Film is a wonderful but expensive medium. FFO wants to give talented filmmakers a helping hand! Are you a film professional and could you use some extra support for the production of your next short film? Sign up for The Sabam Pitch for Professionals.
At 'The Sabam Pitch for Professionals', creators have the chance to present their ideas to a professional jury and compete for awards that could give their careers a real boost.
During the workshop 'How to Pitch', participants will learn how to deliver the perfect pitch.
How to participate?
That’s a wrap on the 2026 edition. Keep an eye on our pages for the next Sabam Pitch!
Prizes
- Sabam awards five jury-selected projects with a production grant of €2,000 each.
- Camalux is offering three winners of the pitch a voucher worth 7,500 EUR to rent audiovisual material. This prize will be awarded by the professional jury.
- Flow Postproduction offers one of the projects a post-production package to complete the short film, awarded by the professional jury.
- Titles also offers a post-production package to one of the selected projects.
Terms and conditions
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You are a member of Sabam (screenwriter or director)
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The project has not previously received support from Sabam
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You have not been awarded a Sabam short film grant in the past two years
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You have previously made at least one (graduation) short film
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Your script is unique and original. Spin-offs or adaptations of existing works (plays, books, etc.) are not eligible
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If you are collaborating with multiple authors, at least 50% of the work for which this grant is requested must belong to the Sabam repertoire. The grant will be paid to the author(s) affiliated with Sabam
Your application should include
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Your artistic biography
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A synopsis or the screenplay of your film
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A moodboard
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Your motivation for applying for this grant
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A budget in Excel format, including all costs
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Visual material from a previous or current film (2 minutes, via Vimeo)
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The contract with the producer
