APPLICATIONS

for MENA Directors

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Applicants must be citizens of one of the countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey & United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Yemen.
Workshops and tutorial sessions will be held in English, so the participants must be able to communicate in this language.
Submitted Projects must have an international relevancy.
The selected filmmakers should be ready to collaborate during the program with an international Co-Producer.

Participants will have to participate in a full series of three workshops within 9 months.
The project submitted may be in a stage of development, pre-production or production.
Applicant may act as a director-producer of a project.
Eligible are first/second time filmmakers who made at least one short film but not more than three one-hour films.

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PLEASE NOTE:

Applications must be submitted in English
For additional information contact us at: info@closeupinitiative.org

PROJECT'S TITLE:

Full Name:

Date of birth:

City:

Email:

Skype:

Nationality:

Address:

Country:

Phone number:

Native language:

Other Language:

Full Name:

Date of birth:

City:

Email:

Skype:

Nationality:

Address:

Country:

Phone number:

Native language:

Other Language:

Please attach a photo of the Director & Producer

Short synopsis (up to 100 words):

Please Explain your project's status (development, pre:-production, production):

Finance already secured:

Up to 2 Pages Synopsis
One page Director's Statement
Narrative structure & Visual Approach (if applicable)
Status of the project
Short Bio Director
Short Bio Producer/Co-Producer if any
A Top-Sheet Budget & Financial Plan in EUR/USD
Photo(s) between 1-3 stills that represent the project
Online streaming link to a previous cinematic work
Online streaming link to visual materials of the submitted project - a teaser/scenes/footage
Online streaming link of 3-4 minutes self-presentation video describing your connection to the film and motivation to take part in Close-Up program

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