Dazoo features a series of interviews with participants of the upcoming EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH, which will have its pitching session in Luxembourg during the Discovery Zone film festival, organised by Nisi Masa and Filmreakter with the support of the Film Fund Luxembourg. The first interview presents London-based writer and director Ben Gutteridge who will be […]

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com The Partnership of the European Short Pitch 2014 and Luxembourg City Film Festival brings you a Pitch Discovery workshop. It is the perfect opportunity for you to develop your projects in a professional environment! For the 2nd Edition of the scriptwriting workshop PITCH DISCOVERY, the festival is looking for: 10 young screenwriters from […]

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com These five amazing professionals will lead the 25 projects chosen for this 8th Edition: Marie Dubas Nadia Dumouchel Fabio Grassadonia Razvan Radulescu Leonardo Staglianò Learn all about the tutors of the ESP 2014 Edition!

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com The wait is over. After a long weekend in Berlin, the European Short Pitch 2014 Jury has finished the selection for the 8th edition of one of the flagship projects of NISI MASA. Here are the lucky ones: 1. August – Lino Pedro (Portugal) 2. Away Break – Gutteridge Ben (United Kingdom) 3. […]

SOURCE: http://www.paris.fr Frederic Zeimet’s short film project Cowboy (to be produced by the french production company AOMYS) has secured funding from the city of Paris. The project participated in the 2012 Nisi Masa EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH and was supported by a Filmreakter grant. The European Short Pitch will return to Luxembourg for its Coproduction Forum […]

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com Make sure you attend the European Co-Production workshop to get the chance to learn all about our very own European Short Pitch 2013. On Friday the 20th of September, from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Will Massa from the British Council, Laurent Crouzeix from Euro Connection and our own Wim Vanacker from European Short […]

Filmreakter’s Jacques le Rippeur and Gov Van Meatgrinder return to the Luxembourg Cinémathèque for a third season of their weekly Midnight Movie presentation. The formula remains the same: each Saturday night at 10, the most outrageous films from the Cinématheque’s archives (plus regular imports) – horror, trash, counterculture heroes, sexploitation, 80’s muscle action, … the […]

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com European Short Pitch is about to launch its next edition andwe’re looking for an intern to take on the position of project coordinator to complement the team already in place. This is a great opportunity for young people looking to get an insight into the world of European short film (co)production, to work up, close and […]

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com European Short Pitch’s Scriptwriting Workshop in Zagreb came and went. It turned into an inspirational and confrontational roller coaster ride with plenty of ideas, story lines, fictive characters and pitches being thrown around. We conquered snow storms, faulty imaginary universes, a Soviet interpretation of the Overlook Hotel and many a Croatian heart. Let’s […]

SOURCE: http://nisileaks.wordpress.com We are proud to announce the name of the five professionals related with the art of scriptwriting that will be tutoring and guiding the 25 participants of the 7th edition of European Short Pitch. Fabienne Aguado Fabienne Aguado holds a BA in Film Studies (thesis about Jacques Tati) and a Masters Degree in […]