Eight documentary filmmaking teams gathered in London's Royal Institution on June 25 to pitch their projects to NGOs and potential partners for funding and distribution support. The rules were clear: pitches had to be no longer than seven minutes and would be followed by a 15-minute feedback session
Storified by cineuropa.org · Sun, Jan 06 2013 09:45:09
What is the big idea?
Good Pitch brings together filmmakers with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, brands and media around leading social issues – to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners, good for the films and good for society.
At #goodpitch: a fascinating org that connects civil society orgs with doc filmmakers.
#goodpitch 120 films + 1800 orgs have participated. Forging partnerships between storytellers and civil society - for the good of all!
At #goodpitch where documentaries that trigger changes are nurtured. We need forums like this one.
Everyone in smithies room believes in stories that change the world. The kind of room I like to be in. #goodpitch
“In the age of 24 hour news, documentaries are the last bastion of original journalism - it's at the heart of what documentaries do.” (Rageh Omar)
RainforestFoundation are @ #GoodPitch with amazing filmmakers journalists funders NGOs & civil society members. Glad we're in the mix! #RFUK
Amazing line up of social justice films today at #goodpitch event http://bit.ly/goodpitch - can you help support them?
Brazilian-Lebanese Julia Bacha presenting her film of Palestinian evictions from Sheikh Jarrah Jerusalem: "My Neighbourhood" #goodpitch
