The National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers and Netflix are launching a workshop program for young people called ‘Get excited about the future!’ introducing the secrets of film production and giving a chance to “catch the bug” of the film industry.
WHO IS THE PROJECT AIMED AT?
The project is designed for individuals:
● aged 18-26,
● with no experience in the audiovisual industry,
● residing in one of the 7 voivodeships: Lower Silesian, Łódź, Lesser Poland, Subcarpathian, Pomeranian, Silesian and Warmian-Masurian.
PROJECT FLOW
STAGE 1
In the first stage of the project, participants will take part in two-day workshops introducing them to the secrets of film production and presenting selected professions related to film production.
Workshops in the Silesian voivodeship, organized in cooperation with the Silesia Film Institution, will take place on August 26 and 27 in Katowice.
From the applications for the workshops, 140 participants will be selected, 20 from each voivodeship.
The workshops are free of charge, and accommodation and meals will be provided by the organizers.
STAGE 2
In the second stage, 21 participants, 3 from each voivodeship, will be invited to participate in the Film Spring Open film workshops in Krakow, which will take place from October 10-19, 2023, preceded by a series of introductory online training sessions.
Participants in the workshops will be tasked with preparing films about selected film professions under the guidance of mentors.
Netflix will provide scholarships covering the costs of participation in the Film Spring Open workshops, accommodation, and meals.
APPLICATIONS
The recruitment for participation in the project is open from July 15 to July 30.
To apply, you must:
▪ fill out the survey SURVEY LINK and
▪ send a 2-minute film presenting motivation to work in the film industry*.
*The video should be uploaded to Youtube or Vimeo and the link to the film should be included in the survey, in the designated field. The link to the film should be active until October 31, 2023.
RECRUITMENT RESULTS
Information about qualifying for the workshops will be announced on the KIPA website between August 4 and 8, separately for each voivodeship. KIPA will contact the qualified participants directly for organizational purposes.
The PROJECT REGULATIONS can be found HERE as well as on the organizer’s website www.kipa.pl
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS – HERE.