Attention Filmmakers: Visual Documentary Project 2015 – Theme: “Human Flows”

Visual Documentary Project 2015: Call for Applications
Deadline: 20 Dec 2015

From the open call:

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is accepting short documentaries from young filmmakers who are citizens of Southeast Asian nations and Japan to reflect on Human Flows in Southeast Asia. Submissions of up to 30 minutes can be on any topic that touches upon Southeast Asian’s experiences of human movement in the region. Themes can include economic migration, movement between countries in the region, pilgrimages, migration due to political crisis or environmental degradation, cultural influences and borderless journeys/wanderings.

REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicants must be Citizens of Southeast Asia or Japan.
2. Documentaries should be no longer than 30 minutes.
3. Submissions should be productions made after January 2014.
4. Directors should make sure they have permission from any subjects that appear in the movies.
5. Documentaries should include English subtitles.
6. Translation and subtitling is also the responsibility of director(s)*
*Selected documentaries will be screened in their original languages with both Japanese and English subtitles. However, documentaries that are in English will only have Japanese subtitles added and vice versa.

BENEFITS:
An international selection committee will select five successful documentaries, and invite the director(s) of each movie to Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan for an international screening. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University will cover travel and accommodation fees.

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.