BBC3 new documentary director initiative Fresh is being extended online and will now acccept short form documentaries.
Aspiring factual filmmakers are being invited to submit their work to be posted on Fresh Online, which is due to go live later this summer. BBC3, BBC documentaries and BBC Learning have collaborated on the website,which will run alongside the already existing new directors scheme, Fresh.
The plans were revealed at Sheffield Doc/Fest by documentaries commissioner Charlotte Moore.
She said: “Fresh Online is a chance for us to find raw talent and the next generation of filmmakers. We’re looking for people who have stories to tell and something to say about the age we’re living in. Free from the pressures of schedules, budgets and viewing figures, it’s a chance to experiment, to create short films and to become part of a community of documentary makers in this country.”
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett pointed to the success of Our War [pictured] and The Call Centre. He added: “The Fresh directors scheme for up-and-coming filmmakers has played a vital role in BBC Three’s factual offering, and now we’ll be extending that with Fresh Online aimed at finding the directors of the future”.
This story was first published by Broadcast.
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