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Competition entry deadline: 30 JUNE 2009
  Extended deadline: 10 JULY 2009  

FESTIVAL: 28-30 August 2009, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Jeevika 2009 APPLICATION & GUIDELINES
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Jeevika: Documentary Film Competition and Festival, which began in 2003, aims at capturing the livelihood challenges faced by the rural and urban poor and bringing it to the attention of the public, media, judiciary, and most importantly, policy makers. It is part of the ‘Law, Liberty and Livelihood Campaign’ (L3C) founded on the principle that the quality of life is intrinsically related to the degree of livelihood and economic freedom.

Over the years, Jeevika has been successful in advocating for the cause of numerous small entrepreneurs, self employed, rickshaw pullers, street vendors, sex-workers, child labourers, farmers and forest-dwellers.

OBJECTIVE
To document the livelihood challenges of the rural and urban poor across Asia.
Identify and bring to light policies and social, religious and cultural practices which prevent people from earning an honest living.
Advocate with the policy makers for changes in policies and with social leaders for changes in practices that can have far-reaching impacts on the lives of the poor.

COMPETITION
Jeevika 2009, the competition is open to all professional filmmakers and students, who are citizens of any nations provided the documentary focuses on the livelihood of the individuals & communities of the following Asian nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand¸Vietnam, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan.

Competition entry deadline: 30 JUNE 2009

FESTIVAL: 28-30 August 2009, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

PRIZE: 2 lakh INR/5,000 US$, certificates and Advocacy Grants

Jeevika 2009 APPLICATION & GUIDELINES
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2008-2009 REVISITING SCHEDULE: Jeevika on Road

CCS also organised screening and discussion on the documentaries aside from the annual festival. It is an initiative to take these documentaries to various other platforms and to reach out to the maximum people. The following where the initiative since August 2008:

  • 24-26 Apr 2009 Darwin School of Business, Guwahati, Assam
    Festival: SMILE Film Festival (IGSSS) Screening the best three documentaries of Jeevika 2008: Hollow Cylinder”, “Chilika Bank,” “Lakshmi and Me,” “No Body's Man,”
  • 14-15 Mar 2009 Aashirvad, Bangalore
    Center for Civil Society, Jeevika in collaboration with Bangalore Film Society presents, Livelihood Documentary Screenings & Discussion Venue: Aashirvad, Bangalore Time: 1.30 to 8.00pm More[+]
    10 Feb 2009 Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Delhi University : Lakshmi and Me
  • 13 Dec 2008 Saturday Cinema Film Focus: Sustainable Livelihood
    Join American Center friends the Centre for Civil Society to show the best of the Jeevika South Asia Livelihood Documentary Film Festival, along with American films on livelihood freedom. The line-up includes: “Hollow Cylinder”, “Hearts Suspended,” “Lakshmi and Me,” and “Rainmakers: Victor ‘Gotti’ Cherry in New York.” 1600 hrs. More[+]
  • 28 Nov 2008, Youth Seminar Bangalore: Hearts Suspended, Lakshmi & Me
  • 27 Nov 2008, Youth Seminar Bangalore: Hollow Cylinder
  • 09 Nov 2008, Youth Seminar Kottayam: Hollow Cylinder
  • 24 Oct 2008, Kaveri Mess, JNU-Delhi: Tribute to Life, What is the point of stories if they aren’t even true?, Chilika Bank$’
  • 19 Oct 2008, Youth Seminar Ranchi: Chilika Bank$