The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world’s largest festival of its kind held annually in Amsterdam since 1988.
Now the IDFA is looking for emerging documentary film talent for the sixth edition of the WorldView Summer School: a tailor-made training programme for emerging filmmakers taking place in Amsterdam from the 1 to 6 July 2013.
Approximately 16 projects from all over the world will be selected for the Summer School 2013, which is aimed at strengthening the narrative structure of documentary projects. The IDFA WorldView Summer School is open to:
- Directors making their first or second feature documentary.
- Ten projects in the script development phase and six projects in the rough-cut phase.
- Creative documentary projects.
The IDFA WorldView Summer School offers the opportunity to meet and work with highly esteemed filmmakers and film professionals who are willing to share their knowledge and experience with emerging talent. The Summer School combines individual coaching with group sessions and an inspiring cultural programme in a relaxed atmosphere. It offers two types of training possibilities: Script Development and Editing Consultancy.
Filmmakers who are selected have the opportunity to bring a sparring partner: a creative producer, a co-scriptwriter or an editor in the case of participation in Editing Consultancy. If a project is selected, a project fee of €750 (excluding VAT) is due.
Participants will be coached by eight international documentary experts. In previous years experts such as Carmen Cobos (producer, the Netherlands), Kate Townsend (executive producer, BBC Storyville, UK), Sabine Bubeck-Paaz (commissioning editor ZDF, Germany), Debra Zimmerman (distributor, Women Make Movies, USA), Erez Laufer (Editor, Israel), Peter Wintonick (producer/ director, Canada), Audrius Stonys (director, Lithuania) and Janus Metz (director, Denmark) were tutors at the WorldViewSummer School.
The deadline for submission is 1 April 2013.
For more information about the IDFA WorldView Summer School and how to apply, go to http://www.idfa.nl/industry/training-and-education/submit.aspx.
The objective of the IDFA is to promote creative documentaries and to present them to as wide an audience as possible. Starting out small the festival has grown to an 11-day event screening more than 200 documentaries and attracting nearly 120 000 visitors.
