CALL FOR DOCUMENTARIES

ON THE THEME OF HIV / AIDS

by

Public Service Broadcasting Trust

in partnership with

Internews Europe / formedia, India / Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

under the

SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENTARIES:

We look forward to the series of three films as sensitive and enlightening films that can impact policy, planning and the lives of people affected by HIV / AIDS.

As India prepares to move into the third phase of its AIDS control programme,where does India stand in the HIV / AIDS scenario? What are the unsaid, salient issues / stories / aspects that the world should know about that have not been heard or documented?

Apart from a national telecast in India on the PSBT window, these documentaries are also targeted for international viewing, distribution and film festivals. The documentaries will be mentored by commissioning editors,senior documentary film-makers and HIV / AIDS experts. The aim is to incorporate an India perspective to HIV / AIDS in films that can compete for credibility, technique and story-telling at the international level.The three films should work as stand-alone documentaries as well a series. For this reason, the final choice of proposals will specifically be looking at non-repetitiveness in content.

APPROACH TO THE CONTENT

The issue can be complex, the theme can cover a wide range, yet the proposals should be a simple story with a human face. Each protagonist / group of protagonists / community / institution should offer the possibility of a variety of visual sequences and layers of perceptions / views.

The one thing we would like to avoid is an element of sensationalism. Apart from that, it is not so much whether it is a positive or negative story. It should be a story, which is faithful to the facts and context of any situation.

HELPFUL READING FOR IDEA DEVELOPMENT

UNAIDS

Global Strategy Framework, 2003

Best Practice Collection: Research Studies from Uganda and India 

ILO

Socio-economic Impact of HIV / AIDS on People Living with HIV / AIDS

Online Resources:

http://www.whoindia.org/EN/Section3/Section125_785.htm

http://www.unaids.org.in/

http://www.youandaids.org/

http://www.unicef.org/lifeskills/files/SelectedOnlineResourcesforHIV.doc