Loading Docs names year’s doco hopefuls
Popular documentary initiative Loading Docs has announced the 10 short documentaries it has chosen to produce this year. Over its five years Local Docs has become increasingly popular with film-makers looking at getting their projects funded, created and distributed.
This year the chosen theme was “Impact” which saw pitches on everything from a profile on a female stock car driver, a look at an English Baptist on a mission from God to “decolonise” the minds of New Zealanders and a portrait of the lone resident living on a sinking island.
But before production on these, and the other seven, documentaries can begin their pitches must raise $2000 on the crowdfunding platform Boosted. Organisers of Loading Docs believe this develops a strong relationship between the film-makers and the audience.
Once they hit $2000 Local Docs then kicks in an additional $4450 plus a post-production package to get the film-makers over the finish line and get their films made.
Julia Parnell and Anna Jackson, the founders of Loading Docs, say they are excited by the thoughtprovoking pitches they received by hopeful film-makers.
“Every year we are completely blown away by how these talented [documentary makers] come up with original, brave and captivating ideas and [shape] them into these perfectly formed little cinematic gems.”
The completed films, which all run for three minutes, will be available to watch online.
The crowdfunding pages for this year’s 10 docos can be found at boosted.org.nz. Previous documentaries made through the Loading Docs initiative are available to watch at loadingdocs.net as well as on TVNZ OnDemand.