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The NIPKOW PROGRAMM is a fellowship programme, designed to assist film and
television professionals to expand their contacts and their experience by
providing grant-financed long-term training for professionals
through: internships with film and media institutions, practical
professional counselling, courses.

*TARGET GROUP** ** *
film and television professionals
*DURATION** ** ** *
The NIPKOW PROGRAMM awards grants for 3-6 months (1,500 Euros monthly)

*PLACE AND DATE** ** ** *
Berlin; all year through

*DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY** ** ** *
NIPKOW fellowship-holders work in the following fields:
film, TV and video: scriptwriting, camera, sound, art directors
financing, production, marketing and distribution
new technologies: multimedia, interactivity, digital editing technology
TV computer design and computer graphics, computer animation

Participants are selected on the basis of the quality of their work,
professional recommendations and the potential of their project with which
they have applied.
The selection of participants is made by an international jury twice a year,
in Spring and Autumn.

*Requirements:*

*Applicants must be: *
- from European Countries that are members of MEDIA PLUS: Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
- professionals (no students)

*Fellowships*
The fellowship grant amounts to 1,500 Euros per month and is designed to
allow the grant recipient to concentrate on his work exclusively. It is also
possible to receive additional financial support to cover material costs
such as film stock, hire of technical equipment for use of technical
facilities, other material, screenings, publications, translations, etc.
All grant recipients are obliged to write a final report.
Accommodation for the duration of the grant recipient's stay in Berlin is
not provided by NIPKOW. Nor are travel expenses covered by NIPKOW.

*Criteria*
- the quality and potential of the proposed project
- the feasability of the project taking into account the existing film
academies, production companies, studios, post-production companies, media
technology companies, film societies, film archives, distribution companies,
broadcasters, etc.
- the European dimension of the project and its potential benefit to the
applicant's home country, particularly with regard to production and
financing, new technologies and script-writing
- the quality of the work samples
The application form and all additional material should be sent to the
address below.


*Deadline: *15/09/10 - latest postmark

*Info:* http://www.nipkow.de/