Media Resources Management (Ukraine) backed by Small World IFT (USA) announced the Small World. Big Ideas contest for new non-scripted entertainment formats. The contest winner will get a partnership deal with Small World IFT, participant badge to attend MIPTV, MIPFormats and MIPDoc.

Small World. Big Ideas is open to broadcasters, production companies, independent creators and producers from all over the world to present their new and original ideas of non-scripted entertainment formats. The submitted concepts can be at any development stage: starting from paper format and on out to the program that has already been broadcast or commissioned (in this case worldwide format rights availability is a must).

The deadline for submitting the projects and sending any additional materials is March 6, 2015. Five finalists will be selected by international Judging panel and announced on March 16.

The final round of the contest will be held in the course of FORMAT SHOW Spring Edition screening and conference on March 27 in Kiev, Ukraine. The winning format will be distributed exclusively by Small World IFT. More details can be found on the official web page of the contest: http://mrm.ua/en/project/media_events/formats_show_spring_edition.