Announcing the MicroFlicks Five
VisionFund and World Vision’s MicroFlicks is excited to announce the five finalists for the first annual MicroFlicks, Global Film Challenge.
Hailing from across the globe, five talented filmmakers were chosen from over 125 initial applications. Over the next few months they will be developing their scripts and heading out across Asia, Africa, and Latin America to shoot their microfinance film.
Take a moment and check out each of the five finalists below and visit them on: www.MicroFlicks.org/blog, where they will share insights and glimpses into their film making process and adventures in the field. You can also see what film they submitted in their entry, which got them this far. Check back in July, as the five finalists will have their MicroFlicks posted online for your chance to vote and crown the “Microfinance Film of 2013.”
Follow the finalists and their adventures on the MicroFlicks Blog
Tara Askew
From: Mooloolaba,
Queensland, Australia
Shooting her film in:
Mexico
Why are you excited to be a finalist with MicroFlicks?: Firstly WOW! I am stoked to have this opportunity to grow my thought processes and skills, whilst experiencing a culture different to my own. I’m excited by the challenges and amazing moments this film making experience will bring.
What are your five favourite films?:
1. Amelie
2. Life is Beautiful
3. The Princess Bride
4. Inception
5. Notting Hill
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Michael Hobbs
From: Wellington,
New Zealand
Shooting his film in:
Malawi
Why are you excited to be a finalist with MicroFlicks?: I am really excited to have the chance to travel and document such a great programme. To be able to meet some of the people involved is a real privilege. I’m sure it will be eye opening and inspiring. What I am looking forward to the most is seeing a new part of the world and meeting its people and being able to tell their story.
What are your five favourite films?:
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Apocalypse Now
3. The Big Labowski
4. Lawrence of Arabia
5. The Choir
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Muchiri Njenga
From: Nairobi,
Kenya
Shooting his film in:
Ecuador
Why are you excited to be a finalist with MicroFlicks?: I’m looking forward to filming in unfamiliar territories, cultures and the challenge of having to deliver in a limited period of time.
What are your five favourite films?:
1. City of God
2. La Haine
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Amelie
5. Lords of Dogtown
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Chris Roberts
From: Burbank, California,
USA
Shooting his film in:
Myanmar
Why are you excited to be a finalist with MicroFlicks?: I am most excited to participate in MicroFlicks because I have seen, first hand, the effects and impact that microloans can have both on people’s lives and their community.
What are your five favourite films?:
1. The Princess Bride
2. Star Wars
3. Fight Club
4. Legends of the Fall
5. Shawshank Redemption
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Reggie Schickel
From: Urbana, Illinois,
USA
Shooting his film in:
Sri Lanka
Why are you excited to be a finalist with MicroFlicks?: I’m really excited to see the impact that mircoloans are having on people around the world. It’s a unique opportunity to meet people from another culture and a chance to tell a positive story.
What are your five favourite films?:
1. Man on Wire
2. Hero
3. Goodfellas
4. Waltz with Bashir
5. The Matrix
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How does it work?
Submit
Submissions closed on December 31, 2012
Go
If you're one of the five finalists we'll pay to send you ON LOCATION to create your microfinance film!
Judge
After finishing your film, it will be posted online for millions around the world to judge.
Win!
Finally, a panel of judges will review the popular vote, and then choose the "Microfinance Film of 2013."
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