Our friends at CNEX, producers of the prize-winning 1428, have announced an open call for film and TV documentary projects dealing with Chinese topics around the world. Selected participants will attend the CNEX Chinese Doc Forum, held on October 31st and November 1st in Taipei, Taiwan, with the opportunity to receive funding and attract additional support.
Details and application information after the break.
CNEX Chinese Doc Forum (CCDF) is taking place on Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st in Taipei, Taiwan. Now it’s open to submission. If you are interested in making documentaries ABOUT CHINESE (including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore or overseas Chinese), you are welcomed to propose your ideas and shooting plan to CCDF. NO NATIONALITY LIMIT!
The Forum is designed as a platform for filmmakers who pay attention to Chinese culture and society to meet the commissioning editors from internationally renowned broadcasters including the BBC (UK), Arte (France), NHK (Japan), Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Sundance (US), Shanghai Documentary Channel (China), Phoenix TV (Hong Kong), Sun TV (China), PTS (Taiwan) and CTi TV (Taiwan). If you get selected, CCDF will support your transportation and accommodation fees of travelling to Taipei.
CCDF will select three ‘Best Pitching Projects’, which will be automatically the right to present in other international pitching forums via CNEX’s support. As an encouragement and recognition, out of the three ‘Best Pitching Projects’, the Best Pitch will be awarded a prize of $300,000 NTD (approx. $10,000 USD.)
For more information, please read the attchment or visit the CNEX website:http://www.cnex.org.tw/index.php
CCDF Regulations: http://www.cnex.org.tw/cnex_all.php/42.html CCDF Entry Form: http://www.cnex.org.tw/download/CCDF_Entry_Form_2010_en.doc
Further questions please contact CNEX by e-mail: forum@cnex.org.tw