Familiar Touch, dir. Sarah Friedland
25/07/24

Send your project to U.S. in Progress! Submissions open till September 8th

AFF and CINEMAFORUM accept submissions for the American Shorts section Ten days left to submit your project to U.S. in Progress!

In 2024 U.S. in Progress will be held from November 7th till 9th. The program is organized in the framework of the American Film Festival in Wroclaw (November 5-11th).

Following the successes of the U.S. in Progress alumni – world and European premieres of India Donaldson (Good One, Sundance, Cannes 2024), Tyler Taormina (Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, Cannes 2024), Cutter Hodierne (Cold Wallet, SXSW 2024), Anu Valia (We Strangers, SXSW 2024), and recently announced world premiere of Sarah Friedland’s Familiar Touch in Venice Orizzonti, this year’s edition of the program announces its call for submissions.

U.S. in Progress presents narrative feature projects in rough cut stages to European buyers and Polish partner post-production companies offering over $100,000 worth of services. The program objective is to inspire American producers to work with Poland and offers a unique opportunity to network, learn, exchange ideas and find partners. The deadline for submissions is September 8th.

U.S. in Progress regulations and requirements:

  • we are looking for fiction narrative projects in progress
  • produced in the U.S.
  • to reach at least 60 minutes of rt by November
  • minimum 20 minutes of footage needs to be provided with the submission
  • no sales agent attached by November 9th.

For more information check www.usinprogress.pl.

To apply, please send in the following information in one email to usinprogress@nowehoryzonty.pl subject line: "USinP Submission – project title":

1. Title (or working title)
2. Synopsis (max 1000 words)
3. Logline
4. Production info:

  • Director (short bio max 200 words)
  • Producer (short bio max 200 words)
  • Production Company
  • Production Countries (if other than U.S.)
  • Talent
  • Production Budget
  • Secured Financing (%)
  • Project Status

5. Screener link (only Features in post-production phase, minimum 20 minutes of footage, please!)
6. Contact of a representative submitting: name, e-mail address and phone number.
The international committee will announce the selected projects by October.


Get ready to join us in Wroclaw and discover the region of Lower Silesia at U.S. in Progress! Please note: submissions for the festival (completed films) are now closed. 


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