The Current Pitch in Association with Sheffield Docfest
Do you want to make a short documentary for Current? Have you always wanted to go to the biggest documentary festival in the UK? Then boy have we got an opportunity for you.
Here's what you do:
Pitch your idea* before October 20th 2008 for a 3-8 minute documentary to be included in Current TV's season on crime. Here is the description of the season:
From gangs on the streets of London to illegal downloading and DVD piracy, crime is an integral part of a young person's life in Britain today. In a world where we're constantly captured on camera and punishments that may not fit the crime are everyday occurrences, Current's crime season points the finger at the long arm of the law and investigates whether the big brother culture we find ourselves living in is the real offense.
Download the form below.
http://current.com/images/skins/uk_pitch_doc/current_pitch_form.zip
Fill it in and email it back to me at erenshaw-smith@current.com
Folk at Current will read all the pitches with 4 criteria in mind:
1. Is this a compelling idea?
2. Is it relevant for Current's audience of 18-34 year olds?
3. Will it fit into our season on crime?
4. Can it be done for £1000
We'll select the 6 ideas that best fulfill these criteria. The 6 finalists will get a flip camera and a day pass to Docfest's Newcomer's Day on November 6th to pitch their idea live to a panel of commissioners. The winning pitch will get their film commissioned by Current TV!
*Call for pitches only open to residents of UK and Ireland
**By emailing your pitch you are agreeing to the submission terms outlined in the pitch document
Here's what you do:
Pitch your idea* before October 20th 2008 for a 3-8 minute documentary to be included in Current TV's season on crime. Here is the description of the season:
From gangs on the streets of London to illegal downloading and DVD piracy, crime is an integral part of a young person's life in Britain today. In a world where we're constantly captured on camera and punishments that may not fit the crime are everyday occurrences, Current's crime season points the finger at the long arm of the law and investigates whether the big brother culture we find ourselves living in is the real offense.
Download the form below.
http://current.com/images/skins/uk_pitch_doc/current_pitch_form.zip
Fill it in and email it back to me at erenshaw-smith@current.com
Folk at Current will read all the pitches with 4 criteria in mind:
1. Is this a compelling idea?
2. Is it relevant for Current's audience of 18-34 year olds?
3. Will it fit into our season on crime?
4. Can it be done for £1000
We'll select the 6 ideas that best fulfill these criteria. The 6 finalists will get a flip camera and a day pass to Docfest's Newcomer's Day on November 6th to pitch their idea live to a panel of commissioners. The winning pitch will get their film commissioned by Current TV!
*Call for pitches only open to residents of UK and Ireland
**By emailing your pitch you are agreeing to the submission terms outlined in the pitch document
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If you want to see last year's winning pitch by Mateo Willis just tune into Brand Spanking New at 11pm Tuesday 30th - it's an absolute corker!!
Brand Spanking New premieres the best new videos to get from current.com to Current TV and it's on every every week.
It's a great way to see what works for the channel (watch the vids that have made it onto previous shows by clicking the link up there. Yep, just up there).
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No need to fill it out people I got this one sorry : )
