Emerging Markets Bursary Program
The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot program that provides attendance support for documentary producers from regions beyond those of the event’s traditional delegate base. The WCSFP recognizes that regional infrastructure and production capacity limitations can prevent many producers from attending the Congress. The Emerging Markets Bursary Program aims to provide these producers with access to the event’s industry intelligence, professional development opportunities, and international community, thus assisting them in expanding their projects into new territories.
The Bursary offers established producers no-cost accreditation, travel and accommodation for the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in Dresden, Germany, from November 30 to December 3, with the additional benefits of guaranteed meetings and networking opportunities with the top producers and commissioning editors in the industry.
2010 Participants
Mahboubeh Honarian, Producer and Director (Iran)
Mahboubeh Honarian completed a BA in media and cultural studies and her MSc in engineering multimedia in the United Kingdom. Since then, Mahboubeh has been working as a producer and director on different documentaries related to social issues, such as homelessness, drugs and abuse, with an emphasis on women and children. She has produced and directed a broad range of documentary films and different programs for TV series on subjects of social/cultural/science issues in Iran. In 2008, Mahboubeh was a guest filmmaker at the Hot Docs Festival discussion panel, Spotlight on Iran.
Attila Dávid Molnár, Founder, Filmjungle.eu (Hungary)
Attila Dávid Molnár lives in Budapest, Hungary, with his wife and three children. He made his first film, Evolution, at the age of 10, and at the age of 17 directed a short documentary series for Hungarian public television. Later in his career Molnár worked as an underwater cameraman for wildlife films, a cameraman at the DELTA scientific magazine and then as a script writer and scientific editor of natural history documentaries for SPEKTRUM TV. In 1996, Attila launched Filmjungle.eu, an independent production company. With more than 30 international awards, Filmjungle.eu has become the most successful natural history production unit in the region. Attila has his M.Sc. in marine microbiology and a B.Sc. in filmmaking.
Simon Taylor, Producer, Periphery Films (South Africa)
Simon went to school in Esigodini, Zimbabwe, and received his post-graduate degree in political science at the University of Cape Town. He has made films in South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Before working for Periphery, he worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and Brunswick Financial PR in London. He has worked for FOXsports, SABC, Al-Jezeera, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central USA, and on a number of independent films. He is currently working as a production consultant for the Western Cape Department of Health.
Lara Velho, Producer, Video Director and Founder, Terra Brasilis Films (Brazil)
Lara Velho is a director, producer and the founder of Terra Brasilis Films, an independent production company that creates and produces talk shows, musical shows, documentaries, feature films and TV series on Brazilian culture, science and history. For the last seven years, Lara has been developing and producing projects for Canal Brasil. Working with some of the most important scientific institutions in Brazil—at the Natural
History Museum, Rio de Janeiro—Lara has been developing a series of documentaries registering the work of scientists and professors on expeditions, field and laboratory research. The mission of these projects is to promote an approach between scientific subjects and the public.
About the Program
Bursary Benefits
- Full registration for the 2010 World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in Dresden
- Travel and accommodation
- Formal introduction at the Congress’ opening plenary
- Guaranteed one-on-one meetings with commissioning editors at Speed Dating sessions
- Pre-arranged meetings with seasoned producers to help facilitate the most effective WCSFP experience
2010 Eligibility and Guidelines
- Applicants must be working in a country outside those of the WCSFP’s traditional delegate base (i.e. outside of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, USA)
- Applicants must be established producers working on science, history or other factual genres in their home territories who are looking to expand into multiple international markets
The deadline to apply for the Emerging Markets Bursary Program has now passed.
Applications deemed complete and eligible will be submitted to a Selection Committee made up of one member of the WCSFP Steering Committee, one member of the Board of Directors and one member at large. Successful candidates will be notified by email the week of November 1, 2010.
