Video journalists, citizen journalists, professional journalists, bloggers/vloggers and social media content producers from Mekong countries can apply for this training program.
In collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is launching the Our Mekong, Our Say Step-up Video Storytelling Fellowship. The program aims to train content creators from the Lower Mekong countries to tell impactful visual stories about natural resources governance.
Twenty-five fellows from the Lower Mekong countries, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, will be selected. They will learn the skills of effective video storytelling, how to strengthen human-interest angles, and how to use effective mobile phone tools to produce engaging videos.
The training program features an online training delivered in English, with Burmese language interpretation support, and an in-person training to be held in Bangkok, targeting Thai-speaking participants.
Following the training, fellows will be invited to pitch video story ideas that examine the challenges in Mekong natural resource management and their impacts on local communities and natural habitats.
The 10 best story ideas selected will be awarded US$2,500 each to produce their proposed video. Grantees will also be mentored by experienced video journalists.
Apply by April 6.