Deadline: 8 July 2024
Close Up is pleased to announce the call for applications for the sixth edition! After an incredibly successful five years, they eagerly look forward to the sixth cohort of talented filmmakers.
The Close Up program consists of three intensive and collaborative workshops over the course of eight months, along with individualized work and assignments in between.
- First Workshop: November 2024
- Second Workshop: March 2025
- Third Workshop and Pitching Forum: June 2025
The third workshop includes a pitching forum where prestigious awards, residencies, and grants are received by Close Up filmmakers.
Selected filmmakers will be awarded a complete grant covering tuition fee, flight ticket(s), accommodation, and meals during the workshops.
Requirements
- filmmakers from the following countries are encouraged to apply:
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen.
- Workshops and tutorial sessions will be held in English, so the participants must be able to communicate in this language.
- Participants will have to participate in a full series of three week-long workshops within 9 months. Workshops will be taking place in the months of December, March and June.
- The project submitted may be in a stage of development, pre-production or production.
- Submitted projects must have an international relevancy.
- Eligible are filmmakers at early to mid career who have made at least one short film.
- Applicant may act as a director or producer of a project.
- The selected filmmakers should be ready to collaborate during the program with an international co-producer.
For more information, visit Close Up.
