Invitation To Bid: Documentary Maker

Search for Common Ground Acronym: SFCG Founding Year: 2008 Registration Number: Country of origin: United States of America Organization type: International Civil Society Organization DESCRIPTION: Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is a non-governmental organization working to transform the way societies deal with conflicts. We have acquired over 30 years of experience in peacebuilding and are based in 53 local offices worldwide. SFCG first worked in Lebanon in 1996, and we opened up our office here in 2008. The issues we address are multiple, such as conflicts arising within Lebanon's diverse society, tensions resulting from the increasing influx of Syrian refugees, security sector reform, as well as women’s socio-economic empowerment. In each project we seek to engage all stakeholders and strengthen local capacities in order to create sustainable change and increase social cohesion. ADDRESS Office location: Second Floor "Maison Fleuries" Building, No 60 Athens Street Area: Sioufi City: Ashrafieh Additional directions: Search for Common Ground is looking for a documentary maker to shoot and edit documentaries with a duration of no longer than 5 minutes when required in relation to its many projects. The intention is to sign an MoU with the successful applicant whereby the applicant would be the first point of contact in relation to all such documentaries. If the successful candidate wishes to go ahead and make and edit the documentary, a separate consultancy contract will be drafted in relation to each documentary Search for Common Ground would like interested parties to send a quotation in relation to the shooting of a 5 minute documentary. The documentary would involve 5 field visits to 5 different locations in the Akkar region of Lebanon and would be required to attend our offices for the purposes of reviewing the work on a weekly basis. The field visits would involve interviews with participants and teachers. The documentary would be for a project which involves teaching children between the ages of 8 and 12 peace building principles through English and would capture the process and aims of the project. The Consultant would have 5 weeks to shoot, and edit the documentary and the documentary would have to comply with donor obligations re: disclaimers etc., as well as SFCG guidelines. The documentary should have English subtitles. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS QUOTATION IS ONLY TO GIVE US AN INDICATION OF COSTS AND THIS DOCUMENTARY WILL NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME. The successful applicant would be required to be fluent in both written and spoked English and Arabic. Familiarity with Peace building principals would be beneficial but not required. Please address quotations and/or queriesto to Mr. Enda Nevin Logistics and Procurement Manager Tel 78886684 email: enevin@sfcg.org