Archive for filmaking
September 6, 2010 at 11:39 pm · Filed under filmaking and tagged: film festival, Lebanon
منحة بقيمة خمسة آلاف دولار لدعم فيلم وثائقي لبناني قيد الانتاج في إطار إتفاق الشّراكة بين مهرجان دبي السينمائيّ الدوليّ والجمعية الثقافيّة بيروت دي سي، وضمن فعاليات مهرجان أيام بيروت السّينمائيّة، سوف يقدّم مهرجان دبي السينمائيّ هِبة بقيمة خمسة آلاف دولار من أجل دعم فيلم وثائقي لبناني قيد التّنفيذ. معايير قبول الأفلام و شروط المشاركة -أن يكون مشروع فيلم وثائقي طويل (٥٤ دقيقة أو أكثر( – لمخرج لبناني أو عربي مقيم في لبنان على المخرج أن يرسل ملفًا يحتوي على المعلومات التالية: – صفحة الغلاف مذكور عليها عنوان الفيلم، إسم المخرج والمنتج ووسيلة الإتصال بهما – ملخّص عن الفيلم (صفحتين) – رسالة النوايا (صفـحة أو صفحتين) – المعالجة السّينمائية (صفحتين أو ثلاثة) : شكل الفيلم، أسلوب الكاميرا، ونمط القصّة – ملخّص عن المخرج – ملخّص عن ميزانيّة الفيلم وخطة لكيفيّة جمع التبرعات – دي ڤي دي يحتوي على أحد أفلام المخرج السّابقة لدى حصوله على المنحة، يتعهّد المخرج بأن يكون العرض العربي الأول للفيلم ضمن فعاليّات مهرجان دبي السينمائيّ الدوليّ. الرّجاء إرسال المعلومات الكاملة باللغتين، العربية والانكليزية/الفرنسية، على البريد الإلكتروني : news@beirutdc.org عنوان الرّسالة : هِبة لدعم فيلم وثائقي بالإضافة إلى ذلك، إرسال نسخة من المعلومات مُرفقة بقرص الدي ڤي دي إلى عنوان البريد التالي : بيروت دي سي، فرن الشباك، شارع سليم خوري، بناية روز عقيقي ، الطابق الارضي، صندوق بريدي: po box 116-5118 تل: 01293212 الموعد النّهائي لإستلام المشاريع هو الإثنين ١٣ سبتمبر ٢٠١٠
A 5,000 $ Grant for a Lebanese Documentary Project in Production Within the partnership between The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and BeirutDC, and in the framework of Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya, the DIFF would like to encourage documentary filmmaking in Lebanon by offering a 5,000 $ grant to a Lebanese documentary project in production.
Criteria and eligibility: *The project has to be: – A feature documentary (54 minutes and up) -Directed by a Lebanese filmmaker or an Arab filmmaker living in Lebanon *The filmmaker has to send a file containing: -A cover page with the title of the project, the names of the filmmaker and of the producer and their full contacts -A synopsis of the film (2 pages) -An intention note (1-2 pages) -A treatment (2-3) pages describing the style of the film, the visual aspect, the structure and the story -A small paragraph about the filmmaker -A one page budget summary, fundraising plan, and status of the film -A DVD containing one previous film by the filmmaker Once granted, the filmmaker has to commit that he will give the Arab premiere of his film to DIFF. Please send your material in 2 languages (Arabic and English/or French) by electronic mail to: news@beirutdc.org Subject: Grant for documentary project As well as a printed version of the material with the DVD to: Beirut DC, Furn el Chebbak, Selim Khoury St, Rose Akiki Bldg., Ground Floor, po box 116-5118, tel: 01293212.
The deadline for receiving the projects is Monday, September 13th, 2010
June 18, 2009 at 1:20 pm · Filed under filmaking and tagged: arab world, San Sebastian
I got this from my friend Alessandra Speciale -director of African Film Festival in Milan- who is currently helping San Sebastian Festival on this programme which is particularly tailored on the Arab world filmakers. Have a look!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR CINEMA IN MOTION 5
Cinema in Motion 5 will take place at the 57th International Film
Festival in San Sebastian on Monday, 21 September 2009.
