MUMBAI: YES FOUNDATION, part of YES Bank is inviting participation of NGOs and Social Enterprises in YES! i am the CHANGE initiative through which 25 sustainable and scalable social impact programs will be awarded funding and capacity-building accelerator support.
YES FOUNDATION invites Youth, Filmmakers, NGOs and Social Enterprises to participate in YES! i am the CHANGE Social Film-making Challenge to depict stories of change of NGOs, Social Enterprises and Everyday Heroes. Participating NGOs and Social Enterprises will have to submit short films of up to 3 minutes showcasing their work. Through an evaluation process of the entries, 500 NGOs/Social Enterprises will be eligible for submitting program grant proposals.
A multi-round evaluation of the proposals will eventually lead to 25 NGOs and Social Enterprises receiving grants worth Rs 7.5 crores.
The Foundation also proposes to provide 3-year capacity building accelerator support. Top individual filmmakers will be awarded cash prizes up to Rs 10 lakh
- Films can be made on NGOs, Social Enterprises or Everyday Heroes
- Films have to depict and document real work, and cannot be fiction-based
- Top 25 sustainable and scalable social projects to receive grant worth INR 7.5 crore
- Capacity building and mentoring support for 3 years
- NGO & Social Enterprise Challenge (for participants representing organizations)
- Participants representing organizations may register online under the NGO/Social Enterprise category
The challenge is also open to individual participants not representing any organization.
- Individual participants not representing any organization may register online under the “Open category”
- Top 20 filmmakers to receive cash prizes worth INR 10 lakh
- All expenses paid observer ships to prestigious international documentary film festivals – Do edge Kolkata and IDFA (Amsterdam)
- Also, NGOs and Social Enterprises featured in top Open category films will be eligible for program grant
Registration:
- CLICK HERE
- Registration and participation is FREE.
- For queries, write to us at ask@yesfoundation.in or call our helpline number (+917533008990) between 10 AM – 7 PM
- Last date for registration and submission of film entries: – Feb 28, 2018
