Balkan Watchers program je koji podržava novinare, filmaše i aktiviste usmjerene na utjecajno pripovijedanje na Balkanu i u susjednim regijama kroz dokumentarne filmove i podcaste.
Omogućavanjem stručnog osposobljavanja i financiranja istraživačkih dokumentarnih i podcast projekata program podržava novinare u stvaranju snažnih radova koji izazivaju status quo i pozivaju one na vlasti na odgovornost, promičući transparentnost i demokraciju.
Osim toga, program kombinira prilagođenu obuku i financiranje za razvoj ukupno dvadeset projekata – deset dokumentaraca i deset podcasta, a renomirani međunarodni žiri nagradit će ukupno šest projekata (tri dokumentarna filma i tri podcasta) iznosima nagrada od 25.000 eura za svaki dokumentarni film i 5000 eura za svaki dokumentarni podcast.
Program je organiziran u tri modula koji će se održati kako slijedi:
Poziv je otvoren za novinare, filmaše i aktiviste iz Bugarske, Rumunjske, Grčke, Hrvatske, Poljske, Slovenije, Slovačke, Mađarske, Cipra i Malte s projektima u kasnoj fazi razvoja ili produkcije. Prijave za program Balkan Watchers obavljaju se putem poveznice, a rok za prijavu je 19. siječnja 2025.!
Više informacija moguće je pronaći na poveznici.
Program je podržao Potprogram MEDIA Kreativne Europe.
Balkan Watchers supports journalists, filmmakers, and activists focused on impactful storytelling in the Balkans and neighbouring regions through documentary films and podcasts.
By providing professional training and funding for investigative documentary and podcast projects, the initiative aims to support journalists in the creation of powerful work, which challenges the status quo and holds those in power accountable, promoting transparency and democracy.
The programme combines tailored training and funding to advance a total of twenty projects – ten documentaries and ten podcasts. A total of six projects will be awarded by a renowned international jury (three documentaries and three podcasts), with award amounts of 25,000 euros for each documentary film and 5,000 euros for each documentary podcast.
Selected participants will progress through three comprehensive training modules:
The call is open to journalists, filmmakers, and activists from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Croatia, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Cyprus, and Malta with projects in late development or production stages. Applications are made through the following link and the application deadline is January 19, 2025!
More information about the programme is available here.
Balkan Watchers is supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
