Aboriginal filmmakers to get chance to pitch ideas and win $20-K prize
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A Manitoba aboriginal filmmaker will have a shot at a $20,000 prize on Thursday, Nov. 20 when the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival hosts a live pitching forum at the Adam Beach Film Institute (formerly the Ellice Theatre).
MTS Stories from Home will provide the $20,000 cash broadcast licence to the winning applicant, who will be invited to pitch their ideas for a documentary or a lifestyle program to a panel of industry professionals including Adam Beach and WAFF artistic director Coleen Rajotte. Each applicant will have between two to five minutes to present their idea and convince the judges they have the skills to produce the project.
“As a filmmaker, I know that it is a tremendous opportunity to get a project off the ground,” Rajotte said.
Applicants are invited to send a two-to-three page treatment to rajotte.coleen@gmail.com.
The WAFF, the third-largest indigenous film festival in the world, will run from Nov. 19 to 23. Full details are at WAFF.ca.
