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The Good Pitch

The Good Pitch brings together filmmakers with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, brands and media around leading social issues – to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners, good for the films and good for society.

The Good Pitch is a project of The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation in partnership with the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. It is made possible by Fledgling Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Tides Foundation, the Hartley Film Foundation and anonymous donors. Campaign development for filmmakers is provided by Working Films.

For more information about the Good Pitch, please visit britdoc.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS:

Good Pitch in San Francisco on September 27, 2011
Good Pitch now heads west to San Francisco on September 27 for the second west coast event featuring six film projects, and will be held in partnership with local organizations. The Ford Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, the Fledgling Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Impact Partners, Crosscurrents Foundation and anonymous donors continue as supporters of the Good Pitch. Working Films will again be providing a campaign development workshop for the invited filmmakers.

The Teams: American Village (Dir. Mary Posatko, Emily Topper), Gardens of Paradise (Dir. Bernardo Ruiz), God Loves Uganda (Dir. Roger Ross Williams), How To Survive A Plague (Dir. David France), The Invisible War (Dir. Kirby Dick), Turkey Creek (Dir. Leah Mahan)

The Good Pitch is coming to Europe on October 25th. This edition of Good Pitch is made possible by our generous supporters: Amnesty International, Bernard van Leer Foundation, the European Cultural Foundation and Fallon; and by a group of Friends & Allies from the international worlds of film, philanthropy and activism, including CPH:DOX, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Finnish Institute, francedoc, Greenpeace and Institut Francais.

The day-long live event in London will bring together documentary films and organizations with social change and innovation at their heart. The following eight filmmaking teams will pitch their projects and associated outreach campaigns to an invited group of foundations, NGOs, brands, advertising and digital agencies, social entrepreneurs and media organizations with the aim of creating a unique coalition around each film to accelerate its impact and influence.

The Teams: Ilse & Femke van Velzen (Justice For Sale), Carlo Zoratti (The Special Need), BAFTA-Winner Will Anderson (Fish Fight Europe), Christian Trumble (The Curse of Gold), Osvalde Lewat-Hallade & Hugo Berkeley (Rice Wars), Camilla Neilsson (Democrats) and 2010 Grierson-Winner Penny Woolcock (What's Going On)

PAST EVENTS:

2011

The Ford Foundation in New York, NY on May 20, 2011
The Good Pitch is entering its third year with a new partner and a new venue, but the same ambitious goal; to fast-track effective, world-changing partnerships between documentary film and the brand, NGO, philanthropy and media sectors.

The Teams: Dawn Porter (Gideon's Army), Soniya Kirpalani (We The People), Alison Klayman (Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry), Kief Davidson (Untitled Partners in Health Documentary), Katie Dellamaggiore (Brooklyn Castle), Patrice O'Neill (Not In Our Town III: Light in the Darkness), Yoav Potash (Crime After Crime)

To read more about these projects and to view tweets from the event, please visit our blog.

2010
At the end of 2010 over 70 films presented at Good pitch events in London, Oxford, New York, Washington, Toronto and San Francisco. In that time more than 700 organizations attended – varied organizations from different sectors all bringing something unique to the table: expert knowledge, research and archives, membership networks and mailing lists, campaigning and lobbying expertise and access to policymakers as well as production and outreach funding. Together they make powerful allies.

Tribeca Film Festival in New York, NY on April 27, 2010
The Good Pitch @ Tribeca had a special emphasis on bringing corporate and brand partners to the table, alongside leading non-profits and social entrepreneurs.

The Teams: Tom Rielly & Ben Nabors (Moving Windmills), Jennifer Arnold & Patti Lee (A Small Act), Michele Stephenson & Joe Brewster (An American Promise), Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady (Detroit Hustles Harder), Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco (Give Up Tomorrow), Alexandra Codina & Beckett Horowitz (Monica & David), Lee Hirsch & Cynthia Lowen (The Bully Project) and Eugene Martin & Daniel Kalai (Anderson Monarchs Soccer Club).

For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org.

AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival in Washington, DC on June 23, 2010
More than 150 broadcasters, NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, online media and policy makers took part in this Good Pitch.

The Teams: Victor Buhler (A Whole Lott More), Macky Alston (The Truth Will Set You Free), Jon Shenk (Higher Ground), Angad Bhalla (The House That Herman Built), Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza (Dear Mandela), Steve James & Alex Kotlowitz (The Interrupters), Danfung Dennis (To Hell and Back Again), and Annika Gustafson & Phil Jandaly ($H*T).

