POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is calling for
proposals for short films about Jewish communities with roots in
the historic territories of Poland, and you have until 31
August, 2019 to get your entries in. The fourteen
shortlisted films completed on the basis of these proposals about
Jewish communities living today in Australia and New Zealand,
Europe, Israel, Latin America, North America, Poland and South
Africa will be featured in an epilogue to POLIN Museum's multimedia
narrative exhibition, which is dedicated to the 1000-year history
of Polish Jews. The films should reflect the connection of these
communities to the heritage of Polish Jews. They may focus on
stories of individuals, families, organizations, communities,
events, and objects of special meaning. Films of about 5 minutes in
length may be based on interviews, documentary and archival
material, home video, animation, or video art, among others. An
international jury will select the finalists. The prize is up to
56,000 PLN (about NZD$22,000) to produce one film based on their
winning proposal. The value of each prize will depend on the
proposal and its preliminary budget.