A European Union project under the
Preparatory Action of MEDIA International

LINCT - Leveraging International Networks for Co-Productions and Training - is a project supported by the EU’s MEDIA International Preparatory Action with the specific aim of creating a dialogue for promoting documentary co-productions between India and Europe.

LINCT will engage with three sets of stakeholders in documentary making:

• Film-makers
• Broadcasters/ Commissioning Editors
• Non-Broadcast sector

The last category, the non-broadcast sector, includes NGOs, UN agencies, autonomous bodies and even government agencies / ministries that fund films. We would like to develop a framework by which such organisations can become active stakeholders in the broadcasting and commissioning process. This would allow the substantial funds they invest in film-making to be utilised for developing programming on mainstream television.

We know that film-makers, broadcasters and the non-broadcast sector look at film-making from their own unique perspectives, but we also believe that once they enter into a dialogue, a mutually beneficial and synergetic framework will follow.

If you belong to one of these three sectors, please join us in this process of dialogue and networking by registering as a user of this online platform by clicking here. In case you don’t belong to these sectors, but would like to register as an observer, please click here. By registering, you will be able to join in discussions, network with film-makers, commissioning editors and the non-broadcast sector, as well as upload documents or videos to share for discussion. After registering, do please introduce yourself in Café for All in the Forum area.

LINCT’s first set of activities will be a series of moderated online conferences:

• The first online conference, for film-makers, is scheduled for 02-03 July, 2009
• The second online conference, for the non-broadcast sector, is scheduled for 23-24 July, 2009
• The third online conference, for broadcasters / commissioning editors, is scheduled for 03-04 September, 2009
• The fourth online conference, for all sectors combined, is scheduled for 23-24 September, 2009

These will be followed by a residential conference in New Delhi from 16-21 November, 2009. To read more about the residential conference click here.

To know more about LINCT, click here.