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Video Works facilitates the production of new projects by local and regional artists working in video. It aims to build a sustainable support structure, as a fund to which artists apply, for video production and its diffusion in the region.
Following an open call, the jury determines the selected projects, then the participants are provided with a production budget. More importantly, they consult with professionals in the field, including a filmmaker who oversees the projects as they develop until their completion, with the final productions shown in a collective screening. Through this process, Video Works aims to offer young and emerging artists the opportunity to realize their work in a close, collaborative atmosphere.
In 2006-2007, Ashkal Alwan produced the first edition of Video Works, entitled Video Avril, which presented a series of video projects made by emerging Lebanese artists and filmmakers who reflected on the events of the July 2006 war in Lebanon. In 2008-2009 Ashkal Alwan produced 7 new video projects under the framework of Video Works 2009. In June 2010, a new call for proposals will be released for production and presentation of projects in 2011.
To submit a proposal for Video Works, click here.
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