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Pitch contests

Hello dear Forge !

This week I did something really, really cool in Paris: I went to a week-long training with producers and script doctors to work on my pitching skills for my feature film "The Red Arch".

Not only have I learned A LOT about the French film industry, but specifically, I have learned that my feature film will be extremely hard to produce in France, for budgetary reasons (French cinema doesn't have the same production budgets as the US unfortunately).

The producers I met did not exactly say "it will never be produced" but that's clearly what they meant. They strongly suggested I try pitching in the US directly and not lose time in France.

The issue : I have 0 contacts in the US! 🇺🇸

So, I was wondering if enrolling in pitching contests could be a good strategy to start meeting people and maybe get some contacts.

Do you have an idea of interesting contests that I could participate in ?

Or any opinion on this ?

As always, thanks for your companionship (makes me feel less alone 😅🫶🏻)

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