CROSSING BORDERS 2011 - Part 1
19 - 26 July, 2011. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
CROSSING BORDERS is a three-part training programme where knowledge and networks are being exchanged. Deadline for apllications is March 31, 2011.
The first part of the programme takes place in July 2011 with a project development workshop in Malaysia.
The second part will consist of a workshop further developing the participating projects and observing the pitching session of the Documentary Campus Masterschool in Leipzig, Germany in October 2011.
At the third session, all participants will pitch their documentary projects in front of a panel of international commissioning editors again in Malaysia in December 2011.
Crossing Borders is looking for documentary professionals (authors, directors, producers) coming from Europe and Asia-Pacific countries (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore) who have experience in their domestic market but strive to work in the international field and make documentaries for an international audience.
The language of the workshop is English.
Workshop Trainers at this session in Kuala Lumpur are:
- Steven Seidenberg, Head of Studies of Crossing Borders, UK
- Alison White, Production Manager, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, Singapore
- Paul Pauwels, Manager, etma, France
- Peter Symes, Producer / Trainer, UK
- Wenlan Peng, Independent Television Producer, UK
SELECTED PROJECTS FOR CROSSING BORDERS 2011
EUROPE
Looking for O Emma George & Andrew Brown, De Facto Films Ltd., UK
Mumbai Slum Diary Andre Hörmann, Telekult Film- und Medienproduktion, Germany
Eco Valley Anna-Karin Grönroos, Finland
Chronicles of a Humanitarian Pioneer Thomas Johnson & Isi Harder, Mway Films, France
Wild Shawn Convey, Bosnia
MALAYSIA
Cinema of Terror Dain Iskandar Said, Yayan Wiludiharto & Nandita Solomon, Apparat
The Invisible Justin Ong & Aminda Faradilla Omar, Dos Fellas
Beauty Queen Confessions Lina Teoh, Running Water Sdn Bhd
The Scissorhands – The Secret Culture of Asian Hair Tang Siang Ching, Image Farm
The Asian Dragon ChewHan Tah
AUSTRALIA
Lady Tange's Tid Bits Angela Buckingham & Yvonne Collins, Marina Films
CHINA
Probing the Issue of Culture Identity on the Border of China Haipei Li
INDIA
The Veiled Threat Soniya Kirpalani, Sprocket Science Films
JAPAN / GERMANY
Somaly Kyoko Miyake & Gregor Streiber, Inselfilm Produktion
SOUTH KOREA
Dilkusha, The Palace Of Happy Heart Lee Mi-Jin, Bassim Media
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CROSSINGBORDERS2011SelectedProjects.pdf Here you can download a PDF-file with all the CROSSING BORDERS projects. |
How to apply
Deadline for appliations was March 31, 2011.
When applying please hand in the following documents in English via email:
- - a 2-page presentation of the documentary project
- - a budget and financing plan
- - director’s CV and/or producer’s CV
- - a short profile of the production company if applicable
- - a trailer and/or examples of previous work (please send all visual material in digital form as download or in a link)
IMPORTANT: All applications must be in English.
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Application
Applicants are required to send in personal and company CV's, as well as a written description of the project, visual material in the form of a demo or character introduction, preliminary budgets and financing plans, and a projected completion date for their projects.
Applicants should also briefly state why specifically a European-Asian exchange and collaboration is relevant to their work and projects, even if this may seem apparent by the content of their proposed film projects. We will be looking for participants who show an ambition and the capacity to build longer-term relationships in the "foreign region" with which they will be collaborating during the workshops. All of the participants will also be required to have a working knowledge of the English language.
In the final selection, an emphasis will be placed on the quality and international potential of the proposed documentary film projects, and on the previous experience of the applicants themselves. All applicants can attend the workshops with a team partner.
Note: All applications must be in English. Projects should be well researched and developed to a stage where a comprehensive synopsis, outline, initial budget and schedule are available to ensure that they can benefit from the condensed workshop timetable.
Financing
There is no participation fee for the course. The 15 selected participants will pay for their airfares and subsistence at each workshop, whereas accommodation will be provided by Documentary Campus and EDN.
For additional participants (team members), the participation will be completely at their own cost (accommodation, subsistence and airfare). Max 2 persons per project.
EDN Contact Person
Cecilie Bolvinkel
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Phone: +45 3313 1122
CROSSING BORDERS is done in collaboration between Documentary Campus and EDN. The Malaysian co-organiser is Blue in Green Productions.
