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This project is co-funded by the European Union and DFID India |
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(CLOSED)
CALL FOR DOCUMENTARIES
ON THE THEME OF
HIV / AIDS
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by
Internews Europe / formedia, India / Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany
in partnership with
Public Service Broadcasting Trust
under the
European Union-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme
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Send Proposals to :
Electronic Copy : mediaidsdelhi@gmail.com
Hard Copy : Formedia
F-4, Jungpura Extension,
New Delhi-110014. (INDIA)
Tel: (91-11) - 243 21 400
(91-11) - 518 23 887
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Number of films to be commissioned: 3 x 29 minutes
Eligibility: Indian documentary film-makers
(Background experience in socio-health issues would be an added
advantage)
Primary Requirements:
1. Two documentary films for viewing
2. Two reviews / endorsements of film-makers work
3. Contacts of nodal persons in organisations for whom films have
been made
3. Availability for discussion on telephone / in person
4. Amenability to work with mentors
5. Adaptability to work on concept in interest of the project
Note:
Points 4 and 5 may kindly not be viewed as constraints to the
creative process of film-making, which are duly respected and will
be ensured.
Methodology: Two rounds of short-listing
Round One: One-page concept note
To be accompanied by No. 1, 2 and 3 of Primary Requirement
Concept note should include:
- Two lines that explain the film idea
- 100 words on Premise for the film
- 100 words on Approach to the content and narrative
style
- 100 words on Possible Visual Segments
- List of possible experts (on and off-camera) if any
- Expected number of locations for shooting
Round Two: Shortlisted film-makers to submit full proposal
under the process as per PSBT guidelines. (www.psbt.org)
Note: Individual film makers can submit one proposal for three films
as a series. Even so, our endeavour would be to choose and select
themes from three different filmmakers that represent the entire gambit
of the issue and have an international approach of presentation.
SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENTARIES:
We look forward to the series of three films as sensitive and enlightening
films that can impact policy, planning and the lives of people affected
by HIV / AIDS.
As India prepares to move into the third phase of its AIDS control
programme, where does India stand in the HIV / AIDS scenario? What
are the unsaid, salient issues / stories / aspects that the world
should know about that have not been heard or documented?
Apart from a national telecast in India on the PSBT window, these
documentaries are also targeted for international viewing, distribution
and film festivals. The documentaries will be mentored by commissioning
editors, senior documentary film-makers and HIV / AIDS experts.
The aim is to incorporate an India perspective to HIV / AIDS in
films that can compete for credibility, technique and story-telling
at the international level. The three films should work as stand-alone
documentaries as well a series. For this reason, the final choice
of proposals will specifically be looking at non-repetitiveness
in content.
APPROACH TO THE CONTENT
The issue can be complex, the theme can cover a wide range, yet
the proposals should be a simple story with a human face. Each protagonist
/ group of protagonists / community / institution should offer the
possibility of a variety of visual sequences and layers of perceptions
/ views.
The one thing we would like to avoid is an element of sensationalism.
Apart from that, it is not so much whether it is a positive or negative
story. It should be a story, which is faithful to the facts and
context of any situation.
HELPFUL READING FOR IDEA DEVELOPMENT
UNAIDS
Global Strategy Framework, 2003
Best Practice Collection: Research Studies from Uganda and India
ILO
Socio-economic Impact of HIV / AIDS on People Living with HIV /
AIDS
Online Resources:
http://www.whoindia.org/EN/Section3/Section125_785.htm
http://www.unaids.org.in/
http://www.youandaids.org/
http://www.unicef.org/lifeskills/files/SelectedOnlineResourcesforHIV.doc
http://www.aidsandmedia.org/manual.htm
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BACKGROUND
TO THE CALL FOR DOCUMENTARIES
ON THE THEME OF
HIV / AIDS
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HIV / AIDS AND THE MEDIA:
People living with HIV / AIDS often say that headlines and stories
about AIDS in the media are scary and sensational. Studies also show
that language and approach in the media have contributed to further
stereotyping and stigmatization of already marginalized groups. These
are the feelings at the core of the aims and objectives of the EU-India
ECCP "MEDIAIDS" project entitled:
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"Ethics and Stereotypes:
Towards an European - India Media Response to HIV / AIDS".
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The basic question is: How can the medium of television be utilized
to address, inform and educate audiences about HIV / AIDS without
alarming or scaring them?
None of the issues related to HIV / AIDS can be neglected, bypassed
or avoided by the media. Whether it is:
- sexual transmission
- drug use
- isolation
- rejection by the family
- loss of job
- divorce
- humiliation within the health care system
- denial of admission to school
- secrecy and ignorance leading to death
- Sexuality in the contemporary social context of India
- Use and acceptability of condom
HIV SCENARIO IN INDIA
While the overall prevalence of HIV in India is below 1%, with its
huge population size, the country faces an epidemic of large numbers.
The spread of HIV in India has increased from an estimated 1.75 million
adults in 1994 to over 5 million by 2005.
There are indicators that the epidemic may have stabilized in the
high-prevalence states. At the same time, surveillance data reveals
new indicators of the epidemic. It is moving from urban areas to rural
districts and towards women and young people.
Over 250 million economically productive migrants move from one location
to another. These mobile groups are considered high-risk carriers
of the infection. It is believed such groups may turn the false sense
of security in low-prevalence states into a tragic scenario.
The metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai also
face a major problem of injecting drug use. This needs to be viewed
in context of the alarming increase of HIV infection in Manipur ---
from around 60% to nearly 85% in just three years, largely linked
to injecting drug use.
Until now, AIDS remains an incurable disease. All those who are HIV
positive or are potentially at risk of infection, face this harsh
reality. The complicated issue of first and second line drugs, patent
laws, the need for cheap generic drugs and access to antiretroviral
therapy directly impact the status and lives of people living with
HIV / AIDS. Stigma deprives HIV+ people from workspace, which not
only marginalises them, but amplifies their treatment issue. Yet,
little is being done to enable HIV+ people for self-generation of
suitable income, though most are usually in a position to, and willing
to work.
Ofcourse, today, if a person is well cared for, HIV positive people
can live with a fair quality of life for a number of years and even
work. Within this scenario, we cannot forget that the maximum infections
are in groups that have limited or no access to dependable health
care systems.
Global and national HIV / AIDS strategies endeavour to address prevention,
care and survival issues, within a socio-economic and cultural context
peculiar to India. These strategies, even if questioned or doubted,
are well-placed and operational. The films should reflect a similar
nuance, portraying reality with all its ramifications, without being
confrontationist or anti-establishment for the sake of being so.
Send Proposals to :
Electronic Copy : mediaidsdelhi@gmail.com
Hard Copy : Formedia
F-4, Jungpura Extension,
New Delhi-110014. (INDIA)
Tel: (91-11) - 243 21 400
(91-11) - 518 23 887 |
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