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About the Company:

The Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab is a 5-day film development program that aims at broadening the professional networks and producing expertise of participants through a series of hands-on workshops and one-on-one sessions with local and international industry mentors. The residential program is designed to hone emerging producers’ creative instincts and evolve their communication and problem-solving skills at all stages of their next feature film project.

Call for Submission

Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab 2024 - Fiction and Documentary Producers

Posted date:

July 2, 2024

July 14, 2024

Deadline:

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Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab

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Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Opportunity Description:

The Great Lakes Creative Producer Lab, taking place 4th - 8th November 2024, is open to any producer formally attached to a full-length, fiction feature film. Applicants must control the rights to the project with which they apply. Projects do not need financing in place at the time of application. However, each application must demonstrate serious attention to the film’s budget and articulate the reasoning behind the budget level. Documentary, short film, new media and episodic projects are not eligible to apply.


The call is open to producers from one of the following countries; Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.

Type of Work:

Rates/Compensation + Hours of Work/Dates:

Selection for the programme includes: · Round trip transportation from the participant's residence to Uganda for the duration of the programme · On-site meals and accommodation ·   Engaging in the activities provided throughout the program

How to Apply:

Only one project per applicant is accepted for submission and can be in English or French.


The application deadline for the program is 14th July 2024, submissions must be done directly through the application form. 


Fiction Producers Application Form: https://bit.ly/GLCPLFic2024

Documentary Producers Application Form: https://bit.ly/GLCPLDoc2024


Eligibility Criteria:

Producers are eligible for the program if they:
·    Have accumulated three years of professional experience within the film industry

·    Are nationals of a country from the following: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Ethiopia

· Can communicate in English in a professional context

·    Have produced at least 2 short films or 1 feature film

·    Have a feature project in hand and the legal right (by way of ownership or option or attachment agreement) to produce the script

The ideal applicant should demonstrate the following attributes:

·    Entrepreneurial spirit

· Self-motivated

·    Collaborative and willing to contribute to their peers

To be eligible, the producer cannot be the author and/or director of the submitted project.


Selection:

The selection of the participants in the program will be made by the Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab. The results will be given at the end of August 2024.

Application file (in French or English) which is composed of the completed application form, along with the following documents:

·  An application letter & Video in English (maximum 3 minutes) outlining the producer's background, a short presentation of the current project (format, stage of development, needs), as well as his/her motivations, objectives, and expectations for participating in the programme.

·    The synopsis and logline of the film (maximum 200 words)

·    A narrative treatment (maximum 10 pages)

·    Project status and history (maximum 200 words)

·    Look book (if available)

·    The producer’s note of intent (maximum 1 page and 200 words)

·    The curriculum vitae (focused on the filmography) of the producer (maximum 200 words)

·    The presentation of the production company (maximum 200 words)

·    Budget top sheet and finance plan (in local currency and in euros)

·    Finance plan

·    A copy of the passport of the producer to determine proof of citizenship

·    A high-resolution image of the producer.

·    A Vimeo or Youtube link from the director’s last film, subtitled in French or English (short and feature films are accepted).

·    Chain of Title

Incomplete applications will not be accepted, and submissions exceeding the word count will be disadvantaged and disregarded


Application Deadline: 30th June, 2024.

Pre-Lab sessions: Select dates in September & October 2024

Producers Lab Dates: 4th November - 8th November, 2024

Location of the Workshop: Kampala, Uganda

Other Details:

Deadline:

July 14, 2024

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