Colombia. In 2020, the Colombian audiovisual sector was one of the industries most impacted by the pandemic and the confinement. Both the production and the exhibition of cinema in Colombia were affected with falls in employment of 50% in production and 35% in exhibition compared to 2019.
Consequently, and with the purpose of reactivating the audiovisual sector with the Colombian Association of Actors (ACA), last year Karen Abudinen, ICT Minister, launched the first edition of the government program Grandes Historias con Pequeños Cámaras (GHPC), to finance the production, in record time, of 300 scripts from all regions of the country.
The program gave the opportunity to professionals in the audiovisual sector, actors, screenwriters, producers, sound engineers and industry workers to make their ideas come true from home and with the possibility of using the camera of a cell phone, a tablet or any mobile recording device.
GHPC was seen from its promotion stage to the launch on all regional television channels in its open signal by about 400 thousand people and through digital screens reached 1 million views.
Minister Karen Abudinen launched the 2021 edition of the project under the name of Grandes Historias, organized in conjunction with Canal Trece, to finance in a non-refundable way the production of 300 new shorts and web miniseries of two and three chapters, whose duration is between four and six minutes.
"Grandes Historias is an initiative that responds to the needs of the audiovisual sector; in 2020 it contributed significantly to its economic reactivation," said Karen Abudinen.
He added: "This year, in its second version, it will continue to contribute to the generation of employment and opportunities for all workers in the industry. We are confident that we will receive productions of the highest quality that once again demonstrate creativity and national talent."
The benefits
The winners will receive 12 million pesos including the taxes of Law, for their stage of production and post-production. The 300 audiovisual creations will be broadcast on the social networks of the regional channels and the best 20 qualified by the juries will reach the open public TV.
Stories
They should be short or web miniseries of two or three chapters of fiction with a duration of 4 to 6 minutes. Although any dramatic genre is allowed (comedy, drama, action, horror, suspense, adventure, etc.), the preponderant format must be live action, without this being an obstacle to the integration of resources such as digital animation or graphics at specific moments of the staging. The acquisition of rights for documentary pieces is not allowed.
Format and theme
Free. Although the presentation of projects in real action is invited, the door is opened to animation or any other format.
Audience
Applicants will be able to propose stories aimed at the audience segment of their choice (adolescent, youth, young adult, family, etc.) always ensuring that the contents can be seen by all types of audiences through different screens.
Applicants
Natural persons of legal age belonging to the audiovisual world, resident in Colombia, who work in disciplines and trades of audiovisual production; among them directors, librettists, actors, documentarians, technical team and / or independent producers.
Each of the applicants must accredit at least one of these three conditions to participate in the initiative:
1. Their trajectory in the audiovisual sector verifiable with labor certificates and / or contracts for the provision of services in which they demonstrate their experience The certificate must accredit two (2) years of work in the industry; or minimum participation in three (3) projects in the industry.
2. Membership or link to legal persons constituted for the purpose of associative representation in this target market "Audiovisual Cultural Industry". Verifiable with a certificate issued by these legal entities.
3. That the applicant has been the winner of at least two awards in recognized festivals in the audiovisual sector or nominated for at least three categories of recognized festivals in the audiovisual sector. To do this, they must attach the certificate issued by the organizing body of the festival.
Required documents
1. Legal Documents (In a Single PDF)
to. Certificates that accredit the professional and/or work trajectory of the applicants,
b. Copy(s) of the citizenship card(s),
c. Copy(s) of the updated RUT(s) (2021) (Single Tax Registry),
d. Bank Certification(s) not exceeding 30 days,
and. Resume(s) of the applicant(s).
2. Creative proposal (In a single PDF)
to. A presentation page of the project (regardless of the modality) including storyline, theme, target audience of the proposal and summary of the story. This full format must not exceed one (1) page.
b. Literary script of the unitary format in the case of individual applicant in modality 1. Two or three scripts of the chapters corresponding to the web miniseries when the proposal is of a group, for modality 2 or 3.
Inscription
The proposals will be received on the platform of SmartFilms, the film festival made with cell phones, in the category 'Great stories 2021' until June 14.
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