Supported by the Creative Europe program since 2013, Cross Video Days (2-4 October 2017) is a unique marketplace where innovative digital content and studios can be pitched, scouted and secure finance.
This year, Cross Video Days will offer two tracks: the first, for financing digital projects in development; the second, for financing game and cinematic AR/VR Studios.
Apply to VR/AR Investment Booster and meet international investors
As a growing number of players, funds and equity investors are now supporting not only specific projects but also innovative production companies themselves Cross Video Days this year introduces a new financing track open to tech content creating companies whose activity includes the production of cinematic experiences or games using AR/VR/MR/360° technologies.
12 selected European companies will get a unique chance to pitch their investment opportunity to a panel of 15 high-level international investors as well as AR/VR/MR/360° industry experts.
Apply to the Content Market and meet digital financiers
With the audio-visual and digital media industries still experimenting with business models, Cross Video Days Content Market strives to increase project financing opportunities and to help maximise the chances of projects being released.
47% of the projects selected at the Cross Video Days have been produced and distributed in a 2 year timeframe.
This call is open to any digital-oriented project of any genre currently at fundraising stage and meeting any of the 4 following criteria:
Interactive content (Serious games, Webdoc, apps …)
Web linear content (Webseries, web fictions …)
Multiplatform universe (Crossmedia or transmedia…)
Game & Cinematic AR/VR/360° (AR/VR/MR/360° …)
The selected participants will be offered 30 minute one-to-one meetings with a wide range of players including traditional broadcasters, fund managers, online broadcasters and VOD platforms, web publishers, Multi-Channel Networks, brands and VCs.
Financiers who have attended previous editions include: Tribeca, POV Digital, HTC Vive, Maker studios, Youtube, Sony Pictures, Red Bull Media House, Rightster, VICE, Channel 4, BBC, ZDF, BR, ARD, Arte, France Televisions, Canal+, RTBF, RTL, TF1, M6, RTS, ARD, YLE, DR, RTVE and RAI Educational.
Submission and participation at Cross Video Days is free of charge.
Deadline: applications are open until 13 June 2017
For further information about Cross Video Days call for projects, please click here.