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Field |
Area |
Title |
Description |
Recipient
/ partners |
Phase |
Budget (euro) |
Comments |
Donors |
| Legal |
Mont |
Media reform in Montenegro |
Elaborate work plan for implementing
three new media laws in Mont: working on broadcasting agency,
transformation of RTCG and other activities (training, awareness,
monitoring). |
Association of Independent Electronic
Media (UNEM, Podgorica) in cooperation with others |
Proposed, one year |
¤670.000 |
Well worked out proposal. Important
as new laws need rapid implementation. Strongly endorsed
by MWG in Mont. Need for coordination among donors (so far
EAR, Council of Europe, IREX) |
EAR/ CoE
Ger / IREX |
| Legal |
Alb, Bos, Bul, Mol, Rom |
Freedom of information, a matter
of public interest |
Promote implementation of access
to information laws in five countries by raising awareness,
training officials and journalists to create more transparent
and accountable government. |
Article19 (London) with Access to
Inf (Sofia), CiJ (Bucharest), Access-Info (Chisinau), Centre
for Free Info (Sarajevo) and Centre for Dem Inst (Tirana) |
Proposed, two years |
¤398.237 |
Access to info laws often not implemented,
high relevance and activities proposed are good. Endorsed
by MWG in Mol, Rom, Bul. |
150.000 Ger |
| Legal |
BUL |
Monitoring implementation
of media legislation |
Exercise civil controlš
over implementation of media laws by monitoring, alerting
and possibly objecting. Plus legal analysis and report.
|
Media Legal Support Group
Foundation (Sofia) |
Proposed, one year |
¤13.800 |
Good proposal, experienced organisation,
necessary given hassle over media laws in Bul. Endorsed
by MWG in Bul |
Ger |
| Legal |
SEE |
Media legislation in SEE |
Establish and monitor implementation
of regulatory framework for the media along CoE standards
through expertise and training. |
Council of Europe |
Continuation of CoE activities in
field of laws and regulation |
2.190.000 for three years (1/2002
- 1/2004) |
The first year of the programme has
been implemented; activity plan for 2003 is balanced and
provides all countries with legislative expertise from CoE
media dep. |
Lux/NL/Ita/Nor |
| Legal |
BUL, ROM, MONT |
Decriminalising defamation |
Provide legal assistance to journalists sued for defamation,
campaign against penal sanctions, legal analysis |
Article 19 (London) with Bul, Rom, Mont Helsinki Committee
and Centre for Independent Journ (Bucharest) |
Project ran for two years with EC (SP) support, funds for
2-year continuation requested |
145.300 |
Running. Necessary given numerous
undue cases of defamation cases and high fines all over
SEE. |
Ger |
| Legal |
Mac |
Drafting new broadcast legislation |
Drafting new legislation for the
broadcast media, including laws for public TV and regulatory
body. |
Media Development Centre in cooperation
with many others |
Running |
USD 25.000 |
Important project for the future
of the Macedonian media landscape. Inclusive effort: gov,
parl, reg body, NGOšs all work together. |
USA |
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| TV Prod |
Ser/Slo |
For the first time |
50 min film about two young guys
from Belgrade going to a hip-hop festival in Ljubljana,
meeting likeminded youngsters from FY. |
Soul Flower production company |
Proposed |
¤17.654 |
Appealing topic, good synopsis, decent
budget. Young and promising company. Recommended by MWG. |
Ger |
| TV Prod |
Ser |
One Ordinary Life |
10 episodes, following the life of
people with the same job / function in several countries
in former Yug, showing how lives have developed around the
region. Each episode different jobs: doctor, metal worker,
sportsman etc. |
Mreza production company |
Proposed |
¤79.800 |
Good idea, well worked out, decent
budget for 10 programmes with shooting in three countries,
experienced company. Recommended by MWG. |
Fra / Ger |
| TV Prod |
Alb |
Hapur (Open Door) |
60min programmes on trafficking and
corruption, produced and shared by 25 TV stations in Albania |
IREX Albania / Local TV stations |
Proposed |
USD 83.000 |
Total budget is 428.000USD, most
covered by IREX. Support for remainder sought. Had success
with previous series on Heroes of Albania. Important topic.
