2009 Worldnomads.com Travel Documentary Scholarship
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Go on assignment to Vietnam and have your video documentary broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure!
Mai Chau Valley, Vietnam Medical Trek
- Applications are now closed -
Kick start your
documentary career by going on assignment deep into the Mai Chau Valley with documentary
producer Trent O'donnell(who filmed the Positive Footprints screened on Nat Geo Adventure Channel). Trekking with a team of 20 volunteer doctors who will be providing vital medical services to remote hill tribes, you will create
your own short video documentary.
The lucky scholarship recipient will have their documentary considered for broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure! That's right - the holy grail that documentary makers work their whole lives to achieve, could be yours now!
Your assignment brief
* We'll
fly you to Vietnam from your country of residence. You will join a Buffalo Tours trek with a team of volunteer doctors deep into the picturesque Mai Chau Valley. Their mission is to set up temporary health clinics to provide vital medical services to remote hill tribes, many of whom have never seen a Doctor before. Your mission is to tell their story.
* You need to
be available between August 22 and September 2,
2009 to participate on the Medical Trek.
*
Under the mentorship of documentary film-maker Trent O'donnell you will
shoot a video documentary about the Medical Trek.
* You will keep a daily diary about your time on the trip and
upload this plus pictures you've taken to your World Nomads travel journal.
* You will edit together your 3 minute documentary and submit
it to Nat Geo Adventure and World Nomads within 2 months of your
return.
Assignment Location
Mai Chau is the heart of a beautiful valley that is a world away from the hustle of Hanoi, a verdant landscape of tapioca and sugar cane fields, and lush rice paddies. The stunning area is home to the ethnic White Thai, distantly related to tribes in Thailand, Laos and China.
Who can apply
*
Anyone can apply - this is open to film students, lovers of film or
anyone who's trying to build a career in documentary making!
* Minimum age 18 with a current passport.
* You should be a mad-keen auteur with a lust for adventure and a desire to enhance your documentary filmmaking skills.
* You must be fit, healthy, and excited by the prospect of trekking up to 7 hours a day!
Apply now
If you want it, you've got to show it. To apply you need to:
1.
Compile a 3 minute (or less) video documentary
in English based around the theme; 'Journey into an Unknown Culture'.
'Journey' is open to interpretation and may involve somewhere you have
travelled or a journey of a more personal nature. The documentary may
be compiled from previous travel
video you've shot.
It's up to you to convince our judging panel through
your video that you have the spirit for adventure and passion for
filmmaking to be chosen for this scholarship. Our judging panel will be looking for;
* The ability to convey a strong narrative within a short time-frame
* Originality
* A visually engaging story
*
A candidate whose passion for documentary filmmaking makes them an
obvious choice to benefit from this professional mentorship opportunity.
2. Upload your video : Go to Natgeoadventuretv.com.au, click on Blog Notes, sign up and follow the simple instructions to submit your video online. Don't forget to tag your
video with 'World Nomads' when you upload it. You can only
submit your entry in one of the following formats: MOV, AVI, WMV, MPG, FLV, with a maximum size of max 25 MB.
3. Complete an application form
: Copy & paste
the URL of your uploaded video into the online
application form and complete your personal details. You will also be
asked to provide 200 words or less on why you should be awarded the
World Nomads 2009 Travel Documentary Scholarship, and what this
opportunity means to you? Your answer will provide considerable weight
in the judging process.
4. One entry per person.
Watch Jambha.
- our 2008 winner's documentary which is being broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure constantly over the coming months!
Applications close Sunday July 5, 2009.(Australian Easten Standard Time)
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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
1.
Information on the scholarship prize and how to enter forms part of
these conditions of entry. By applying for this scholarship you agree
to be bound by these conditions of entry and all decisions of the
scholarship promoter (World Nomads Group) which are final in all matters
relating to the promotion. The scholarship and these conditions of
entry are void where prohibited by law. Any changes to these conditions
of entry will be published on the World Nomads website at
www.worldnomads.com.
2. The promoter is World Nomads Group Ltd of Level 5, 24 York St, Sydney, NSW 2000.
3. Employees of World Nomads Group, Nat Geo Adventure, Buffalo Tours, their
subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and members of their immediate
families or households, are ineligible to apply for this scholarship.
4. Entry is free. No purchase necessary. You must be older than 18 to
enter and hold a valid passport. To enter, submit an English language
short film of less than three minutes in length on the theme "A Journey into an Unknown Culture”. You can submit your entry by doing the following:
a) Go to Natgeoadventuretv.com.au, click on Blog Notes, sign up and follow the simple instructions to submit your video online. Don't forget to tag your video with 'World Noamds' when you upload it. You can only
submit your entry in one of the following formats: MOV,AVI,WMV,MPG,FLV , with the maximum size of max 25 MB
b) Go to http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/19299.aspx and
follow the directions to fill out the application form and tell us in
English in 200 words or less why you should be chosen as the 2009 Travel Documentary Scholarship recipient.
