09/11/2021 | Press release | Archived content
Within the framework of promoting the Convention 2005 Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, UNESCO is implementing a project E-MOTIONS 'Mobilizing film professionals for regional cooperation in Asia'. This project will aim to promote Vietnamese film professionals and the development of domestic film sector. In parallel to country-specific activities, the project will form support a network of filmmakers and film professionals across Southeast Asia, in order to encourage peer-to-peer learning, with focus in Viet Nam, Thailand and Indonesia to vitalize the region's cinematic expressions as a whole.
Further details about this project can be found at: https://en.unesco.org/creativity/news/mobilizing-film-professionals-regional-cooperation-asia
In order to inform the UNESCO's intervention and support, we are looking for an institution to build up work plan, organize and promote an online film production course: ON THE REEL Film Lab. This course lasts 8 days which is tentatively organised from 5th October to 18th October 2021. The purpose of the course is to conduct a film lab for emerging filmmakers to grasp the basics of navigating their starting projects and leading towards forming a career. Making a short film and having it selected for an international film festival have been considered as a gateway ticket for young filmmakers to be recognized. However, the ways in which one would be able to reach that goal seem rather abstract and overwhelming while the film festival world has been standardized and dominated by the West. Filmmaking never has a one-size-fits-all approach yet especially during the time of the pandemic, a looming uncertainty forces us to reassess how we have been traditionally working and how we can adapt to many awaiting changes. Therefore, our idea of ON THE REEL Film Lab would evolve around the qualities of flexibility, versatility and diversity of a filmmaker.
The Contractor will work closely with the Culture Project Officer, under the supervision of the UNESCO Culture Program Coordinator, and shall be responsible for organizing the ON THE REEL Film Lab with specific tasks as of followings:
2.1. Supporting UNESCO to:
2.2. Selecting qualified film proposals for final round based on criteria selection;
2.3. Coordinating course process:
2.4. Running other technical support for the Course:
2.5. Provide online event related service
2.6. Preparing the course materials:
2.7. Design promotional materials including:
2.8. Provide simultaneous interpretation service during the course
2.9. Facilitating the Opening Ceremony of the Film Lab: Generally introducing the speakers and performers, making announcements and interacting with the audience in order to ensure the smooth flow of the event that is going on, etc;
2.10. Delivering awards for two most outstanding projects: Two most outstanding projects are granted 5,000 USD ($2,500/each project) to complete their films within a year after being awarded.
2.11. Application and Procedure:
Interested candidates/companies can send the quotation to email with the subject 'CLT- Ha Noi Illustration Contest' by September 15th 2021 to [email protected](link sends e-mail). The application should include: