[Reader-list] EU-India Documentary (radio & TV) Initiative intensive course in documentary production

[Shivam Vij]

EU-India Documentary (radio & TV) Initiative intensive
course in documentary production 
 
From: "George Lessard" <media at web.net> 
Date: Wed, 19 May 2004

EU-India Documentary (radio & TV) Initiative intensive
course in documentary production in New Delhi, India 

Fully Funded

EU-India Documentary (radio & TV) Initiative 
intensive course in documentary production skills 
& techniques in New Delhi, India

Application form available at
http://www.cba.org.uk/euindia.htm

Deadline extended for applications to 31 May, 2004.

The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and the 
Thomson Foundation invite applications from young 
broadcast professionals for an EU-India 
documentary training and production programme on 
DIVERSITY AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION. It is a 
fully funded exchange programme during which 
participants will receive training and produce 
cross-cultural documentaries.

THE EU-INDIA DOCUMENTARY INITIATIVE ON DIVERSITY 
AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION (DID-ACT)

Applications invited from young broadcast 
professionals in India or an EU member state

Deadline; 31 May 2004 for radio applicants from the EU
and India

The Thomson Foundation and the Commonwealth 
broadcasting Association invite applications from 
young broadcast professionals for an EU-India 
documentary training and production programme.

The EU-INDIA DOCUMENTARY INITIATIVE ON DIVERSITY 
AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION (DID-ACT) is being 
undertaken by The Thomson Foundation and the CBA 
and other partners with the financial assistance 
of the European Union. It is a fully funded 
exchange programme during which participants will 
receive training and produce cross-cultural 
documentaries.

The Thomson Foundation, based in Cardiff (UK) is 
a premier media training organisation ( 
www.thomsonfoundation.co.uk ) that trains 
journalists and media professionals in dozens of 
countries every year. The CBA is a 
membership-based organisation that carries out 
broadcasting training in Commonwealth countries, 
as well as running conference, bursaries, 
magazine and website.

The course is open to professional broadcasters 
with at least two years of continuous experience 
in radio in India or an EU member state. The 
upper age limit for applicants is 35 years. They 
must possess good working knowledge of English. 
The number of scholarships available for European 
radio professionals is 4.

Successful applicants will attend an intensive 
course in documentary production skills and 
techniques in New Delhi, India. They will then 
produce documentaries during a workshop that will 
entail travel to locations in India and the EU. 
Participants will be chosen to attend a workshop 
in August 2004. Full-time attendance will be 
required for 3 to 4 weeks in addition to 
preparatory work before the course begins. A 
series of broadcast-ready television and radio 
documentaries will be produced during the 
programme.

The deadline for the application process is 31 
May 2004. E-mailed applications are acceptable, 
but an additional hard copy of the application 
must be mailed to:

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, 17 Fleet 
Street, London EC4Y 1AA cba at cba.org.uk

Queries may be addressed to Savyasaachi Jain at 
saachi at thomfound.co.uk . They will be answered 
only by e-mail.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Q. What is the deadline for applications?

A. The deadline for the television applications 
from nationals of EU member states is 31 May 2004.

Q. Where should applications be sent?

A. Television applicants from the EU member states
should apply to:

Ian Masters, Controller, Broadcasting, The 
Thomson Foundation, Cardiff CF10 3BB UK
e-mail: mastersir at thomfound.co.uk

Radio applicants from the EU member states should
apply to:

Elizabeth Smith, Secretary-General, The Commonwealth
Broadcasting Association,
17 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AA, UK

Radio applicants from India should apply to:

Savyasaachi Jain, EU Project Editor, India, A - 
147 Sector 40, Noida (UP) 201 303, India

Television applications from India have not yet been
invited.

Q. What is the schedule for the courses?

A. The radio courses will be held during the 
summer of 2004, and the television courses later 
in the year.

Q. Where will the courses be held?

A. The courses will be held at the Indian 
Institute for Mass Communication, New Delhi

Q. What are the topics the documentaries will cover?

A. The documentaries will focus on diversity and 
its management, as well as on situations of 
conflict and their resolution/transformation.

Q. Where will the documentaries be produced?

A. Each documentary is expected to be recorded 
partly in India and partly in Europe.

Q. Who are the trainers?

A. The Thomson Foundation will provide the 
television trainers and the Commonwealth 
Broadcasting Association will provide the radio 
trainers.

Q. I don't work in a broadcasting company, I work 
in an independent production house. Am I eligible 
to apply?

A. Yes.

Q. How much does it cost to participate?

A. The programme is fully funded by the European 
Union and the contributions of the partners. The 
participants are not expected to pay anything.

Q. What is the scholarship amount?

A. The participants will not receive any money 
but their basic expenses on the course will be 
met by the programme.

Q. Who will own the documentaries?

A. All rights will be vested in The Thomson
Foundation.

Q. How many scholarships are available?

A. A total of 32 places are available on the 
programme, divided equally between radio and 
television, India and the EU member states.

Q. What should I do if I have any further queries?

A. E-mail saachi at thomfound.co.uk


Issued by:

Bisakha Ghose
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
17 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1AA
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 207 583 5550
Fax: +44 (0) 207 583 5549
email:  <mailto:bisakha at cba.org.uk> bisakha at cba.org.uk
website:  <http://www.cba.org.uk> www.cba.org.uk

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