LINCT: Leveraging International Networks for Co-productions & Training

A European Union project under the Preparatory Action of MEDIA International

LINCT will pioneer:

* A platform of shared knowledge towards developing a dependable environ for future partnerships, including investigating the start-up of an Internet-based platform
* Involve NGOs as stakeholders in the documentary film-making and broadcasting process
* Create a basis for a long-term project of intercultural co-operation between professionals in the non-fiction audiovisual sector with other regions such as Africa, South America, North America, Southeast Asia.

The target group:

* LINCT will bring together European and Indian professional participants and trainers engaged in the audiovisual industry of documentary. Many of these players are largely unaware of the potential for co-operation. The synergetic exchange of information through training about trade practice and potential markets will open dialogue for future co-operation at the individual level and collaborative financial ventures at the industry level.

Format and methodology:

* LINCT will comprise of a combination of one long-term and one short-term training that will include residential workshops, consulting sessions, on-line sessions, lectures, group sessions, one-to-one meetings, screenings and targeted training for professionals.
* NOTE: Proactive trainers will initiate sessions by sharing primary contextual information and facilitate and channelise interactive professional dialogue in a structured manner. This will allow for maximum interaction among participants of the two regions to pursue their specific areas of interest and arrive at conclusions/ resolutions. The trainers are expected to watch out for the best networking potential and trigger group formations.


The long or short term effects of the training:

* International and cross-cultural approach to documentary film-making
* Matching of technical standards that facilitate easier co-operation
* Sensitised NGO funding in consonance with needs of broadcasters & film-makers
* Heightened access to information through various Internet sites