NOMAD Films is excited and eager to finally launch the 2012 edition of Project Green. As of today, January 16, 2012, film and video makers are invited to submit proposals for an ecological-minded media project produced via sustainable methods of production.
Guidelines are listed below and here; you’ll also need to complete an application and read and sign the rules and terms of agreement. The Producers Guild of America’s Unified Best Practices Guide will serve as Project Green’s official production resource.
The CALL FOR PROPOSALS will be open through February 29, 2012. Selected participants will be notified March 19, 2012, and will have through September 3rd to complete the rough cut of their project. Final projects will screen October and November 2012. Screening locations announced March 2012.
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION
NOMAD Films requires that selected participants heed to the below guidelines throughout the production process:
- MENTOR: Filmmakers will each be assigned a mentor – a film industry professional and/or sustainability expert – and will have bi-weekly calls (or in-person meetings when possible) to review the production process and progress and to work through any obstacles. NOMAD Films executives will be invited to participate in each of these calls.
- Participants are required to meet with mentor and NOMAD Films executives PRIOR to the start of production, to determine which of the production methods suggested in the Producers Guild of America Green’s Unified Best Practices Guide will be incorporated.
- The subject matter – whether the film or video is documentary, narrative or animated – should address or promote some aspect of sustainability, ultimately empowering the audience to make more sustainable-minded efforts in their own individual lives.
- The project can be no shorter than FIVE (5) MINUTES in length, and no longer than THIRTY (30) minutes in length. Any projects less than or exceeding this length must be approved by NOMAD Films before the start of production.
- Films must be in English, or include English subtitles/text where relevant.
- BLOGGING: Participants will be required to submit content to NOMAD Films for bi-weekly posts to the Project Green Blog. NOMAD Films will provide themes/areas of focus for each post. Posts should include:
○ Notes and/or feedback from various aspects of the production: what do you find easy about the guidelines? What is difficult? What is reasonable and/or what is outrageous, and what just doesn’t work? How are the guidelines positively or negatively affecting your methods of production?
○ Timeline/production planning: Do you think this was a productive two weeks? What are your goals for this coming week and what are you planning for next week? Please discuss any upcoming key dates.
○ Photographs and/or brief video diaries providing a behind-the-scenes look at the production experience; short clips or sequences from the actual film/video. - Pending scheduling, availability and funding, participants and mentors will attend the screenings and participate in the Question/Answer sessions and any other Project Green related screenings and/or events.
- NOMAD Films does not charge a submission fee for participation in Project Green. Additionally, a portion of any financial support received for this initiative will be used to support production efforts. That said, NOMAD Films does request that participants promote Project Green fundraising initiatives and are an active member of NOMAD Films and Project Green’s online networks.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Potential participants must submit:
- A project proposal and/or film/video synopsis UP TO FIVE PAGES
- A detailed projected budget for the entire production, including how much of the funding is already secured and what additional funding is needed (*NOMAD Films is unable to provide funding for projects at this time)
- A production timeline, which includes key dates for pre-production and research through final edits (with a rough cut deadline of September 3, 2012, and a final cut deadline of September 17, 2012)
- A completed Project Green Application
- Signed and dated Project Green 2012 Rules and Terms of Agreement
- Supplementary materials: Participants are invited to send reels, links, and/or additional materials which inform upon filmmaking abilities and/or experience
All information should be e-mailed as PDF attachments to sarah@nomadfilms.net. Materials received after 11:59 PM February 29, 2012, will not be considered.
Signed Rules and Terms of Agreement can be scanned and e-mailed, otherwise should be mailed to the below address, postmarked no later than February 29, 2012.
Sarah Schutzki
Executive Director | NOMAD Films
86 Waverly Avenue – Ground Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11205 USA
Please contact Sarah Schutzki (sarah@nomadfilms.net) with any questions.
GOOD LUCK!!! We’re looking forward to seeing your proposals and to working together with you!!!
