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Mar. 3-8: Second Wave: New Media & Documentary Workshop, Brussels, Belgium

SECOND WAVE: NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS!

This is a workshop for European filmmakers with projects who want to explore the possibilities of New Media for creation, production, financing, and distribution. Under the guidance of Franz Grabner (head of Culture at ORF), moderated by Anita Reher (European Documentary Network), assisted by experts like David Schalko (Superfilm), Frederick Baker (Media Europa), and Stuart Veech (VMA).

The media landscape is changing fundamentally in front of our very eyes. Television itself is going through major changes.

Will the television of the future still show documentaries, feature films and news reports the way it does today, or will storytelling, formats and the media as a whole undergo a complete metamorphosis?

Who will be distributing what kind of content and programs? That's the question we're confronted with today.

Most probably television as we know it will continue to exist. But already we see the emergence of a new media reality that brings with it new forms of storytelling and communicating that are more in tune with the 21st Century expectations of younger generations.

MySpace, Google, Facebook and so many more; those are the ideal media platforms to show stories and content as seen and created by the audience. The viewer makes his own program and no longer needs conventional broadcasters.

What does this development mean for the filmmaker of the future? What role does he/she still have to play? Will filmmakers be forced to choose between conventional television and these new emerging formats? Everything is possible, there are no certainties anymore.

Communication through virtual space can have the effect of shifting our society into isolation and anonymity, whereas the visible presence of creative people within a culture leads to vitality. A delicate balance needs to be found. The media of tomorrow will be central to the choice that will be made; it will define the way society will develop.

The current changes are a challenge for all creative minds within the media. "The Second Wave" offers an open platform for creative talents who want to tackle these new developments and use them in their work.

We cordially invite you to test your ideas with our invited experts, to challenge and to surprise them, to plunge head first into the new world of unlimited ideas and creative potential.

To register:

Send us, before February, 10th, (extended deadline!) a 2-page presentation of your project as well as your biography to eme@injoyproductions.com.

Make sure to mention "Second Wave" in the subject.

Your visual material (preferably on DVD) can be sent to:
Injoy Productions
Attn of Inge Rochette
Rue de la Mutualité 34
1190 Brussels

We'll get back to you to inform you if you have been selected.

Subscription fee:

200 Euros/project, 100 Euros for the second participant in a project

This price includes: participation in the workshop, 4 coffee breaks, 2 lunches and the welcome dinner.

We're looking forward to receiving your proposals!

Starts02/07/2008
Ends05/07/2008
IssuesInternational, Media, Digital Divide, Digital Media, Media Literacy
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Posted on February 7, 2008 in Event / Call to action by fedrik