Begin forwarded message: > From: Stefanie Koperniak <stefanie_koperniak at wgbh.org> > Date: November 20, 2007 4:28:17 PM EST > Subject: new WGBH Lab Open Call > Reply-To: Stefanie Koperniak <stefanie_koperniak at wgbh.org> > > WGBH Lab partners with National Black Programming Consortium to > present new Open Call > > The WGBH Lab and National Black Programming Consortium collaborate > to present the Lab’s new Open Call. The WGBH Lab Open Call seeks big > ideas for small screens, including mobile devices, Web sites and > television broadcast. > > For the new Open Call, the WGBH Lab and National Black Programming > Consortium invite filmmakers and other aspiring media-makers to > pitch an idea for a video short (of approximately three minutes) > looking at the issue of how we resolve past wrongs, especially > around matters of race. Pitches might explore themes of belonging > versus expulsion, anger versus forgiveness, guilt versus > reparations. A successful pitch offers a new approach to story- > telling and presents a surprising visual style, a fresh genre or a > unique voice. The deadline is December 12, 2007, and users of the > Lab site will be able to comment on and review pitches chosen by > WGBH. Visit http://lab.wgbh.org. > > Selected pitches will receive production funding and editorial > support. Finished shorts may be presented in conjunction with WGBH’s > and PBS's African American History Month programming in February, > via broadcast and broadband. The Lab will also consider completed > shorts (rather than only preliminary pitches) that address these > themes. > > ITVS has co-produced, in association with National Black Programming > Consortium, the film “Banished,” to be broadcast on Independent Lens > in February 2008. “Banished” explores how slavery and racism > reverberated into 20th-century America with the violent removal of > black families from their communities from the 1860s to the 1920s. > > About National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) > Since 1979, NBPC has been a leading provider on American public > television of quality, intelligent and compelling programming that > celebrates the cultural heritage of African Americans and the > African Diaspora. NBPC is one of five ethnic consortia funded by the > Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The Consortia function as > developers, producers, and distributors of radio and television > programming that appeals to diverse audiences and harnesses the > creative talents of minority communities. Visit http://nbpc.tv. > > About the WGBH Lab > The WGBH Lab is a virtual space designed to explore new content > creation opportunities, with a focus on new media. In addition to > Open Call, some of the Lab’s current features include the Filmmakers- > in-Residence program and the Lab Sandbox, which invites users to > experiment with archived WGBH content. The WGBH Lab aims to support > the innovative work of independent filmmakers and open the doors of > WGBH to new voices and ideas. Visit http://lab.wgbh.org. > > About WGBH > WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcaster, producing > such celebrated national PBS series as Masterpiece Theatre, Antiques > Roadshow, Frontline, Nova, American Experience, Arthur and more than > a dozen other award-winning primetime, lifestyle and children’s > series. Boston’s last remaining independent TV station, WGBH > produces local TV productions (among them, Greater Boston, Basic > Black and Maria Hinojosa One-on-One) that focus on the region’s > diverse community, while WGBH 89.7 FM is Boston’s NPR Arts & Culture > station, offering a rich menu of classical, jazz, blues, news > programming and more. WGBH is the leading producer of online content > for pbs.org—one of the most-visited dot-org sites on the Internet—a > major producer for public radio and a pioneer in developing > educational multimedia and new technologies that make media > accessible for people with disabilities. For its efforts, WGBH has > been recognized with hundreds of honors, including Oscars, Emmys, > Peabodys and duPont-Columbia Journalism Awards. Visit WGBH on the > Web at www.wgbh.org. > ### > > -- > Stefanie Koperniak > Publicist, Media Relations > WGBH > phone: 617-300-5317 > fax: 617-300-1016 > stefanie_koperniak at wgbh.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20071121/e48260f8/attachment-0008.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Lab_NBPCOpenCall.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 109568 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20071121/e48260f8/attachment-0004.obj -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20071121/e48260f8/attachment-0009.html