Film of the Week
A film every Wednesday at 5pm Jerusalem TIme
Open Call for Programmers
Palestine Film Platform Season 6: For a Cinema That Contributes to Liberating Man and Land
Since 2020, the PFI’s Palestine Film Platform has hosted a “Film of the Week” for 6 months of the year. During this time a new film is launched every Wednesday at 17:00 Jerusalem time and available for free for a week, worldwide.
In line with the PFI’s mission of developing, promoting, and preserving Palestine’s cinema, and to empower the film industry in Palestine and for Palestinians around the world, we are keen to celebrate the visions of established and emerging programmers, curators, collectives and filmmakers in the forthcoming season: For a Cinema That Contributes to Liberating Man and Land
We are calling for applications from programmers around the world, in search of curatorial ideas, solidarity collaborations and new methods of watching in a time of genocide. Programmers will receive an honorarium to cover a modest curatorial fee, film rights where necessary and fees for Cinematic Dialogue guests. The PFI website is hosted in Arabic and English - further translation needs should be noted and ideally budgeted for within the honorarium.
Proposals should not exceed 2 A4 pages and should include:
A plan for shaping one month on the PFP, including four film programs (1 program per week, this may be shorts, features, experimental work running concurrently all month or one per month)
Please note: we are open to programmes of Palestinian and non-Palestinian films; we are particularly keen to consider programmes that reflect on resonances, such as solidarity, indigenous, self determination and independence struggles). The PFI team can support the film licensing process and to film access, but we will prioritise proposals that already have a strategy around permissions/access.
A proposal for a Cinematic Dialogue reflecting on the theme of the program, to be recorded and released during the proposed period (see past Cinematic Dialogues on our website)
An audience strategy identifying individuals, groups, or institutions that might specifically engage with the film. The platform seeks to empower such gatherings and possibilities through its freely accessible programmes. Please note including any translation and subtitling needs, and plans for films to be screened beyond the web space.
Estimated budget: please provide an estimated budget for the programme to include expenses and fees - we suggest a €500 curatorial fee.