The deadline for registering and receiving material in San Sebastian
is 30 June 2009.
This programme, organised by the International Film Festival with the
Amiens and Fribourg international festivals, will exclusively comprise
feature films at the end of their filming or at the post-production
stage.
This rendezvous is open to filmmakers from the Maghreb, Portuguese-
speaking African countries and developing Arab countries: Algeria,
Angola, Cape Verde, Egypt, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,
Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Sao Tome y Principe, Syria and
Tunisia.
The directors and/or producers of the selected films will have the
chance to defend their projects before professionals from all sectors
accredited at the International Film Festival Sales Office.
Different kinds of aid will be granted within the framework of Cinema
in Motion 5, among which:
§ Mactari mixing auditorium – €15,000 in services.
§ Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) – €10,000 to cover
the cost of post-production in France.
§ Amiens Festival – a 35 mm copy.
§ Fribourg Festival – a 35 mm copy.
§ Titra Film – French or English subtitling up to €2,500.
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The Cinema in Motion 5 registration form can be found at:
www.sansebastianfestival.com
April 21, 2009 at 10:03 am · Filed under filmaking, training and tagged: Jordan, Royal Film Commision
I’ve already posted about Royal Film Commission in Jordan and the very interesting activities they are organising in Amman and all across Jordan.
This is a great opportunity for Arab filmakers or wannabees to present their film scripts and have the opportunity to join the Middle East Screenwriters Lab. Have a look at the following info:
Are you a screenwriter or a filmmaker working on your first or second narrative feature film script?
Would you like to further develop your screenplay?
The Call for Submission is now open for
RAWI- The 5th Middle East Screenwriters Lab
In Jordan
October 3rd – 7th 2009
The Royal Film Commission- Jordan is holding the fifth edition of the screenwriters’ workshop RAWI- the Middle East Screenwriters Lab in Jordan, in consultation with Sundance Institute. The program will take place from the 3rd till 7th of October 2009 in Wadi Feynan, Jordan.
RAWI is designed for emerging Arab filmmakers working on their first or second narrative feature screenplay. It provides an opportunity to develop your script with the guidance of veteran screenwriters who will embrace your vision and help you find the most compelling way to tell your story. You will meet one-on-one with creative advisors for intensive story sessions and individual dialogues to further develop your script.
Both English and Arabic scripts will be accepted for submission. Interested applicants are to send an e-mail to: rawi@film.jo
The submission deadline is on the 15th of June 2009.
For further information, please contact the Royal Film Commission at:
The Royal Film Commission- Jordan
Tel: +962 6 461 3835 ext: 117
Email: rawi@film.jo
Website: www.film.jo
هل أنت كاتب سيناريو وتعمل على مشروعك الروائي الأول أو الثاني؟
هل ترغب بتقديم مشروعك للمشاركة بورشة عمل كتّاب السيناريو
وتطويره؟
الدعوة للمشاركة مفتوحة الآن لورشة “راوي” الخامسة لكتاب السيناريو
في الأردن من 3 إلى 7 تشرين الأول 2009
للعام الخامس على التوالي وبالتعاون مع مؤسسة سندانس تعلن الهيئة الملكية الأردنية للأفلام عن قبول طلبات المشاركة بورشة عمل كتّاب السيناريو “راوي” والتي ستقام في وادي فينان- الأردن من الثالث إلى السابع من تشرين الأول 2009.
تستهدف الورشة كتّاب سيناريو الأفلام العرب وتتيح الفرصة لهم لتطوير نصهم السينمائي من خلال جلسات فردية مع كتّاب عالميين ومتخصصين. تهدف هذه اللقاءات إلى مساعدة كتّاب السيناريو على صقل مهاراتهم القصصية والكتابية وتطوير مشاريعهم وتحفيزهم من خلال اقتراح أساليب متعددة تساعدهم في المراحل المختلفة للكتابة الإبداعية.
تقبل الطلبات باللغتين العربية أو الانجليزية وآخر موعد لاستلامها هو الخامس عشر من حزيران 2009.
