INDIAN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION
IDPA UPDATE August 1st '08
223, Famous Cine Building, 20 Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400 001
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IDPA UPDATE, the newsletter of the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association comes to you as an occasional publication. This is part of our effort to keep you updated about developments in the world of the short film that may be of interest to film makers like yourself.
The current issue has details of several upcoming film festivals which have invited entries of short films. These festivals include:
1. The Delhi International Ethnographic Film Festival, 26 to 30 November, 2008.
2. Plus Camerimage Film Festival, 29th Nov to 6th December, 2008
3. NFDC’s Co-production Market at Film Bazaar ‘08
4. 4th International Video Journalism Awards
We hope you will find this issue useful. Please send us your suggestions and feedback. Items for inclusion in future issues are most welcome. Please send them to idpaindia@gmail.com.
Pooja Takale
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Delhi International Ethnographic Film Festival
The Delhi International Ethnographic Film Festival will be held from 26 to 30 November, 2008.
Please check the website for further details: http://sociology.du.ac.in/dieff
The festival will feature several sections including a Tribute to David and Judith MacDougall.
The last date for entries is 15 August 2008.
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PLUS CAMERIMAGE FILM FESTIVAL
CAMERIMAGE, 29th of November to 6th of December, Lodz, Poland CAMERIMAGE is the biggest international film festival solely dedicated cinematographers and the visual side of film art. The 16th edition of CAMERIMAGE, held annually in Lodz, Poland is coming up 29th of November to 6th of December.
They have four competitive sections: Main Competition, Student Competition, Polish Films Competition and Documentary Films Competition.
The organisers have sent word to the Indian Society of Cinematographers to encourage Indian filmmakers to submit their films to the Main Competition section. Members of IDPA who may be interested to send their work could investigate.
The regulations and entry forms are on their website: http://www.pluscamerimage.pl/index.php?lang=en&pg=1281
The festival features workshops, seminars and meetings with acclaimed filmmakers as well presentations of film equipment.
Contact person: Daria Piskorz, Plus Camerimage, Fundacja Tumult
Rynek Nowomiejski 28, 87-100 Torun, Poland
T.: +48 56 62 100 19 ext. 106
F.: +48 56 65 221 97
www.pluscamerimage.pl
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NFDC’s Co-production Market at Film Bazaar ‘08
Film Bazaar India ‘08
Call for Entries
Submission deadline is August 25th, 2008
The Film Bazaar 2008 Co-production market is now open for submissions for feature films and documentaries from India seeking collaboration in the realm of distribution and production with potential international and Indian partners.
A maximum of 20 feature film projects and 10 documentary projects will be selected.
Producers and directors of the selected projects have the opportunity to present their film to potential co-producers, funds, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters and other potential financiers.
A catalogue with the information on the selected projects will be published prior to the event and sent to attending professionals. One-on-one meetings over the course of 4 days will provide opportunities for discussions.
The co-production market takes places from 26th to 29th November in Goa at the Marriott Resort alongside the International Film Festival of India.
NFDC Film Bazaar presents an international co-production market for feature films and documentaries, a Screenwriters’ Lab with renowned international guest mentors, a Business Conclave on industry trends and concerns held in association with Screen International, and many other activities and events over four days in Goa at the Marriott Resort.
With a vibrant congregation of delegates and invitees from all over the globe bringing their filmmaking and distribution expertise to India along with all the leading Indian filmmakers from all over the country, this is a perfect learning and networking business opportunity for Indian production houses and independent producers from all over the nation.
If your stories reflect the diversity of India, bring to light unseen and unheard narratives of contemporary India highlight the new and the unexpected elements of life in India then this is the place for you to apply and this is the opportunity to bring your material to the attention of an international audience.
News
Documentary projects are eligible this year for the co-production market!
Regulations have been posted and registration is now open for project submissions for the Co-production market and the Screenwriters’ Lab. Deadlines are August 25th, 2008. Please read regulations carefully and thoroughly.
There is an application fee of Rs 1000/- per submission for Co-production Market and Screenwriters' Lab.
Applicants may enter more than one project each but will need to fill out separate forms for each submission.
All representatives of selected projects will have to register separately for participation in Film Bazaar 2008.
Contact: fb2008@nfdcindia.com
Please visit the NFDC website www.nfdcindia.com/filmbazaar/index.html for more details.
For additional queries only please contact:
Mumbai: Leena +91 98204 63488
Chennai: Nidhi +91 98419 37300
Delhi: Sunita + 91 98114 77 457
Kolkota: Halder +91 94330 57522
E-mail: fb2008@nfdcindia.com
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Video Journalism Awards call for entries
"Unlimited access"
4th International Video Journalism Awards, Mainz, Germany
www.vjawards.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline 15th of October 2008
Go out - find a story – publish it: “The 4th International Video Journalism Awards” is calling for entries!
The Video Journalism Awards is looking for non-fiction videos from single authors, the so called videojournalists (short VJs). A VJ is responsible for the whole creative process starting from research and shooting as well as covering the whole process of editing and sometimes even the publication of the film.
A small camcorder and a laptop are the tools of the VJ, which is comparable to the pen and paper a newspaper journalist uses.
The final deadline for entering films for the 4th International Video Journalism Awards is the 15th of October 2008. The awards are produced by vjawards.com , the host is ZDF German Television in Mainz.
The internet is converging all kinds of media, which is reflected by this year's theme "unlimited access". The awards try to cover all known fields of video journalism: films from TV-stations and publishing companies and productions from an independent background are awarded with a total of 12.000 € of prize money going to the separated categories "independent and online" and "TV production". Recent developments that influence the VJ-scene and future perspectives are discussed in the supporting programme of the 4th International Video Journalism Awards.
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO JOURNALISM AWARD
a) TV production – broadcast reports (2000 €) A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, and which has already been broadcast.
b) independent or online video (2000 €) A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.
NEWCOMER VIDEO JOURNALISM AWARD (1000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters. The applicants must be under 30 years of age or currently enrolled in an institution of higher education. Those productions will be considered for awards whose appeal lies in a unique style of content or cinematography and indicate a great potential of the applicant.
Online- audience prize (500 €)
A specially developed open online voting system will allow the users to cast votes for their favorite entries.
Special mentioning of the jury
The jury nominates a film, that impressed them and that might expand the term video journalism.
Further information is provided on our website:
http://www.vjawards.com or write to <awards2008@vjawards.com>
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