05/08/2022
Caribbean Creative Industries Youth Incubator Programme
“The Caribbean Pitch Tank”
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Deadline: August 8, 2022
The Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) invites eligible Caribbean youth filmmakers, animators and
those interested in music production for film and animation to apply to participate in virtual Film,
Animation and Music production training as part of “The Caribbean Pitch Tank.”
The project is supported by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) through the Cultural and
Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF). The Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund
(CIIF) was established in 2017 with an initial USD2.6 million in capitalisation from the Caribbean
Development Bank. It is intended to be a multi-donor fund, which will support the development of
the Creative Industries (CI) sector in the Caribbean. CIIF’s goal is to enable the Region’s cultural
and creative industries to be globally competitive.
WHO WE ARE
The Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) is a non-profit organization that seeks to create a platform
for the dissemination of positive influences and support through innovative expertise, tools,
facilitators, mentors, practical experience and grants. Opportunities made available to those who
would otherwise not have access to support in film, music, app development, fashion and literary
works.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
“The Caribbean Pitch Tank” seeks to empower the most vulnerable groups of society through storytelling, film, animation and music with a particular focus on the promotion of circular-economy
practices. The project strives to equip a regional cadre of youth between the ages of 16-29, with employable skill sets via film, music and animation sector training and mentorship. Each participant in the animation and film streams, will produce individual pitches to industry professionals for career opportunities while simultaneously getting practical experience in on-going projects being implemented by FEF and partnering organisations. Music stream content contributes/compliments both animation and film stream activities. All workshops will be delivered virtually.
The Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) and its network of industry professionals has devised a youth training programme that combines theoretical and practical components to develop increased access to key industry support services, creative collaboration/networking, new revenue generation/ export opportunities for participants.
The 4-week training programme will be delivered virtually by instructors and experts with a range of skills in film development, animation and music production & design. Instructors will equip participants with the knowledge to professionally position themselves within the marketplace using the opportunity to develop individual projects and skills during the training programme under a selected training stream. In addition to group training, participants will be provided with the opportunity for small-group consultations with industry experts. All instruction and material will be delivered in English.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
● Male and female participants between the ages of 16-29 from CDB’s 19 Borrowing Member Countries
● Persons with an interest in film and animation (tv, skits, documentary, short film and animation ideas) and music production for film and animation
● Persons at emerging levels of industry operation, without formal training backgrounds
● Persons must have access to a computer/ electronic device and a stable internet connection for the duration of the training programme
● Participants in the Film and Animation training streams must present a logline for the project that will be developed during the training
● Participants in the Music Stream will be expected to have access to a functional microphone and at least one of the following applications/recording software packages:
Garage Band, Logic Pro x Protools.
HOW TO APPLY
Persons interested in participating must complete the online form by August 8, 2022 (11:59pm AST): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclG05bbmGLNJJEb3S6Ozr5_GBk_IRHPh1U43Db3k_e8ohkJw/viewform
CDB’s Borrowing Member Countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Emerging Level: Persons with 5 years or less industry experience with no more than 12 months of tertiary-level training in film and animation. This includes the equivalent of a cumulative record of 12 months of short courses at tertiary level.
Application queries can be directed to [email protected]. Successful applicants will be notified by August 15, 2022 and training is scheduled to begin in the week of August 22, 2022.
