Call for Submissions
NFB Offers 6 Scholarships to Doc Circuit Mtl

Montreal, October 16, 2007 - The National Film Board of Canada is pleased to offer six independent filmmakers a chance to participate in Doc Circuit Mtl at the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) next month. Applicants must be emerging film and video creators (director, producer, writer/researcher) from visible minorities, Aboriginal communities, or be disabled.

A co-venture of RIDM and DOC Quebec, Doc Circuit Mtl is a two-day documentary film market with panel discussions, face-to-face meetings, project pitches and workshops with producers, broadcasters and distributors from across Canada and around the world. The event will take place at the Grande Bibliothèque on November 12 and 13.

Candidates must provide the following:

• · CV/résumé with full name and contact information, including e-mail, phone and mailing address.
• · A bio of professional experience as a cultural/audiovisual entrepreneur (director, producer, writer/researcher).
• · A letter of intent explaining to what group they belong to (visible minorities, Aboriginal communities or disabled) and describing what they will gain from DOC Circuit and how it will further the development of their career.

Selected applicants will be announced on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. All recipients will be required to submit a post-event evaluation for the NFB, detailing their experience and outcomes from the event.

Applications must be received by Monday, October 29 2007 at 5:00 PM

Send applications to:
NFB Scholarships at DOC Circuit MTL at RIDM
c/o Jocelyne Perrier
3155 Côte-de-Liesse Road
Montreal, QC, H4N 2N4

Cultural diversity at the NFB

As Canada’s public film producer, the National Film Board of Canada produces and distributes distinctive, culturally diverse, challenging and relevant audiovisual works that provide Canada and the world with a unique Canadian perspective. The NFB embraces cultural diversity in its programming, supports professional development for filmmakers from culturally diverse communities and works to attract new audiences.

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For more information, please contact:

Jocelyne Perrier,

Development Officer, NFB
514-283-0733

j.perrier@nfb.ca