Wars and conflicts are important topics for journalists, bloggers and documentary filmmakers. But when the wars are over, also the cameras often disappear, leaving victims and affected societies alone. Without international attention, nationalist perspectives and narratives gain room to spread, harming those who are raising questions and try to put an eye on own mistakes. Thus, the truth is not only the first victim in a war, but in the aftermath of wars and conflicts civil society and media freedom are harmed even when the weapons are silent.

 

Workshop is for  journalists, bloggers and filmmakers that work in transnational teams on the situation of refugees from and in their countries in order to arouse empathy for all victims. Meeting the selected partners from the countries you would like to work with will help you in developing your project topics/ideas during a two days online seminar in July. You will be able to meet representatives of Institutions working with refugees, awarded journalists, filmmakers and other experts.

 

If your idea is selected and the travel restrictions are lifted, you will work for about two months together with your colleagues, talk to refugees and displaced persons face-to-face and come up with the story for the media in both of your home countries. Your expenses for travel and accommodation will compensated.

 

In certain cases, the costs for renting equipment and costs the media outlets have, e.g. for translating or subtitling movies, transferring a film into a web compatible version etc will be covered. The best journalistic products/film (chosen by the organizers) will be awarded with prize money.