Alternativa Impact Lab for Producers and Directors

Deadline: 5 August 2024

Applications are now open for the Impact Lab Creative laboratory to explore the potential influence of cinema on society, provide participants with strategies for their project development, and create tools for effective cinema-society interaction.

The Impact Lab creative laboratory is a 5-day intensive program running from September 26 to October 1, 2024 (inclusive), where participants will be assisted in realizing the potential of their film projects, expanding their audience, and finding ways to not only secure additional project funding but also address social issues highlighted in their upcoming films

Work Format

Group sessions with individual project analysis.
Lectures.
Master classes.
Assessment of impact projects.
Film screenings.

Geographic Focus

Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.

Who can participate?

Participants of the creative laboratory may be able-bodied citizens aged 18 years and older who satisfy all the criteria:
- Citizens or individuals residing in one of the following countries: Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan;
- Individuals proficient in Russian and/or English, enough to understand oral and written speech;
- Active filmmakers, specifically producers or directors making their second or subsequent films, interested in community engagement and learning new communication technologies and strategies;
- Individuals who currently have a fiction or documentary full-length film in the late development stage (with a scenario, problem, characters, and understanding of what’s needed for filming and the target audience), or a fiction or documentary full-length film completed in 2023 or 2024. The film should significantly impact the society and environment and potentially attract international experts.
- A Participant must personally attend all sessions of the creative laboratory. If a Participant fail to attend 2 or more sessions, he/she is required to compensate the creative laboratory for expenses incurred for travel, accommodation and meals. A Participant also acknowledges that his/her name will be removed from the project website’s participant list.

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