For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org.

The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London on September 10, 2010
The eight participating films were narrowed down from hundreds of applications that were submitted to this Pitch.

The Teams: Jennifer Arnold (A Small Act), Penny Woolcock (On the Streets), Hugh Hartford (Ping Pong), Elinyisia Mosha (Anatomy of Poverty), David Sington (The Flaw), Rachel Seifert (Not on the Label), Heather Leach (Dancing With Hugo Boss) and Amir Amirani (We are Many).

For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org.

SOCAP10 in San Francisco, CA on October 3, 2010
This is the first ever West Coast edition of the Good Pitch hosted by the SOCAP10 conference.

The Teams: Jehane Noujaim (Barefoot Revolution), Sean Fine & Andrea Nix Fine (Inocente), Francine Strickwerda & Laurel Spellman Smith (Oil & Water), Nicole Newnham & Maren Grainger-Monsen (The Revolutionary Optimists), Roland Legiardi-Laura, George Weiner & Edwin Martinez (To Be Heard), Michael Brown (25 to Life), Megan Gelstein (Green Shall Overcome), and Joe Wilson & Dean Hamer (Out in the Silence).

For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org.

2009
In 2009, The Good embarked on a tour of North America and London.

Hot Docs in Toronto on May 6 – 7, 2009

The Teams: Sean & Andrea Fine (Resilient), Beth Murphy (The Promist of Freedom), Mona Nicoara (Our School), Nic Dunlop (Burma Soldier) and Marco Williams (Untitled Immigration Project).

For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org.

AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival in Washington, DC June 16, 2009

The Teams: Julia Bacha (Budrus has a Hammer), Robbie Gemmel (Cape Wind: The Fight for the Future of Power in America), Hugo Berkeley (Ethiopia’s Exchange), Megan Gelstein (Green Shall Overcome), Stephen T. Maing (High Tech, Low Life), Debra Anderson (Split Estate).

For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org.

2008

BritDoc Film Festival in Oxford on July 23 – 25, 2008
This was the very first Good Pitch event that we co-hosted with Britdoc. You can read more about this event on our blog.

