Insight Out 2008 seeks undiscovered filmmakers with great ideas
Insight Out 2008 are seeking short filmmakers, animators and screenwriters who want to learn more about the distribution process, self promotion & marketing their product to the right audiences.
Insight Out 2008 are seeking short filmmakers, animators and screenwriters who want to learn more about the distribution process, self promotion & marketing their product to the right audiences. Insight Out will offer you advice, professional guidance, networking opportunities, and even a chance to pitch for funding to get your film ready for distribution.
Insight Out begins on 26 September 2008 with a three-day intensive workshop. 5 further workshops will take place between October 2008 & February 2009.
Workshops, which take place at weekends, will cover topics including intellectual property and how to protect it; getting your film seen by the right audience; the benefits of successful collaboration with others; how to make the perfect pitch for your product; making the most of film festivals, and much, much more.
Each workshop will be followed by 'Shorts on Walls', an opportunity for all trainees to screen and discuss their work with each other.
Insight Out, now in its fourth year, was developed by NESTA. The programme is managed by Birmingham City University's Screen Media Lab facility. Our partner is EM Media, the Regional Screen Agency for the East Midlands.
All workshops will take place in Nottingham.
Trainees attending all workshops will receive a travel bursary, up to the value of £150 (depending on distance travelled) and the chance to pitch for a share of £15,000 to get their film ready for distribution. The pitches will take place in March 2009.
Am I eligible?
- You must have at least 18 months' experience in the moving image industry (this can include voluntary and paid work)
- You must be a UK resident OR hold a valid work visa
- You must be a resident of either the East or West Midlands
- You must submit a portfolio with your application. The portfolio should include:
- A showreel of your short film work (on DVD)
- A DVD with the rushes / rough cut / final version of a film or project you're currently working on which requires distribution and marketing (this can't be a film / project that has already been entered into a festival)
- The current distribution and marketing plan for your film / project
- A statement outlining how a place on the Insight Out programme will help you further develop and carry out your plan
- CV, with details of your relevant moving image experience
- 8 places are available to East Midlands residents
- 4 places are available to West Midlands residents
For programme details, contact rebecca.birch@bcu.ac.uk or call 0121 204 9887 or visit the Insight Out 2008 website.