5. The scholarship entries can be submitted from 9.00am AEST on April 6 2009 and entries close
at 11.59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on July 5 2009. Entries are deemed to be received at
the time of receipt by World Nomads and World Nomads records are
conclusive as to the time of receipt. All dates are subject to change
if necessary in World Nomads discretion.
6. The Scholarship recipient will be selected by a panel of three judges including one
independent judge judging the best overall entry from a review of all
eligible entries. The best overall entry will best interpret both
"A Journey into an Unknown Culture" and best articulate why the author of the
entry should be awarded the 2009 World Nomads Travel Documentary
Scholarship. The selection will be conducted at World Nomads Group Limited of Level 5, 24 York St, Sydney, NSW 2000 over the week
commencing Monday 6th July 2009. The judges' decision is final and
no correspondence will be entered into, including in the event of a
dispute. Chance plays no part in determining the successful scholarship
recipient. The successful applicant will receive the following;
- 11 day Medical Trek in the Mai Chau Village in Vietnam with Buffalo Tours and
mentorship from World Nomads documentary filmmaker, Trent O’donnell.
- trip includes all meals, internal transfers & transport, services of tour leadr throughout, accommodation based on twin share and homestay.
- Return Economy airfares from nearest major international airport to project destination organised by World Nomads Group.
7.
The scholarship recipient must produce / edit a video documentary on
their own equiment of 3 minutes in duration, post
participating on the Medical Trek. This documentary must focus on the Medical Trek and the impact it
has on the local community. The recipient must then submit this documentary to World
Nomads Group no later than 2 months after returning from the Medical trek. The scholarship recipient must also
keep a daily travel diary and upload diary entries ( no less than 200 words per daily entry) to the World Nomads website, via an online
travel journal, no later than 2 weeks after returning from the Buffalo Tours trek.
8. The Scholarship recipient will be notified by email and the recipient's name will be published on
the World Nomads and Natgeoadventuretv websites within 14 days after
selection.
9. If the Scholarship recipient is not immediately identifiable or contactable World Nomads Group will make reasonable efforts
to identify and/or contact the Scholarship recipient. If the Scholarship recipient has not accepted the prize by 25 July 2009, the
next best entry will be selected as scholarship recipient.
10. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected mail or any
errors or failures in internet or other communications. World Nomads
reserves the right to cancel or modify the scholarship promotion if, in
its sole discretion, the administration of the scholarship promotion is
impaired for technical or other reasons beyond its reasonable control
and, in such an event, may select the Scholarship recipient from all
valid entries received prior to the impairment.
11. Scholarship prize consists of:
- 11 day Medical Trek in the Mai Chau Village in Vietnam (valued at AU$2400)
- Return Economy airfares from nearest major international airport to project destination organised by World Nomads. (valued at approx. AU$2500)
- Travel Insurance (valued at approx. AU$150)
Total value of prize is approximately AU$$5050
12. The value of the prize is accurate at the date of commencement of the
scholarship promotion. World Nomads Group accepts no responsibility for any
variation in the value of the prize after that date. The prize cannot
be refunded, transferred, substituted or redeemed for cash. World
Nomads reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute the
prize with cash or a prize of comparable value if the prize cannot be
awarded as described for any reason.
13. The scholarship recipient will be responsible for all personal expenses and any other
expenses, fees and costs connected with the prize that are not included
in the prize description. The scholarship recipients are also
responsible for all transportation to the point of departure, including
accommodation costs prior to and following the travel dates in order to
meet flight connections and any tips/gratuity during the trek.
14. The scholarship recipient must hold valid passports. Entry visas will be organised 14 days in advance.
15. The scholarship recipient agrees that acceptance of the prize by the scholarship
recipient is conditional upon compliance with all relevant laws, rules
and regulations and upon the scholarship recipient releasing World
Nomads Group, Nat Geo Adventure, Buffalo Tours and their affiliates,
subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents, from any and
all liability, claims, demands and causes of action for any personal
injury or other loss or damage (including but not limited to indirect
or consequential loss) suffered in connection with the acceptance or
use of the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by
law. World Nomads Group reserves the right to disqualify the scholarship
recipient at its absolute discretion in the event of non-compliance or
the failure to provide such releases.
16. As the author of your entry, you warrant that your entry is original and your own work.
17. It will be a condition of entry that both scholarship applicants and the
scholarship recipient will grant a non exclusive copyright license to
World Nomads Group, Nat Geo Adventure and Buffalo Tours to reproduce the
work for subsequent promotion of the World Nomads Travel Scholarships.
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