TALENT CAMPUS INDIA
Osian's Cinefan is proud to announce the 3rd edition of Talent Campus organised in collaboration with Max Mueller Bhawan, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Berlinale Talent Campus.
Talent Campus is a 5-day workshop where 50-60 young aspiring filmmakers will be invited to New Delhi to interact with renowned filmmakers and film professionals from India and abroad.
The aim of the workshop is to provide Indian and South Asian youth a forum for learning and sharing the process of filmmaking. This year we are also accepting applicants from Iran . Participants will benefit not only from the calibre and experience of the professionals involved, but also from the exchange of ideas among themselves. Topics of discussion will range from screenplay writing, to direction and understanding key issues such as audience and genre.
The 3rd Talent Campus India will take place at the Siri Fort Auditoria Complex from 17 to 21 July, 2006. It will run along side Osian's Cinefan, 8th Festival of Asian cinema (14-23 July), within the framework of the programme ' Infrastructure Building for Minds and Markets – IBM2)
In addition to attending workshop session, the selected talents will have the opportunity to see the very best of Asian cinema being showcased during Osian's Cinefan 8.
We would be grateful if you would circulate this information among those who you feel may benefit from this initiative. The application can be downloaded from our website www.cinemaya.net.
Applicants will be required to submit either a mini-film or excerpt from a film they have made or a 3500 to 4500 word script by the 25th May 2006 , along with the Application. The duration of the film or excerpt should not exceed 60 seconds. The formats acceptable for preview include the VHS, VCD or DVD.
An independently constituted Committee will select 50-60 Talents from around the country to attend the final workshop.
We look forward to the participation of your students.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Monica Bhasin
Coordinator, Talent Campus India
Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema
Tel: 91-11-41743155
talentcampus@osians.com
