Attention Filmmakers: Visual Documentary Project 2014 – People and Nature in Southeast Asia
Visual Documentary Project 2014 – People and Nature in Southeast Asia: Call for Applications
Deadline: 21 Oct 2014
From the open call:
We are accepting short documentaries from young filmmakers to reflect on people and nature in Southeast Asia. Submissions of up to 25 minutes can be on any topic that touches upon Southeast Asian’s relationships to nature in the region. Themes can include human/animal interactions, environmental issues, protection, natural disasters, conservation and biodiversity.
Requirements:
Applicants must be Southeast Asian nationals based in an ASEAN country. Documentaries should be no longer than 25 minutes. Directors should make sure they have permission from any subjects that appear in the movies. Likewise, translation and subtitling is also the responsibility of director(s). A synopsis (no longer than 700 words) that describes the documentary, its background and the purpose of making it should accompany the documentary. Applicants should also submit a C.V. All submitted documentaries will be uploaded to a website for public viewing.
A committee of the Center will select five successful documentaries, and invite the director(s) of each movie to Kyoto, Japan for a movie screening and presentation at an international forum. The Center will cover costs of travel to Japan, and their stay in Kyoto.
For more information and application form please visit the organizer’s website.
*NOTE: Hanoi Grapevine merely announces the open calls and cannot help in the application process. For further inquiries, please direct to the organizers.
