MIA|International Audio-visual Market renews its format this year too; the event is divided in the three sections (Cinema, TV and Doc) that contribute to make the Market an essential meeting for professionals from the sector.
For the 2017 edition, MIA|Cinema is a co-production market that led a significant number of film projects over the previous editions to their realisation and a fundamental reference point for the European industry in autumn, thanks to the renewed showcase of What’s Next Italy.
Among the most highly anticipated dates of MIA|TV, the market section dedicated to the global TV industry, the second edition of the Drama Series Pitching Forum and, for the first time, the Italian TV Upfronts.
MIA|DOC is a boutique market in the service of the Italian companies and a selective and efficient platform supporting the co-productions and the distribution of documentaries and factual television. This year’s MIA|DOC will focus on the investigative journalism, the current affairs and the human interest.
MIA 2017 is marked by some special programmes, including YAS (Young Adults Spotlight), a space between Cinema and TV that puts the product for Kids&Teens and Young Adults at the centre. The programme has different forms: from pitches to panels, form market screenings to premieres. This year, Graphic Novel will be the heart of YAS.
Another special section will be dedicated to animation, among the most efficient and innovative forms of the audio-visual storytelling.
Here’s the awards: the Eurimages Fund confirms the Best MIA Cinema Project Award for the third year in a row, in recognising MIA’s important role in the support of co-productions and business relationships about international major projects. EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani (leading company in the VFX sector) introduces the MIA EDI Visionary Award, dedicated to film, TV Series and documentary projects characterised by innovativeness in storytelling through an excellent use of visual effects. The fourth edition of the Carlo Bixio Prize is one of the events hosted by MIA 2017: young writers between 18 and 30 years old are called upon to engage in a TV series project with international prospects and no limitation on genre.
First previews about MIA 2017
