A Competition for Filmmakers to Attend The Sixth Edition of Talents Beirut 2019

The Metropolis Association and the Goethe-Institut in Lebanon are launching the call for entries for the sixth edition of Talents Beirut. Between March 18 and May 6th, 2019, cinematographers, editors, sound designers and music composers from the Arab World are invited to apply to the Talents Beirut, a programme that aims to reinforce Arab artists in their technical and artistic skills.

Eligibility criteria:

1. You have submitted a complete application, including a sample of work. Please note that the application is individual and team applications are not accepted. You must have obtained the consent of the other copyright owners for the use of the work sample submitted.
2. You work in one of these areas: cinematography, editing, sound design/score composition.
3. You have directly contributed to at least one short film with credit as cinematographer, editor or sound designer/score composer, this film was screened at a recognised film festival, OR you have worked on this film with aforementioned credit as a student at a film school or in a film programme.
4. You must be a citizen of one of the following Arab countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. You must be residing in one of these countries and be at least 18 years of age by September 2019. Participants must be fluent in English and Arabic. French is a plus.

Participation Criteria:

1. Fill in and complete the application form online no later than May 6th, 2019.
2. Submit a sample of work: you have to send in ONE of the following items as a sample of your work. contact them for more information or if you have trouble uploading.
3. Film sample of three minutes in length: Please be advised, show reels are not accepted. In case the film sample is not subtitled, please provide it with English subtitles. Do not forget to identify your submission with your name.
4. For sound designers/composers ONLY: Your sample of work should be a continuous sequence of video. The maximum length is 3 minutes.
5. For editors ONLY: Your sample of work must be a continuous scene of up to 15 minutes maximum. The submitted scene must be one you have edited yourself but not necessarily directed.

What will be offered?

20 promising film talents from the Arab World will be selected by an international jury to attend the sixth edition of Talents Beirut which will take place in Beirut between the 19th and the 23rd of September 2019.

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