Mandela Day Tribeca All Access Award

Partnership Overview

46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, together with Tribeca Film Institute’s Tribeca All Access(TAA) program invite TAA alumni to submit original short film concepts to compete for the first annual Mandela Day Tribeca All Access Award.  The award will include a $10,000 grant from 46664 towards the completion of the short film and special presentation of the films during the Tribeca Film Festival and future planned ventures.  A total of five alumni will be awarded the Mandela Day Tribeca All Access Award.

The opportunity will:

• Offer filmmakers a chance to be supported in their efforts to make a short film for a good cause.
• Encourage filmmakers to bring Nelson Mandela’s values to life in cinematic form, helping people to recognize their individual power to ‘Make an Imprint’ and change the world around them.
• Provide filmmakers with a platform to inspire people from every corner of the earth to embrace Nelson Mandela’s values – fighting injustice, helping people in need and practicing reconciliation.

Submission Criteria

This grant is open to TAA alumni who participated in the program.  Submissions should be an original short screenplay or documentary proposal and intended to be 5-30 minutes when completed.  However, filmmakers are encouraged to find the most effective way to tell their story and its central themes in a concise manner.  Works in progress are acceptable as long as the filmmaker completes the short film version by March 1, 2010.

Each submission must:  

• Demonstrate a story or protagonist that demonstrates each individual can ‘make an imprint’ and change the world around them.
• Convey a clear picture of how one person can act to make the world a better place by fighting injustice, helping people in need or practicing reconciliation.
• Inspire people through compelling content to mirror Nelson Mandela’s values in one’s day-to-day life and local community, as well as to problems that face the world.

Timeline:

• Submission Open:  Monday June 7th, 2009 - Monday August 31,2009
• Applicants Notified (via email): by Monday November 30th, 2009
• Deadline to complete film: Monday March 1, 2010
• Special Screening at Tribeca Film Festival (TFF): TBD during the 2010 TFF in New York City.

Submission Materials:

• Completed online application
• original short screenplay or documentary proposal intended for 5-30 minutes when completed and includes a story or protagonist that demonstrates each individual can ‘make an imprint’ and change the world around them.
• Previous Director Sample (if applicable)
• Signed Release Form

Winner Selection

Tribeca All Access(TAA) will narrow the entries to 10-15 finalists, whose submissions TAA will share with 46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa on September 21, 2009.  The Foundation will judge the finalists’ submissions in October and select 5 winners to receive the Mandela Day Tribeca All Access Award, a grant in the amount of $10,000 each to put toward the making of the short film.  46664 will announce the winners in November 2009. 

Recipients of the Mandela Day Tribeca All Access Award will have the opportunity to have their completed film shown at a special Tribeca All Access screening event during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.

Mandela Day Events in New York City

Mandela Day is an annual celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and a global call to action for people to recognize their individual power to make an imprint and change the world around them.  Mandela Day will be celebrated with creative activities in different cities each year that engage and inspire people to make an imprint.  This July in New York City, on the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s birthday, a global celebration of his life and legacy will be launched.  There will be a public exhibition opening the first week of July and a gala fundraising event on July 15, followed by a concert at Madison Square Garden on July 18, Nelson Mandela’s birthday.