Rec by MWG. |
USA / UK |
| TV Prod |
Ser |
Bride with no gold |
52min film about a young man from
South Serbia trying to find a bride on a traditional fairš
(footage already made) |
Advance TV company |
Proposed |
¤19.300 |
Endorsed by MWG because of good outline
and record of filmmakers. Also remarked that the budget
is high. |
USA |
| TV / Radio Prod |
Ser |
Profundis |
Follow up on radio programme made
ten years ago about a prisoneršs camp in Begejci. Prisoners
revisited ten years later. |
ANEM TV/radio network |
Proposed |
¤19.875 |
Relevant and interesting topic, revealing
also. Unique material. Hence endorsed by MWG. But said budget
is high. |
USA |
| TV Prod |
FY |
Drama of reconciliation |
Six one-hour films about efforts
to reconcile and bring people together in Capljina-Stolac,
Kosovo, Skopje,, Bujanovac, Novi Sad and Dubrovnik |
Responsibility for the future, broadcasting/archive
RTS |
Proposed |
171.655 |
Good outline, well worked out, experienced
film makers, broadcasting rts ensured. |
Ger |
| Press Prod |
SEE |
SEE business news service |
Strengthening network of
correspondents to offer reliable daily
coverage of economic news in all SEE-countries. Aims to
help markets and integration of business; weekly with most
important business developments. |
Beta news agency |
Proposed |
¤78.200 |
Recommended by MWG because of expected
help in integrating and furthering regional economic cooperation
and business. Budget contains licences for software which
are not part of the project. |
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| Press Prod |
SEE |
SEE news service |
Reporting on corruption through network
of correspondents in SEE; create website, expert reports
and network |
Beta news agency |
Proposed |
¤34.450 |
Recommended byMWG; project designed
after Dj-murder and considered important following crackdown.
. |
Ger |
| TV Prod |
SEE |
Videoletters |
Reconciliation and building
bridges through twenty TV-programmes (30 min each). People
who lost contacts due to the war are followed while
they restore contact by sending eachother video-taped letters. |
Rejger & van den broek
& local teams |
Running |
240.000 |
Shooting almost completed, post production
to start soon. First episodes ready and very good. |
PN/OSI/UK |
| TV Prod |
SEE |
Videoletters-2 |
Ensure broadcasting of
series videoletters in all FY-countries simultaneously;
make master tapes, promotion and premiere; initiate sideline
activities for reconciliation. |
Rejger & van den broek &
local teams |
Proposed |
180.000 |
Considered important because of high
impact the series can have if shown nation-wide in many
countries on PBS.. |
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| Prod |
SEE |
Resources for SEE public TV News
Exchange |
Enhancing the existing exchange of
programmes between public broadcasters with six production
units and editing units and in-house training |
YLE(Finland & Sarajevo) and public
broadcasters in SEE |
Continued. Exchange running (funded
by Finland) Production units proposed to improve content |
¤248.850 |
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Finland, running costs |
| TV prod |
SEE |
Jashtë Kornizave- Outside the Framework |
7 episodes on perspectives
and stories of young people, created by Kosovar filmmakers,
to show how youth in various conflict areas are facing the
past and preparing for the future. Filmed and broadcast
in Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, BiH, Montenegro, Macedonia and
Albania. |
Crossing Bridges Collective |
Start fall 2003 |
Overall ¤101.724, yet ¤46.644 still
needed after commitments from others. |
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Press Now |
| TV prod |
SEE |
Stop the Crime |
Regional part of larger
proposal from B92. News programs co-produced by B92 and
partners in SEE; production of series on corruption. |
B92 (lead), CCN/ATV/Hayat/KTV |
Proposed |
¤50.000 for regional part |
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USA |
| TV Prod |
FRY, SEE |
Breakdown of JNA (Titošs
Army) |
Seven episodes on the
role of the army during the war, and its subsequent demise. |
Production company Mreza,
Belgrade |
Running, funding secured. |
34.000 |
Almost completed |
Norway/USA |
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| Edu |
Rom |
Covering corruption and organized
crime |
Four courses and assistance to local
investigative journalists working on corruption and crime.
Setting up a network |
Centre for Independent Journalists,
Bucharest |
Proposed |
¤42.800 |
Elaborate proposal, relevant topic,
good org, endorsed by MWG. |
Ger |
| Edu |
Mont |
Journalism for beginners |
Training in short-term practical
courses total of 16 young journalists for print/tv. |
Montenegro Media Institute |
Proposed |
Total ¤108.000, via MTF req for ¤35.000 |
Relevant for build-up of local training
capacity. Endorsed by MWG. |
Nor |
| Edu |
SEE, BiH |
Permanent education of
journalists from SEE |
One year, full-time practical
(newsroom-oriented) RTV and press training for young people
from SEE; 22 per year; thematic courses. |
Media Plan High College of Journalism
(Sarajevo) |
Continued. School is in itšs 4th
year |
737.980 |
Good school for journalists from
SEE. Elaborate programme with various basic and specialised
courses. |
France/Ger |
| Edu |
SEE |
Summer school for young
academics in journalism |
Train junior
academics in journalism faculties in SEE in modern, interactive
teaching methods |
Centre for Independent Journalism (Bucharest) |
Done |
47.500 |
Completed successfully. |
OSI/Ger |
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