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. You can view World Nomads' privacy policy at http://www.worldnomads.com/privacy.aspx
