Newstapa Fund
The Newstapa Collaboration Center Foundation (CEO: KIM Joong-Bae) supports independent documentary filmmakers and independent producers and has been partnering with DMZ Docs to discover new projects. We are looking forward to hearing from independent documentary filmmakers and producers who want to create a better future through documentary films.
Introduction to Newstapa Fund
The Newstapa Collaboration Center Foundation established Newstapa Fund in 2020 to develop and introduce independent documentary filmmakers who break away the fence of major media and contents made with unique perspectives of independent filmmakers. The selected work will be awarded with 10 million KRW as production fund under the condition that the finished work will be broadcasted in the Newstapa program “Witnesses.” The filmmakers can use the standard editorial room and studio in the Newstapa Collaboration Center in Chungmuro, Seoul.
2020 Newtapa Fund Selected Project
May JEJU Day (Jude KANG)
2021 Newtapa Fund Selected Project
ACROSS (KIM Ji)
2022 Newtapa Fund Selected Project
1997 (TAE Junsik)
2023 Newtapa Fund Selected Project
K-NUMBER (JO Seyoung)
- Obligation
- Independent documentary films in all topical areas: labor/environmental/health/enterprise/education/history/human rights/unification/international, etc.
- Support
- Cash Grant 10,000,000 KRW to 1 project
- Access to the coworking space of The Newstapa Collaboration Center Foundation (Studio, Editing room)
- Eligibility
- Independent documentary films in all topical areas: labor/environmental/health/enterprise/education/history/human rights/unification/international, etc.
- The foundation guarantees the autonomous coverage and production of a project.
- The completed project will be broadcast on the NEWSTAPA documentary program Witnesses. (※ However, if requested in advance due to film distribution and other issues, a separate version of the project for Witnesses can be produced and broadcast).
- Once completed, the project must indicate that funding was provided by the NEWSTAPA FOUNDATION in its rolling credits.
- Unless there are special circumstances, a project cannot be cancelled or stalled. If a project is cancelled, all production funding must be returned.
- Selection Process
- Directors whose projects have been selected for the DMZ Docs Industry of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival are eligible to apply for the ‘Newstapa Fund’.
- Meetings with eligible candidates for the Newstapa Fund will be held during the DMZ Docs Documentary Market period.
- Production plans, trailers, etc., submitted during the application period will be reviewed by a selection committee from the NEWSTAPA FOUNDATION, which will then announce the winning project.
Contact
- The Newstapa Collaboration Center Foundation Executive Office (Jang Kwang-yun Producer) / 02-6956-3665
jangpro@newstapa.org