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Hints for documentary funding proposals
Project descriptions for documentary applications should contain information in the following four areas :
- Subject matter
Why is it worth exploring the subject?
When introducing your concept for a documentary, the importance of the story and why it needs to be told is crucial. - Perspective
What will the perspective of the documentary be, or, what will be the approach to the subject matter? - Structure
What is the intended structure for the finished work?
A clear understanding of the documentary and its progression - beginning, middle and ending - is essential. What will the audience see? A scarcity of information would need to be justified. - Visual style
Provide an outline of the intended visual style.
Documentary websites
www.docnzfestival.com: the website for the DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival, launched in Sept 2005. The SIPF funded film, “Darkhorse", by Jim Marbrook, won the award for Best Feature Documentary.
www.spacific.co.nz - website of award-winning documentary filmmaker, Leanne Pooley
www.lumiere.net.nz/reader/item/224 for the article, "The Art of Walking Backwards: How to Make a Documentary for NZ$12,000" -Sándor Lau's documentary journey from Auckland to Cape Reinga
www.sandorlau.net - The website for the director of “Behaviouirs of the Backpacker", Sándor Lau's, who is currently working on another feature length documentary, “Squeegee Men".
Resources
Natural History New Zealand
8 Dowling Street
PO Box 474
Dunedin, New Zealand
www.nhnz.tv
Other funding sources
Sundance Documentary Fund
The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants
Documentary Producers
Natural History New Zealand
8 Dowling Street
PO Box 474
Dunedin, New Zealand
www.nhnz.tv