Sofia Meetings is a co-production market in the framework of the Sofia IFF. It has three separate modules: Fiction Feature Films Pitching – presentation of 1st, 2d or 3d fiction feature film projects to an international audience of producers, sales agents, distributors and film professionals in 3 programmes. The Feature Films Pitching consists of presentation of all invited decision makers, pitching of the projects followed by individual meetings and side bar events as panels, workshops, case studies, and master-classes with established filmmakers. Balkan Screenings – presentation of the latest Bulgarian and regional films to festival programmers, sales agents, distributors and international press. Training for directors with 1st film project – The four main concerns around which the course is built are project development (including script and production development), co-production strategies between the European countries , pitching & networking. The project-based training is designed to match the needs of uprising professionals who want to develop their skills through concrete work on their projects - under the expert guidance of international tutors – and who are ready to share their ideas with colleagues and engage themselves in discussions in order to improve and increase their knowledge. Development Award is attached to it.Beside the main modules there is a workshop together with Europa Distribution, workshop with Europa Cinemas on Audience development, panels and presentations, presentation of Creative Europe and European trainings, presentation of new trends in industry by key speakers.The aim of Sofia Meetings is to help projects of young European filmmakers to be developed and financed, to encourage the co-productions between European countries, new regional films to find distribution in the EU countries, new European films to find distribution in the countries of CentEast Europe and countries not members of the EU.