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Application information to be included in each submitted 25 minute project proposal (1 application x 25 minute project proposal). Each section must be completed fully for the application to be accepted for consideration. Applications must
be
completed
in
English. The
deadline
is
April
30, 2014. There is no application fee. If you are having technical diculties with the online application, please email a Microsoft Word version of your application to: witness@aljazeera.net

Al
Jazeera
Viewnder
-
Latin America
Open
Call
2014 Application
Producer
Name:
*

Company
Name:

If
individual
producer
leave
blank

Country:
*

Phone:
*

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Email:
*

Working
Title:
*

The
working
title
of
your
lm

EPG
/
Short
Billing
*
What
is
this
story
in
150
characters
or
20-30
words?

Synopsis:
*
Tell
us
the
story
in
a
little
detail
describing
the
key
characters, scenes
and
elements
and
how
the
narrative
will
develop
and resolve
over
the
lm.
Let
us
know
any
unique
access
you
may have.
This
synopsis
is
your
most
critical
pitching
note

if
we cant
get
the
lm
here
we
are
unlikely
to
read
further.
(100-150 words)

Detailed
Treatment
&
Extra
Information:
*
This
is
a
chance
to
walk
us
through
the
lm
as
you
plan
to make
it
so
we
can
get
a
strong
sense
of
the
visual
story-telling and
how
the
narrative
will
unfold
through
key
scenes
and sequences.
Include
how
the
story
will
start,
develop
and resolve
and
describe
the
key
6
-
8
actuality-based
scenes
you plan
to
cover.
Include
a
brief
note
on
the
visual
and
lmmaking style.
Include
a
note
about
access

what
you
have
and
have not
secured.
If
you
have
already
shot
any
elements,
tell
us about
these
here
briey
and
include
clips.
At
the
end
you
can include
a
few
short
sentences/bullet
points
of background/context
information
if
appropriate

not
an
essay,
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just
key
information
to
motivate
the
lms
relevance
to
us.
(500 word
maximum)

Background
&
Filmmaking
History
of
the
Team
Whom
You Will
Work
on
This
Project
With:
*
This
is
not
just
a
biography
of
the
director
but
who
is
the Producer,
the
Camera
person,
the
Editor
and
what
projects have
you
all
done
together
or
individually.
You
can
provide Photos,
Links
and
Video
Clips
of
both
your
existing
work
as well
as
any
material
that
will
support
your
proposal.
(500
word maximum)

Budget
/
Production
Funding
*
(please
provide
a
rough
estimate
of
the
overall
budget
of
your proposed
project.
Our
budget
structure
normally
ranges between
$45,000
and
$100,000
USD
-125minutes-
depending on
the
needs
of
the
project.
All
production
funding
budget estimates
are
subject
to
further
conversation
and consideration)

Link
to
Supporting
Materials:

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Verication
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minimize
spam
email
-
we
ask
that
you
verify
you
are human
by
entering
the
number
13
into
the
box
below:
*

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2014 Al Jazeera Viewnder Open Call

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