Category Archive For "News"
Network Member Resources
Having access to relevant resources will be an important part of Network Membership. We will constantly strive to identify content and regularly update the list below: Flipboard – The Parallel Lives Network The following resources are hosted on the Documentary Media Centre website: Community Media Archive Uganda 50 Archive Conflict Memory & Education Archive Women’s Research Centre
The PLN Launch Event
Recording of the Parallel Lives Network launch event (27 minutes) that took place on Friday 30th July 2021 at 16:00 UK. John Coster outlines the aims of the PLN and how to become a Member. More information can be found on the FAQs Page – click here
Photography Newsday
Project details – We are supporting Network Member WACIT (World Awareness for Children in Trauma) by hosting an 8-hour Newsday to collect media content. The following four WACIT members are participating in the Newsday taking place on World Photography Day 19th August 2021: Brazil – ASEC www.asecbrasil.org.br South Africa – Kids Haven www.kidshaven.co.za Kenya – …
Doc Hub West Africa
Project details – We have started a new project in Nigeria in partnership with filmmaker Cletus Clement, Director of Moreview Productions. The Doc Hub West Africa project has a regional office in Lagos and is busy developing a network of documentarians across the region to support existing and new documentary media creation. Visit the new …
New Doc Media Centre
Project details – We have a partnership with Khon Kaen University (Thailand) that provides us with a dedicated space for the establishment of a Doc Media Centre. Thanks to the support of Dr Pat Kotchapakdee, Assistant to the Dean for International Affairs and Communication, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts we will be delivering online …
Uganda 50 Archive
Project details – Uganda to UK 50 will see the Documentary Media Centre working with a range of partners to explore, celebrate and raise awareness of the last 50 years of Ugandan Asians in Leicester. The documentary media project will capture the lived experience of 50 Ugandan Asians since arriving in the UK. Film – a …
New Fellows in Bangladesh
Project details – The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) will be starting its latest Fellows Programme on 1st August 2021. Each of its 18 Community Radio Stations spread across the country, has nominated 2 Women as participants in their 4-month Fellowship Programme. The Documentary Media Centre will be supporting the Fellows throughout …
Media Training Centre in Iraq
Project details – New media facility to open at Diwaniyah Radio with the training programme facilitated by the Documentary Media Centre. The new Media Training Centre is an opportunity for Diwaniyah residents and organisations to access free media training and identify opportunities in the media sector. There is a special focus on supporting women who …