert Elings, Ilian Metev, Ivo Trajkov, Dimitra Kouzi, Rebecca Camisa, Ollie Huddlestone, John Apple, Dana Bunescu, Jordana Berg,

Fees:

The fee per team* amounts to €1000 and for all three modules covers:

• Tuition
• Accommodation and subsistence
• Partial Travel bursaries
• Accreditations and access to industry events

*A Team consist of director and editor for the first two sessions and director and producer for the last one. The producer could also attend if he/she covers the additional subsistence expenses. Scholarships are available based on financial merits after the selection process has been completed.