Call for submissions: Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers

CBC’s digital channel documentary and the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) have announced their second deadline for their documentary masters apprenticeship program known as Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers.

The program is an opportunity for documentary professionals from across Canada to apprentice under a master documentary filmmaker on a specific project. It is designed to support documentary professionals in the early stages of their careers to further their filmmaking expertise and authorial voice with the guidance of a mentor of their choosing. The duration of the Apprenticeship will be a minimum of 4 months during which time the Apprentice will be paid an honorarium.

Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers is designed as an exchange where both Master and Apprentice benefit from each other’s experience. The Master benefits by working with a passionate and creative resource, while the Apprentice gets unprecedented access to the Master’s creative process and expertise.

The deadline for the next round of applications is June 11, 2012.

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Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers

CBC’s digital channel documentary and the Documentary Organization of Canada | l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) are proud to present

Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers, a documentary masters apprenticeship program.

2012 Submissions now open!

DOC and documentary are pleased to announce that submissions for 2012 are now open for Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers.

Deadline for submissions: June 11, 2012

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Giving Voice mentorship program is the opportunity for documentary professionals from across Canada to apprentice with a master documentary filmmaker on a specific project. The program represents a unique opportunity for documentary filmmakers searching for their creative voice.

The program’s objective is to assist documentary professionals who are still early in the careers and interested in transitioning their career, further their filmmaking expertise and deepen their authorial voice. The duration of the Apprenticeship will be up to 4 months during which time the Apprentice will be paid an honorarium.

Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers is designed as an exchange where both Master and Apprentice benefit from each other’s experience. The Master benefits by working with a passionate and creative resource, while the Apprentice gets unprecedented access to the Master’s creative process and expertise.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Apprentice
- Must have a minimum of 2 broadcast credits or equivalent experience in the documentary field
- Must be available to work full time for the designated apprenticeship period
- Must not be currently enrolled as a student
- Must not be employed by or have a family relation to the Mentor or the Mentor company the apprentice is applying with
- Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada legally entitled to work

Mentor
- Must be a DOC member in good standing
- Must have a project in development or in production
- The Mentor must primarily make documentaries and be recognized by their peers as an established filmmaker
- Must contribute $4000 towards the Apprentice's honorarium
- Cannot be the employer of or have a family relation to the Apprentice with whom they are submitting the application

LIMITATIONS
- The Apprentice cannot be a student at the time of the apprenticeship
- The Apprentice must work on a project the Mentor has underway and not on their own project.

DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND APPLICATION CRITERIA HERE.

All submissions to be sent to: adele@docorg.ca (please consult the call for submissions for application format and requirements)