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2023 Mifa Pitch Prizes & Partners

Mifa Pitches

Short Films Category

  • Arte France Prize: pre-purchase of a short film to be broadcast on Court-Circuit, an Arte programme about short films.
  • Ciclic Prize: 35,000 EUR and a 6-month animation residency in Vendôme.
  • Ciclic Prize - Shortway: a 1-month animation residency in the Vendôme, the train ticket, accommodation, and a full-day coaching on a film’s fabrication stage with an animation professional are covered.
  • NEF Animation Prize: a creativity grant and 1-month residency for an animated short film project at Fontevraud Abbey.
  • SACD Prize: 5,600 EUR financial support for an animated short film project and invitation to the Annecy Festival for the winner(s).
  • Open Workshop Prize: 2-6 month residency at The Animation Workshop (Viborg, Denmark) and a 3,000 EUR grant for an animated short film project.
  • Studios Alhambra Prize: covers post-production work on a short film project of a value of 2,000 EUR (by choice: picture editing, sound editing, live editing, music recording, sound design, 5.1 mixing). Excludes technical and creative teams.

Feature Films Category

  • Ciclic Prize: 25,000 EUR and a 2-month animation residency in Vendôme. This prize is for a TV series/special and/or feature film projects.
  • Cristal Publishing Prize: covers the creation and fabrication of the original music for a feature film trailer (in our recording studios in La Rochelle, France).
  • TitraFilm Prize: this covers post-production work on a feature film pilot or development assistance (voice recording, recording studio, artistic direction of voices, sound design, sound editing, sound effects, 5.1 surround mixing, mastering). Excludes creative and technical teams.
  • SACD Prize: 7,000 EUR financial support for an animation feature film project as well as invitation to the Annecy Festival for the winner(s).

TV Series & Specials Category

  • Ciclic Prize: 25,000 EUR and a 2-month animation residency in Vendôme. This prize is for a TV series/special and/or feature film projects.
  • Disney+ Prize for a New Series: 5,000 EUR to help with development.
  • TitraFilm Prize: covers postproduction work on a TV series or special pilot, or assistance in development (voice recording, recording studio, artistic direction of voices, sound design, sound editing, sound effects, 5.1 surround mixing, mastering). Excludes creative and technical teams. 

Digital Experiences Category

  • France TV StoryLab Prize: France Télévisions will award a 3,000 EUR grant for an XR project.
  • The Stereopsia Booster Prize: direct selection and 800 EUR-fee waiver for The Booster coaching and pitching programme at Stereopsia EUROPE. The project automatically enters the IMPULSE Programme, the European XR Accelerator initiated by XR4Europe, Stereopsia EUROPE, VRDays, IFFR, Laval Virtual and the NewImages Festival.