Subject: [CivilSoc] British Film Maker Needed--North Caucasus Nature Reserve
From: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Date: Mon May 15 2000 - 20:00:23 EDT
Following is an abbreviated version of the job description received
by CCSI. For full details, please contact Liza Hollingshead of
Ecologia Trust <ecoliza@rmplc.co.uk>
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INTERESTING TEACHING OPPORTUNITY for BRITISH ENVIRONMENTAL FILM MAKER
... to take part in the 'KINOSCHOOL' ENVIRONMENTAL FILM TRAINING for
Russian Environmental NGO's in the North Caucasus Nature Reserve
September 2000
KinoSchool Project is funded by the British Know How Fund Sponsored
Grants Programme: Partnerships in the Non-Profit Sector, Russia
Partners: Institute for Civic Initiatives Support "ISAR", Moscow,
"Journalist" an independent film studio, Novorossisk, with Ecologia
Trust, Scotland
We are looking for a British Professional to be part of the Kinoschool
teaching team with:
- broad all-round experience in camerawork, professional directing,
making his/her own environmental films
- special interest and experience in making Natural History and/or
Environmental Films.
- professional experience in directing and/or producing films for BBC
or Channel 4
- knows the audience and the market, with good contacts in television
in Britain and Europe, and experience in producing and selling films
made for television in the UK.
- able to share his/her experience in lecture or seminar format along
with Russian teachers)
- able to work in a teaching/directing capacity with a small group to
make a short film together
- willing to travel to remote areas, possibly on horseback, camping
out at night
- knowledge and information about the most up to date technical
equipment, and to bring this information to the Kinoschool.
(Technical skill with this equipment is not essential)
Ideally, he/she will have a personal interest in Russian nature and
wilderness, with a view to working in Russia in the future. As the
people involved in Kinoschool have access to the wildest and most
beautiful parts of Russia this will provide a great opportunity for a
British film maker to plan joint filming projects in the Russian
wilderness. The North Caucasus is a stunningly beautiful mountain
range, with wilderness that has long been lost in Europe. In
addition, we would like the British Trainer to take an active part in
helping to set up a 2-week training 'internship' in the UK for 2
Kinoschool students later in the year.
Dates of KinoSchool Training:
* 16-18 September Documentary Film Festival Novorossisk (Environmental
Films nominations) optional
* 20 Sept - 3 October Kinoschool North Caucasus Mountains (14 days include
travel)
Remuneration: £2,380 plus travel expenses
ABOUT KINOSCHOOL
Kinoschool is support system and an annual training for Russian
environmental NGOs and independent television journalists to develop
their film making skills in order to share their concerns and
appreciation of nature more effectively with the public. In Russia
such training is either very long, expensive or unavailable to most
NGOs, and we are grateful to the Know How Fund for providing us with
the opportunity to introduce British film making skills and
techniques to an enthusiastic Russian students. An outline of the
full Kinoschool Project and the location for this year's Kinoschool
may be found at the end of this announcement.
Schedule: (this part omitted for reasons of length)
Accommodation:
The Kinoschool will take place in a comfortable tourist hotel in the
valley, near a small village where 20+ employees of the Nature
Reserve live. Some groups may leave for several days filming in the
mountains and will be camping out at night.
Students Criteria:
- previous experience in making journalistic films for television and/or
for the screen, commercials etc with a basic knowledge of camerawork and
montage/editing
- a serious interest in making wild life films for television
- a strong connection with environmental NGOs Some students may have
participated in the 1st Kinoschool in 1999, but not all. All students
should be conversant with basic camera operating and film making.
This course is not for beginners in the field. Participants from
Moscow, St Petersburg, Samara, Rostov, Ekaterinburg, Kemerovo will be
given priority (PNPS regions)
Teachers/Staff:
-Scenarist, screen writer, director (Valery Timoschenko "Journalist")
-Camera operator with experience in filming wild life
-Director, with experience in camerawork, editing, sound, working
with actors
-Russian Television Producer - media contacts, raising money and
distribution in Russia
-Public Relations & Fundraising in the 3rd sector
-British teacher: director/producer or an independent wild life film
maker, with experience of camerawork, directing, editing and
producing his own films
KinoSchool Project Activities:
1. Create a KinoSchool Website to publicise the competition for
participants in the KinoSchool Training and outline the resources of
KinoSchool:
It will be regularly updated to cover funding sources, trainings.
Festivals and competitions, information, publications, periodicals,
involved organisations and individuals, success stories.
2. Identify the most active, talented and interested environmental film
makers in the NGO Network:
Acceptance in the KinoSchool will be by competition, circulated to
the Russian NGO Network. Each applicant will be required to submit a
sample of their previous work to the board, outline their current
activity as an Environmental NGO, their reasons why they need the
training, and a statement of how they intend to use the training
afterwards. Participants in the KinoSchool Training will be members
of the most active environmental NGOs, who have previous experience
in making films on environmental issues or wildlife, or environmental
journalists who work with regional TV, or people from independent
regional film-making companies and studios who are involved in
environmental documentaries, TV programs.
3. KinoSchool Training:
20 students of KinoSchool will take part in a 2-week intensive Media
Training with experts from Britain and Russia in the Caucasus Nature
Reserve. They will receive practical training in Directing, Camerawork,
Editing and Producing films and programs for Television; with Modules on
Fundraising and contacts with Media.
4. UK Internship:
KinoSchool will arrange an internship for at least 2 students in
Britain. Internship is practical work for 2-4 weeks under the
guidance of professional film-makers, particularly focused on
producing, distributing and marketing films for television. If we
have more students who wish to take part in this internship in the
UK, "ISAR" and Ecologia Trust will look for more funding to cover
their expenses.
5. KinoSchool Studio:
the equipment provided by this project will establish the basics of a
KinoSchool studio, with professional camera and other equipment
available to the KinoSchool Network free of charge.
6. KinoSchool Film Library: We will expand our existing library of the best
Russian and Western documentaries and film about wild nature, available for
all interested NGOs.
Reasons for our choice of Project location: (omitted for reasons of
length)
Applicants:
Please send a letter of interest with an indication of the reasons
for your interest in filming in Russia, in which aspects of film
making you have the most experience, and which topics you would be
willing/able to teach, with CV's to:
1. Liza Hollingshead,
Ecologia Trust,
The Park, Forres, Morayshire IV36 3TZ Scotland
Email: <ecoliza@rmplc.co.uk>
Web Site: http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/ecoliza
2. Mila Bogdan
ISAR Institute for Civic Initiatives,
Moscow, Russia
Email: <mbogdan@glasnet.ru>
Ecologia Trust is a Scottish Charity reg. no SC023976 working with
Russian NGOs in youth, ecology and education since 1988.
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