للمزيد من المعلومات والتقديم للورشة الرجاء الكتابة إلى العنوان التالي: rawi@film.jo
أو الاتصال بالهيئة الملكية الأردنية للأفلام
هاتف: +962 6 461 3835، فرعي 117
البريد الإلكتروني: rawi@film.jo
www.film.jo
March 8, 2009 at 10:15 pm · Filed under conferences, filmaking, media and tagged: Amiralay, documentary, DoxBox, Malas, Syria
I’ve just attended the “Voices of women” workshop, one of the side events and meetings of the DoxBox Festival, currently being held in Damascus till the 15th of march. A very interesting and bold discussion was taking place in front of a very mixed audience, men and women, syrians and foreigners. At the core of the discussion there was the so-called “gender issue” and the complexity of this in a very male driven society like the Arab one. But there is no such a thing as “one” Arab society, and even in the same country women’s lifestyles, behaviours,problems are very different. The discussion, which features many women directors and also a man-a Moroccan French who has shot a film on modern women slavery in Europe- is quite monopolised by questions asked to Moroccan filmaker Fatima Jebli Ouazzani. She moved with her family to Holland when she was ten years old and since then her struggle between tradition and innovation has started. The topic of her film is virginity and marriage, and her freshness and strenght is not to stand on one side or the other, but to try to understand the reasons of both. “In my father’s house” is the title of her film which was never distributed in Morocco. It is fresh, and doesn’t take anything for granted, just as Fatima herself seems to be. Discussion is joined also by Saudi female filmaker Haifa Al Mansour who speaks about Saudi Arabia and its women, a topic which is always so much seen through Western stereotypes. Among the European filmakers invited, there is also the Italian Alina Marazzi, one of our best new fresh voices in documentary film. Sitting in the audience we can see Omar Amiralay, the father of Syrian documentary and a very controversial one in his country; and Mohamed Malas, the great director of “The night” feature film.
Tomorrow, another round table about the war and filmakers who have dedicated their work to tell people what TV doesn’t always tell.
DoxBox is a very bold association of independent filmakers who since 2007 has been working on creative documentary in Syria and all across the Arab world.
November 22, 2008 at 5:00 pm · Filed under filmaking, media, training and tagged: Jordan, Royal Film Commission
I am currently out in Amman, Jordan and I am discovering an exciting forming filmaking industry. Jordan does not have a strong background in filmaking and movie industry (it has produced only a very few number of feature films), neither it is an oil rich country like the Gulf which is compensating the lack of tradition in the audiovisual industry with a good injection of money to create a new one.Indeed, it has a very promising future in the field of creativity in media.
A Jordanian animation company, called Media Plus, has just won the Silver Award at the Cairo Arab Media Festival with its cartoon series“Nahfat Ailetna” which tells a lot about Jordanian society in a very nice and entertaining way. But this is not the only good news for the country. Institutions like the Royal Film Commission are doing a great job to raise up a new generation of filmakers by providing training in the audiovisual field and by renting the film equipment to who wants to practise filmaking. The team of the RFC is all made up by young people, plenty of talent and energy.
Like Sarah, the lebanese young lady who teaches camera and filmaking. I attended her class today and have to say that I have rarely seen such an energy and a talent in teaching technical stuff. She was also enriching her lessons by quoting all sorts of films, from the “Russian Ark” by Russian director Sokurov to “L’Avventura” by Antonioni: films that I have rarely heard quoted in a similar course in Europe. I would really love to introduce people like Sarah to the ones in Europe who say -too often- that we should “train” the young ones in the Arab world, teach them how to use the digital technologies, etc etc. During the last Euromed meeting I attented in Cairo few days ago this attitude was sometime out once again, and I think it’s very bad that the people in Europe still have their eyes closed on what’s happening in the Arab world. Young people in the Arab world are gifted, talented and plenty of energy and creativity like Sarah, plus they know very well how to use digital media.
The group in the RFC is exactly proving this. They are active, plenty of talent, and they are trying to build up an industry and a new generation of filmakers in a very passionate way.
They also have a very cool movie library that they are trying to build up and a very cosy screening room where people will be able to seat and watch European movies as well as Arab, Asian, American, etc. This gorgeous screening room has been designed by two young architects, Jordanian of course. Keep an eye on this new generation of Jordanian people that will be booming with such a passion!
