The Goethe-Institut is calling for entries for the Sithengi Talent Campus bursary. The Institute is offering fifteen bursaries of 1000 euros each to students across the African continent wanting to attend the 2006 Sithengi Talent Campus. A number of bursaries will also be allocated to Francophone and Lusophone states in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The bursary will cover individual travel expenses as well as accommodation, and might allow for an additional per diem where necessary.

The bursary programme aims to augment Sithengi's Pan-African outreach and facilitate a cultural dialogue amongst African film professionals. It also aims to pave the way for new entrants in the industry to learn from players experienced in a broad range of film disciplines.

The bursaries are the product of a growing realisation that the Sithengi Talent Campus, modelled on its Berlinale precursor, has been seen as instrumental in helping a core of young filmmakers acquire a spectrum of practical skills for making and selling movies.

To apply, students and aspirants would need to submit:

• a completed application form on the Goethe Institute’s website - click here to download a PDF of the application form.
• a short film / television product or commercial of no longer than 30 minutes on VHS / DVD format for viewing
• a letter of motivation explaining why you feel you should participate in the Sithengi Talent Campus
• a Curriculum Vitae (CV)

All applications are to be submitted in duplicate, one submitted to Sithengi, Cape Town, and the other to the local Goethe-Institut office in or closest to the applicant's country. Goethe-Institut and Goethe-Centre offices are based in the following Sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon (Yaoundé); Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan
); Ethiopia ( Addis Ababa
); Ghana ( Accra
); Kenya ( Nairobi
); Madagascar (Antananarivo); Mozambique (Maputo), Namibia ( Windhoek
); Nigeria ( Lagos
); Senegal ( Dakar
); South Africa (Johannesburg
); Togo ( Lomé
); Zimbabwe (Harare
).


To find out about the address of your local Goethe-Institute contact:

The Goethe-Institut Johannesburg

Tel: +27-(0)11-4423232

petersen@joburg.goethe.org

Submissions must be addressed to:


Sithengi Talent Campus

SABC Building

209 Beach Road

Sea Point

Cape Town
8002

South Africa

Deadline for submissions is September 15 2006.