The Economist Film Project
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The Economist Film Project is an initiative by The Economist,
in partnership with PBS NewsHour, to showcase the work of independent
documentary filmmakers from around the world. From Abu Dhabi to
Albuquerque, from astronomy to agriculture, the project will feature
films whose new ideas, perspectives, and insights not only help make
sense of the world, but also take a stand and provoke debate. The
Economist and PBS NewsHour will jointly curate the project to choose
films by filmmakers who share these goals. Selected films and the topics
they explore will be the subject of news segments airing regularly on
PBS NewsHour beginning in March 2011 and continuing through 2011 and
into 2012.
The project seeks submissions of completed documentary films on a
rolling basis beginning January 10, 2011 and continuing monthly through
January 2012. Both documentary shorts and feature-length films may be
submitted. The Economist will provide filmmakers whose films
are chosen with a grant of $4,000 to produce six to eight minutes of
footage from the film (or footage captured during the making of the
film) for airing on PBS NewsHour as part of the segment. NewsHour plans
to feature approximately three films each month. After airing, the
film-oriented news segments will be packaged independently and given
additional exposure through various outlets, including this website, The Economist's
YouTube channel and Facebook fan page, and the PBS NewsHour website,
YouTube and Hulu channels. Our goal is to showcase the selected
segments, films, and filmmakers as broadly as possible.
From http://film.economist.com
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