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Application for Global Short Docs Forum for filmmakers opens

Published

2 years ago

July 20, 2021

Apply By July 22

The Global Short Docs Forum brings together 12 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings.

Global Short Docs Forum is a dedicated initiative to nurture new talent in documentary shorts, giving them access to the growing number of digital media platforms.

After over four weeks of masterclasses, workshops and mentoring, the forum will take your short documentary from conception to commission.

This year, we are thrilled to be joined by some of the most established digital media platforms in the industry, including: Arte France, BBC Arabic, CBC, Al Jazeera, BBC Africa, The Guardian, Coda Story and Our World.

Eligibility

Filmmakers of short documentaries with new and original narratives.
Open to applications from all over the world, with documentary projects up to 30 mins.
Special interest in stories that have a social, political or cultural narrative, take a solutions journalism approach or give a new perspective on the changes we want to see in the world
Your project should have footage, either in the form of a trailer, a rough cut, or a series of sequences.
Your project could be in the production or post-production phase.

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