Eligibility AICCC PROVIDES: • First time to China CALL FOR • Skilled in shooting, editing and APPLICATIONS producing short video • Respect to Chinese culture • English of working proficiency • Answering annual theme Charm, Ethnography, Culture Maecenas • Film Studies or relevant majors preferred • Round trip from participant’s home institute to the • Candidates with shooting destination cities in China, facilities preferred economy class • Accommodation in destination cities, student dormitory • One-day tour to experience local culture • Local volunteers, acting as both interpreter and assistant producer • Basic facilities for shooting and China through international editing young filmmaker’s lenses at • Daily expenses in destination cities, averagely between 100 their fist glances at the culture. and 200 RMB per day Contact, Dr Austin Jun Luo, [email protected] • Mobile phone chip with AICCC, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekou Wai Street, number and 50 RMB prepaid, for local communication Haidian, Beijing, China 100875 | +8610 58805680 • Program T-shirt THEME AND AWARDS THEME: Charm, Ethnography, Culture Harmony Without Uniformity is how Chinese deal with different ethnic groups. Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han Chinese population in the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. As of 2010, the combined population of officially recognized minority groups comprised 8.49% of the population of mainland China. Inside Han people, there are many branches having their own colorful cultures. Task In 14 destinations, such as Beijing, Kunming, Guiyang, Guilin, Xi’an, Changchun, Lanzhou, Chengdu, Xiamen, and Macau, the participants will discover the charm of • A ten-minutes short film both Han and different minorities and explore the diversity of Chinese culture. about the culture in the destination, with English&Chinese subtitles • A poster AWARDS: Golden Lenses • A synopsis • A photo of the film maker • 5 still captures from the film • 5 behind-the-scenes photos Since 2014, Looking China started the Golden Lenses awards for all the short films during this project produced during the project, judged by three marking criterions : Best Cultural Discovery, Best Artistic Presentation and Best International Collaboration. 2016 Looking China Universities in Destinations DESTINATIONS AND DURATIONS Guangxi Normal University Guizhou University Hainan University 2016 LookingUrumqi, Chi nJunea 1 - 20 Changchun, July 4 - 18 Jilin University Universities in Destinations Minzu University of China Guangxi Normal University Northwest Normal University Guizhou University Ordos, Mid July Beijing, July 20- Aug 6 Hainan University Northwest University Jilin University Ordos University Minzu University of China Lanzhou, June 4-22 Northwest Normal University Northwest University Xi’an, July 11-27 Sichuan University of Media Ordos University and Communication Sichuan University of Media Chengdu, June 30 -July 18 Hangzhou, May 4 - 21 University of Macau and Communication University of Macau Guiyang, July 4 - 22 Xiamen University Xiamen University Xinjiang Normal University Xinjiang Normal University Guilin, April 4-22 Xiamen, June 20 - July 8 Yunnan University Kunming, April 15 - May 2 Yunnan University Zhejiang University of Media Macau, Mid May and Communications Zhejiang University of Media Haikou, April 6 - 24 and Communications Project Timeline • January 2016, Call for applications open • Ten weeks before, Candidate’s applications sent to AICCC • Eight weeks before, Participants, including teachers and students, confirmed by AICCC • Two weeks before, Confirmation of travel details • Day 1, Arrival, Meeting with Local Partners • Day 2, Opening ceremony • Day 3, Cultural tour, including the most important tourist attractions or cultural highlights in the destination cities • Day 4, Topic finalized, shooting test • Day 5 - 9, Shooting • Day 10 - 14, Post Production • Day 15, Internal Screening • Day 16, Modification, and Final Screening • Day 17, Departure • After the project in China, Screenings, Awards, festival entering and online promotion… visit lookingchina.cn for more information, open in January 15th. .