Chile. A call to the filmmakers of regions to apply to the CNTV 2021 Fund was made by the president of the National Television Council, CNTV, Carolina Cuevas Merino.
"During the pandemic, television has been revalidated as a fundamental means of communication, its consumption has doubled reaching up to 7.5 hours in the average audience and that is where the importance of diversifying and adding value to its contents lies by adding local experiences and looks," said the CNTV authority.
Regarding the resources that will be allocated this year, the 2021 edition of the CNTV Fund contest will award 4,232 million pesos for the broadcast of programs on open television. "To eliminate geographical barriers and encourage the participation of filmmakers from all corners of the country, the application for the contest will be online through the CNTV website," said President Carolina Cuevas.
The Fund will allocate 30% of the resources authorized for the 2021 contest preferentially to programs of regional origin, regardless of the line in which they apply.
As for the contents, the realization of children's programs with educational contents is encouraged, understanding as such, those that contribute to the formation of audiences, motivating the interest in learning and deepening: knowledge, behavioral and digital skills, which contribute to promoting the character and communication skills of children and young people.
In this way, with the resources available this year, it seeks to promote national television programming, with a special focus on educational content after the success of TV Educa Chile.
The 2021 call will also include stories that highlight national identity and culture, as well as those programs that include content that represents the elderly and young people. Along with this, initiatives related to environmental issues and scientific and technological innovation will be promoted.
In this line, Carolina Cuevas stressed that "for the CNTV it is of great importance to promote the construction of a more inclusive society and to be a contribution to the cultural advancement of Chile. For this, having the talent and perspective of filmmakers from regions is essential to develop quality content and respond to the needs of audiences."
The CNTV 2020 Fund received 294 applications, of which 85 projects were from regions.
The bases of the 2021 edition of the CNTV Fund are now available at the following link: https://www.cntv.cl/fondo-cntv/concursos-vigentes
The application period is extended until March 19, with the following phases:
Phase 1: Filling out the form and uploading application documents to the online site. Starts at 00:01 hrs. from February 1 and expires at 18:00 hrs. of March 15, 2021. Upon completion of this phase, a Pre-Certificate of Application will be obtained issued through the application platform.
Phase 2: Upload of audiovisual model on the online application site. The system will automatically assign a single day for each project, within the period between March 16 and March 19, 2021, between 00:01 hrs. and 18:00 Hrs. of each of them.
