The deadline for the latest round of Format Farm submissions is 12 noon this Friday, September 9th.
As in previous years a short list will be provided to enable the independent producers to seek financing from other sources, which may include international distributors.
RTÉ Format Farm will provide 50% of the budget. Budget estimates are €25,000 from RTÉ Format Farm and €25,000 from the independent production company (via international distributor).
RTÉ asks that producers submit ideas into the eCommissioning system under the relevant genre - RTÉ One/ RTÉ2 Format Farm. The RTÉ Channel Controller will make their final selection for pilots from the Format ideas that have received matched funds.
Successful commissions will be announced on Monday October 31st 2016.
Recent successful Format Farm pilots that have gone on to become series include RTÉ2 6 x 60 mins series of ‘Then Comes Marriage?’ from Independent Pictures and ‘Scorchio’ from Waka and SharpJack Media.
Visit RTÉ Online for further information