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Global Short Docs Forum 2020

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Trainings
Fully Funded
Description
The Global Short Docs Forum 2020 brings together 12 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings. Over four weeks of masterclasses, workshops and mentoring we will take your short doc from conception to commission.
Eligibilities
Eligible Projects:
GSDF is open to proposals from anyone, anywhere in the world. Our focus is on films that have a social, political or cultural narrative, take a solutions journalism approach or give us a new perspective on the changes we want to see in the world. We prioritise filmmakers from areas with low production capacity or little global visibility, as well as underrepresented filmmakers in geographical areas of established media production. We are especially looking for stories from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia or the Post-Soviet States.
Please visit the link below for more mandatory submission details:
https://www.oneworldmedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GSDF-Submission-Information-2020.pdf
Benefits
- Invaluable pitching training and mentoring
- Workshops + masterclasses from industry experts
- One-to-one meetings with digital platforms
- Connect with doc filmmakers from all over the world
Program Venue
Online
Online
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Application Process
- GSDF is open to applications from all parts of the world, for documentary projects up to 30 mins, either in production or post-production, with existing footage. 12 filmmakers will be selected to attend a series of online workshops, mentoring, and one to one pitches.
- Selection is based on the filmmaker’s proven ability and the strength of the story, characters and footage provided.
- 12 selected applicants participate in a 4 week intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings.
- Applications to GSDF 2020 are free.
Submissions will only be accepted by filling in the online submission form and uploading relevant media on the One World Media Submission Portal. Applicants will be asked to create an account by registering with basic details, and create a new submission form for each project.
Apply here:
https://enter.owmawards.org/entrant/index.php
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- GSDF 2020 will take place online in October-November 2020.
- This year, will be joined by some of the most established digital media platforms in the industry, including: AJE Witness, BBC Arabic, CBC, The Guardian, Thomson Reuters Foundation and VICE World News.
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Global Short Docs Forum 2020

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Opportunity Type
Trainings
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Description
The Global Short Docs Forum 2020 brings together 12 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings. Over four weeks of masterclasses, workshops and mentoring we will take your short doc from conception to commission.
Eligibilities
Eligible Projects:
GSDF is open to proposals from anyone, anywhere in the world. Our focus is on films that have a social, political or cultural narrative, take a solutions journalism approach or give us a new perspective on the changes we want to see in the world. We prioritise filmmakers from areas with low production capacity or little global visibility, as well as underrepresented filmmakers in geographical areas of established media production. We are especially looking for stories from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia or the Post-Soviet States.
Please visit the link below for more mandatory submission details:
https://www.oneworldmedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GSDF-Submission-Information-2020.pdf
Benefits
- Invaluable pitching training and mentoring
- Workshops + masterclasses from industry experts
- One-to-one meetings with digital platforms
- Connect with doc filmmakers from all over the world
Program Venue
Online
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Application Process
- GSDF is open to applications from all parts of the world, for documentary projects up to 30 mins, either in production or post-production, with existing footage. 12 filmmakers will be selected to attend a series of online workshops, mentoring, and one to one pitches.
- Selection is based on the filmmaker’s proven ability and the strength of the story, characters and footage provided.
- 12 selected applicants participate in a 4 week intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings.
- Applications to GSDF 2020 are free.
Submissions will only be accepted by filling in the online submission form and uploading relevant media on the One World Media Submission Portal. Applicants will be asked to create an account by registering with basic details, and create a new submission form for each project.
Apply here:
https://enter.owmawards.org/entrant/index.php
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- GSDF 2020 will take place online in October-November 2020.
- This year, will be joined by some of the most established digital media platforms in the industry, including: AJE Witness, BBC Arabic, CBC, The Guardian, Thomson Reuters Foundation and VICE World News.
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Global Short Docs Forum 2020

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Trainings
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Description
The Global Short Docs Forum 2020 brings together 12 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings. Over four weeks of masterclasses, workshops and mentoring we will take your short doc from conception to commission.
Eligibilities
Eligible Projects:
GSDF is open to proposals from anyone, anywhere in the world. Our focus is on films that have a social, political or cultural narrative, take a solutions journalism approach or give us a new perspective on the changes we want to see in the world. We prioritise filmmakers from areas with low production capacity or little global visibility, as well as underrepresented filmmakers in geographical areas of established media production. We are especially looking for stories from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia or the Post-Soviet States.
Please visit the link below for more mandatory submission details:
https://www.oneworldmedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GSDF-Submission-Information-2020.pdf
Benefits
- Invaluable pitching training and mentoring
- Workshops + masterclasses from industry experts
- One-to-one meetings with digital platforms
- Connect with doc filmmakers from all over the world
Program Venue
Online
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Application Process
- GSDF is open to applications from all parts of the world, for documentary projects up to 30 mins, either in production or post-production, with existing footage. 12 filmmakers will be selected to attend a series of online workshops, mentoring, and one to one pitches.
- Selection is based on the filmmaker’s proven ability and the strength of the story, characters and footage provided.
- 12 selected applicants participate in a 4 week intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings.
- Applications to GSDF 2020 are free.
Submissions will only be accepted by filling in the online submission form and uploading relevant media on the One World Media Submission Portal. Applicants will be asked to create an account by registering with basic details, and create a new submission form for each project.
Apply here:
https://enter.owmawards.org/entrant/index.php
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- GSDF 2020 will take place online in October-November 2020.
- This year, will be joined by some of the most established digital media platforms in the industry, including: AJE Witness, BBC Arabic, CBC, The Guardian, Thomson Reuters Foundation and VICE World News.
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Global Short Docs Forum 2020

FUNDING TYPE
Description
The Global Short Docs Forum 2020 brings together 12 filmmakers selected from a global call, to attend an intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings. Over four weeks of masterclasses, workshops and mentoring we will take your short doc from conception to commission.
BENIFITS
- Invaluable pitching training and mentoring
- Workshops + masterclasses from industry experts
- One-to-one meetings with digital platforms
- Connect with doc filmmakers from all over the world
Eligibilities
Eligible Projects:
GSDF is open to proposals from anyone, anywhere in the world. Our focus is on films that have a social, political or cultural narrative, take a solutions journalism approach or give us a new perspective on the changes we want to see in the world. We prioritise filmmakers from areas with low production capacity or little global visibility, as well as underrepresented filmmakers in geographical areas of established media production. We are especially looking for stories from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia or the Post-Soviet States.
Please visit the link below for more mandatory submission details:
https://www.oneworldmedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GSDF-Submission-Information-2020.pdf
For Further Queries:
+44 (0) 20 7922 7941
[email protected]
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Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
- GSDF is open to applications from all parts of the world, for documentary projects up to 30 mins, either in production or post-production, with existing footage. 12 filmmakers will be selected to attend a series of online workshops, mentoring, and one to one pitches.
- Selection is based on the filmmaker’s proven ability and the strength of the story, characters and footage provided.
- 12 selected applicants participate in a 4 week intensive online training programme and one-to-one pitch meetings.
- Applications to GSDF 2020 are free.
Submissions will only be accepted by filling in the online submission form and uploading relevant media on the One World Media Submission Portal. Applicants will be asked to create an account by registering with basic details, and create a new submission form for each project.
Apply here:
https://enter.owmawards.org/entrant/index.php
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