28 Mar 2016

UnionDocs Fellowships and Residency Opportunities

For artists from the US and abroad (film, video, radio, photography and interactive documentary):

Want to expand your understanding of the field of nonfiction media? Need to push your practice & experiment with new approaches? Open to collaborating with new people on original projects? Applications now accepted for The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio and Summer Documentary Intensive in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Deadline 4/1 www.uniondocs.org/now-accepting-applications/

The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLAB) is a 10 month program for a select group of media artists from the US and abroad. Based in one of NYC's most exciting neighborhoods, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, CoLAB offers a platform for exploring contemporary approaches to the documentary arts and a process for developing an innovative collaborative project. The program consists of weekly production meetings, seminars, screenings and other public programs, along with regular masterclasses and critiques with visiting artists.

The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio represents a new and alternative fellowship model, offering residency and visa support for six participants coming from abroad and an equal number of spots for local, non-resident participants. Rather than applying with a project proposal or rough cut, all participants are selected on the basis of previous work and enter the program at square one, open to discovery and fresh connections.

The Executive Artistic Director and the Executive Producing Director act as Program Directors and lead the group through an incremental process where new ideas and new partnerships form; each participant finding their own avenues of creative contribution. For some, participation in the program may lead to further study. For others, it may lead to independent projects or strengthened careers within the industry. For all, it is an unparalleled immersion in the expansive field of documentary art.

Learn more and apply: www.uniondocs.org/colab/

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The UnionDocs Summer Documentary Intensive is a 5-week program for a select group of emerging filmmakers from the US and abroad. Based in one of NYC's most exciting neighborhoods, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the program explores contemporary approaches to documentary film, offers a stronger understanding of the best practices and business of production, and helps to develop the foundation of your independent project.

The program consists of screenings, seminar discussions, professional development sessions, critique, mentorship, many guest artist and industry professionals master classes and weekly visits to relevant sites around New York City. The Summer Documentary Intensive exposes participants to a diverse set of creative documentary practices from around the world, encouraging experimentation and discovery. In many ways, it is a condensed version of the guidance available to fellows in our Collaborative Studio.

Twelve to fourteen applicants are selected for the program on the basis of their past experience and the strength of a current documentary proposal or concept. Through the Intensive, participants work to develop their ideas, formulate practical plans, learn technical skills, and assemble a package of descriptive materials that will help them pursue further support for their project. Mentorship as well as critique by instructors, participants, and guests artists cultivate the proposals in safe yet serious environment.

Participants will engage in writing a treatment and fundraising proposal for their project and edit a sample trailer to begin seeking potential funders and producers. A formal pitching session and a proposal evaluation are the final results of the five week experience.

Learn more and apply: www.uniondocs.org/summer-documentary-intensive/