Sunday, August 21, 2011

Documentary filmmaker to make a spin-off documentary in Africa

The idea: that someone makes a documentary of the Bongodox documentary project.

The philosophy of Bongodox is to turn the art of documentary production into a local tool of development in the hands of those who are facing the challenges of poverty. We believe this to be an interesting case for the production of a meta-documentary film.

Do you support this philosophy? Would you like to share your expertise with fellow documentary filmmakers in an African developing country? And would you like to capture the history of a young African documentary team trying to highlight their own challenges in development?

You will partner with the Danish civil society organisation Bongo Development Tourism (BDT) in order to produce a documentary film about the local African documentary team Bongodox. During the process you may be sharing professional knowledge and experience helpful to you and the local team.

Bongodox is owned by an African civil society organisation. The project participants are 8 African citizens from the local area in Mbeya Region of Tanzania. In July 2011 Bongodox received a grant from The Project Fund to finance three new documentaries about Environment, Tourism, and HIV in the local towns and villages of Rungwe District. The new project will last for 15 months starting up in September 2011.

In the planning and scheduling of your documentary film BDT will make relevant knowledge and details available for you. BDT will also help you communicating with the local host and project owner.

The idea: that someone makes a documentary of the Bongodox documentary project.
The project: runs between september 2011 and december 2012
Start of the job: As soon as possible
Salary: unpaid / voluntary / fund raising
Application to: bdtbestyrelse@gmail.com
More information: call +45 52487722
This announcement has been posted by: Bongo Development Tourism (BDT).
Address: Bongo Development Tourism (BDT) C/O Brücker, Amagerfælledvej 18 st. tv, 2300 Copenhagen S

Bongo Development Tourism (BDT) is a Danish non-profit civil society organization of 2006 doing development projects in Tanzania. In Denmark the organization is a member of The Project Advice and Training Centre.

About BDT: http://bdtdk.blogspot.com
Contact: bdtbestyrelse@gmail.com