The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Sheffield Doc/Fest announce 2009 “Cross-Media Challenge”
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Sheffield Doc/Fest are issuing a call for proposals for the third CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE on the theme of MIGRATIONS
The CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE is a competition for innovative, interactive, socially engaged content with applications for mobile and broadband. The winning producer will sign a production development deal with the NFB worth C$10,500/£5,000. The deadline for entries is October 9, 2009. Four semi-finalists will be invited to present their projects at a panel session during the Sheffield Doc/Fest. The winner will be announced at the festival’s Cross Platform program. Semi-finalists must finance their own travel to the festival.
ABOUT THE CHALLENGE
A global leader in developing content for new platforms, the NFB wants to ensure the digital future has room for artistic innovation and social relevance. The CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE is one way of reaching out to potential new production partners.
The CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE offers media makers an opportunity to develop projects that:
• Inspire an exchange of storytelling practices among diverse communities
• Use media innovatively to foster an international dialogue on issues with local roots
• Unleash the creative talents of alternative voices and communities
The NFB is interested in projects that use the versatility, mobility and borderless nature of new platforms to enable communities to talk to each other.. Projects must be documentary based. The theme for the 2009 challenge is MIGRATIONS.
Eligible projects must be multi-platform, involving the best features of each medium to ensure maximum audience participation. Projects should take full advantage of the range of new platforms, with particular emphasis on those that are interactive, mobile and online. Projects must feature direct contact and interaction with communities as part of their development plan.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Submitted proposals should be a maximum of two pages and provide a succinct overview of your project, a development plan and development budget summary along with any supporting audiovisual material. Proposals must be received by October 9, 2009.
Proposals (including your full name and address) should be e-mailed to Hugues Sweeney <h.sweeney@nfb.ca> , Multimedia advisor and designer
All the audiovisual material must be accessible from a web site or a FTP server.
More info here – http://sheffdocfest.com/view/crossmedia
Charlie Phillips
Marketplace Producer
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Sheffield Doc/Fest
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Sheffield, S1 2BX, England
Tel +44-(0)7960-954307
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http://www.sheffdocfest.com
4-8 November 2009
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