Young Filmmakers Fellowship 2016-17
​by Media Collective

​Duration
9 months (August 2016 to April 2017)​

Background
Media Collective is a group of media practitioners operating outside the rationale of mainstream media, with an emphasis on understanding the changing discourses around rights and justice. The space encourages a critical reflection of the political context amongst practitioners from varied art forms. The Media Collective is an independent media initiative facilitated by Programme for Social Action, a solidarity and support organization for people’s movements.

Media Collective is an experiment of individuals and groups using diverse creative mediums as the mode of interaction with people’s struggles and politics. In the process, it hopes to evolve a creative spirit and expression, as well as a community of media practitioners who can provide an alternative to mainstream media practices. Media Collective's work is towards creating a journal of visual documentation and creative non-fictions from the ground.
Fellowship
Why this Fellowship?
Lack of resources, censorship and a corporatised media environment offer limited opportunities for aspiring young filmmakers to meaningfully explore political themes and radical movements in film.  In this light, it is increasingly evident that independently-curated media content hosted by collectives is the much needed radical shift in media production and distribution. The Young Filmmakers Fellowship aims to strengthen ongoing efforts in this direction by supporting engaging work in film.
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Fellowship Features:
  • The Young Filmmakers Fellowship will financially assist 5 projects, with a sum of Rs. 1 lakh each. The proposals can be individual or in partnerships.
  • Selected participants will participate in two workshops during the period of the fellowship, facilitated by senior filmmakers as a mentorship platform for developing their projects.
  • A screening of the films made by the fellows will be arranged in Delhi at the end of the Fellowship.

 Proposals are invited on, but not limited to, themes such as: 
  • Body and Resistance
  • Art as Protest
  • Migration and the City
  • Energy and Ecology
  • Labour Rights
  • Social Inclusion and Exclusion
Prerequisites 
(Preferably, but not limited to) Final year graduate or postgraduate students in film and media studies 
Application Process
The process of selection will involve screening of applications (proposal, methodology and budget) by a panel comprising senior filmmakers and members of the Media Collective team.

Application requirements (Can be either in English or in any regional languages): 
  • A 1500 words (maximum) proposal for the project (objective, relevance, concept and methodology).
  • A bio note (less than 500 words) on your personal journey as a filmmaker.
  • A tentative budget allocation of the fellowship amount.
  • Previous work (Offline copies in the form of DVD/pen-drive or online links)
You can submit your application online by clicking on the below 'APPLY NOW' button or send the application by post to: Media Collective, Programme for Social Action (PSA), 90/83 AB (Lower Ground Floor), Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, INDIA – 110017. Phone: + 91-11-26687725
Application Deadline
The deadline for application submission is July 15, 2016. Selected candidates shall be notified by August 5, 2016.
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