(OPEN CALL IS EXTENDED!!) OPEN CALL
British Council Film Masterclass
Jakarta, 17-19 March 2014
Yogyakarta, 19-21 March 2014
Summary
British Council is committed to contribute to the exchange of expertise and best practice between Indonesia and UK.
After numerous discussions with many players in the Indonesian film sectors, it has come to our attention that capacity building on film skills is still very much needed in Indonesia, despite the continuous growth of the Indonesian film productions.
Therefore, this year we are really excited to host a Masterclass program in Indonesia, in partnership with FilmLondon.
This British Council Film Masterclass programme is advised by a team of advisory panel, consist of:
- Shanty Harmayn (Director of JiFFest)
- Orlow Seunke (Director of Europe On Screen)
- Riri Riza (Director of Makassar SEAScreen)
- Fauzan (Secretary General of Indonesian Producer’s Association)
- John Badalu (Festival Delegate of Berlin Film Festival, Shanghai Film Festival, and PIFAN in South Korea)
- Alex Sihar (Jakarta Arts Council)
Description
There will be two Masterclass to cater different set of participants.
Each Masterclass is a three-day intensive film development program with three main topics:
Masterclass Jakarta
17 March - Script Development
- Focus: Plot development, character development and the relation between the two
18 March - Production
- Focus: Creative producing, how to build a creative film that can still hit the market
19 March - Distribution
- Focus: Comparisons of traditional distribution in Europe, US and Indonesia; future ways of distribution
Masterclass Yogyakarta
19 March - Script Development
- Focus: common principals with emphasis on Genre’s; a film’s journey’; bold storytelling; working between drafts; notes between teams; over development, when do you stop?
20 March - Production
Focus: The triangle of Producer, director and scriptwriter, on how they work together to package a project and raise finance.
21 March - Distribution
Focus: Comparisons of traditional distribution in Europe, US and Indonesia; Future ways of distribution (online, hybrid, etc.); Festivals
Who can apply
Masterclass Jakarta
15 selected participants who have made / have been working in at least 1 distributed feature film as either director/producers/scriptwriters
Masterclass Yogyakarta
25 selected participants who have made / have been working in at least 1 short film as either director/producers/scriptwriters
How to apply
All interested applicants must send their latest CV with weblinks of their work for screenings by advisory panel.
The application should be sent directly through email to Arts@britishcouncil.or.id by details as follow.
- a single PDF file
- does not exceed 5 MB
- subject: MASTERCLASS JAKARTA (space) FULL NAME (for Jakarta applicants)
- subject: MASTERCLASS YOGYAKARTA (space) FULL NAME (for Yogyakarta applicants)
Application deadline
Masterclass Jakarta
Open call end MONDAY, 10 March at 23:59 Indonesia Western Time Zone
Announcement of selected participants: 13 March 2014
Masterclass Yogyakarta
Open call end MONDAY, 10 March at 23:59 Indonesia Western Time Zone
Announcement of selected participants: 13 March 2014
Admission fee
FREE*
*British Council will support accommodation and travel expenses (by train if within Java Island or by plane if outside Java Island).