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	Home » Filmmaker Services The Good Pitch The Good Pitch brings together filmmakers with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, brands and media around leading social issues – to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners, good for the films and good for society. The Good Pitch is a project of The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation in partnership with the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. It is made possible by Fledgling Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Tides Foundation, the Hartley Film Foundation and anonymous donors. Campaign development for filmmakers is provided by Working Films. For more information about the Good Pitch, please visit britdoc.org. UPCOMING EVENTS: Good Pitch in San Francisco on September 27, 2011 Good Pitch now heads west to San Francisco on September 27 for the second west coast event featuring six film projects, and will be held in partnership with local organizations. The Ford Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, the Fledgling Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Impact Partners, Crosscurrents Foundation and anonymous donors continue as supporters of the Good Pitch. Working Films will again be providing a campaign development workshop for the invited filmmakers. The Teams: *American Village* (Dir. Mary Posatko, Emily Topper), Gardens of Paradise (Dir. Bernardo Ruiz), God Loves Uganda (Dir. Roger Ross Williams), How To Survive A Plague (Dir. David France), The Invisible War (Dir. Kirby Dick), Turkey Creek (Dir. Leah Mahan) Sign up for our newsletter to get the most up to date information. The Good Pitch is coming to Europe on October 25th. This edition of Good Pitch is made possible by our generous supporters: Amnesty International, Bernard van Leer Foundation, the European Cultural Foundation and Fallon; and by a group of Friends & Allies from the international worlds of film, philanthropy and activism, including CPH:DOX, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Finnish Institute, francedoc, Greenpeace and Institut Francais. The day-long live event in London will bring together documentary films and organizations with social change and innovation at their heart. The following eight filmmaking teams will pitch their projects and associated outreach campaigns to an invited group of foundations, NGOs, brands, advertising and digital agencies, social entrepreneurs and media organizations with the aim of creating a unique coalition around each film to accelerate its impact and influence. The Teams: Ilse & Femke van Velzen (Justice For Sale), Carlo Zoratti (The Special Need), BAFTA-Winner Will Anderson (Fish Fight Europe), Christian Trumble (The Curse of Gold), Osvalde Lewat-Hallade & Hugo Berkeley (Rice Wars), Camilla Neilsson (Democrats) and 2010 Grierson-Winner Penny Woolcock (What's Going On) Sign up for our newsletter to get the most up to date information. PAST EVENTS: 2011 The Ford Foundation in New York, NY on May 20, 2011 The Good Pitch is entering its third year with a new partner and a new venue, but the same ambitious goal; to fast-track effective, world-changing partnerships between documentary film and the brand, NGO, philanthropy and media sectors. The Teams: Dawn Porter (Gideon's Army), Soniya Kirpalani (We The People), Alison Klayman (Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry), Kief Davidson (Untitled Partners in Health Documentary), Katie Dellamaggiore (Brooklyn Castle), Patrice O'Neill (Not In Our Town III: Light in the Darkness), Yoav Potash (Crime After Crime) To read more about these projects and to view tweets from the event, please visit our blog. 2010 At the end of 2010 over 70 films presented at Good pitch events in London, Oxford, New York, Washington, Toronto and San Francisco. In that time more than 700 organizations attended – varied organizations from different sectors all bringing something unique to the table: expert knowledge, research and archives, membership networks and mailing lists, campaigning and lobbying expertise and access to policymakers as well as production and outreach funding. Together they make powerful allies. Tribeca Film Festival in New York, NY on April 27, 2010 The Good Pitch @ Tribeca had a special emphasis on bringing corporate and brand partners to the table, alongside leading non-profits and social entrepreneurs. The Teams: Tom Rielly & Ben Nabors (Moving Windmills), Jennifer Arnold & Patti Lee (A Small Act), Michele Stephenson & Joe Brewster (An American Promise), Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady (Detroit Hustles Harder), Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco (Give Up Tomorrow), Alexandra Codina & Beckett Horowitz (Monica & David), Lee Hirsch & Cynthia Lowen (The Bully Project) and Eugene Martin & Daniel Kalai (Anderson Monarchs Soccer Club). For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org. AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival in Washington, DC on June 23, 2010 More than 150 broadcasters, NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, online media and policy makers took part in this Good Pitch. The Teams: Victor Buhler (A Whole Lott More), Macky Alston (The Truth Will Set You Free), Jon Shenk (Higher Ground), Angad Bhalla (The House That Herman Built), Dara Kell & Christopher Nizza (Dear Mandela), Steve James & Alex Kotlowitz (The Interrupters), Danfung Dennis (To Hell and Back Again), and Annika Gustafson & Phil Jandaly ($HT). For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org. The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London on September 10, 2010* The eight participating films were narrowed down from hundreds of applications that were submitted to this Pitch. The Teams: Jennifer Arnold (A Small Act), Penny Woolcock (On the Streets), Hugh Hartford (Ping Pong), Elinyisia Mosha (Anatomy of Poverty), David Sington (The Flaw), Rachel Seifert (Not on the Label), Heather Leach (Dancing With Hugo Boss) and Amir Amirani (We are Many). For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org. SOCAP10 in San Francisco, CA on October 3, 2010 This is the first ever West Coast edition of the Good Pitch hosted by the SOCAP10 conference. The Teams: Jehane Noujaim (Barefoot Revolution), Sean Fine & Andrea Nix Fine (Inocente), Francine Strickwerda & Laurel Spellman Smith (Oil & Water), Nicole Newnham & Maren Grainger-Monsen (The Revolutionary Optimists), Roland Legiardi-Laura, George Weiner & Edwin Martinez (To Be Heard), Michael Brown (25 to Life), Megan Gelstein (Green Shall Overcome), and Joe Wilson & Dean Hamer (Out in the Silence). For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org. 2009 In 2009, The Good embarked on a tour of North America and London. Hot Docs in Toronto on May 6 – 7, 2009 The Teams: Sean & Andrea Fine (Resilient), Beth Murphy (The Promist of Freedom), Mona Nicoara (Our School), Nic Dunlop (Burma Soldier) and Marco Williams (Untitled Immigration Project). For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org. AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival in Washington, DC June 16, 2009 The Teams: Julia Bacha (Budrus has a Hammer), Robbie Gemmel (Cape Wind: The Fight for the Future of Power in America), Hugo Berkeley (Ethiopia’s Exchange), Megan Gelstein (Green Shall Overcome), Stephen T. Maing (High Tech, Low Life), Debra Anderson (Split Estate). For more information about this event & these projects, please visit britdoc.org. 2008 BritDoc Film Festival in Oxford on July 23 – 25, 2008 This was the very first Good Pitch event that we co-hosted with Britdoc. You can read more about this event on our blog. Tell a Friend Online Resources >> Trainings and Events >> Services >> PAST PROJECTS READ OUR BLOG! * = Required Field Find films by Subject: