Who will win the £100,000 Whickers Film & TV Funding Award? Five emerging directors pitch their debut feature doc projects to a panel of industry judges.
The Whickers Pitch brings together five emerging directors from around the world to pitch their non-fiction projects to a panel of industry judges. Join us to support the finalists, be your own armchair judge and bear witness, as the legacy of pioneering broadcaster Alan Whicker brings another exceptional documentary idea to life.
Pitching Projects:
Home Movie | Anu Czerviński | Poland
Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Koval Bhatia | India
Son of Lazio | Frank Martin | UK
The Video Guy | Sam Howard and Alexander Dickerson | UK, USA
Umbrellas of the Acrobats | Mukesh Subramaiam | India
Judges: David Green (Alan Whicker’s producer), Fozia Khan (Head of Unscripted, Amazon Studios UK), Oli Harbottle (Chief Content Officer, Dogwoof), Sam Soko (Filmmaker) and Jane Mote (Editorial Consultant, The Whickers)
Host: Karolina Lidin (Documentary Consultant and Moderator)
Produced by Jane Ray, Denise Barren (The Whickers)
Supported by The Whickers
