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Scolarship for Documentary Makers

Would-be documentary filmmakers can apply for a World Nomads’ http://worldnomads.com/ scholarship that will take the winner to the Ecuadorian jungle with documentary producer Trent O’Donnell. O’Donnell is the maker of the World Nomads’ Positive Footprints (http://journals.worldnomads.com/positive_footprints/) series, which screened on the National Geographic Adventure Channel. The winner will benefit from O’Donnell’s mentorship for the duration of the filmmaking project. The resulting documentary will be reviewed by the channel for possible inclusion in its upcoming show schedule.

Application deadline is August 1, 2010. Scholarship applicants must be 18 ir older and hold a valid passport. The package includes round trip air from the winner’s home airport and all land and travel expenses. Applicants must make a commitment to being available to travel sometime during the last two weeks of September 2010. The final winner will be announced on or before Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

Applicants must submit a three-minute documentary in English for judging based on the theme “Local Encounters.”

For more information, see http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/54707.aspx.

Job Fair in London

The Bilingual People Fair for multi-lingual recruitment will be held June 19, 2010, from 10 AM - 6 PM, at the London Hilton Metropole, Edgware Road, London in 2010.

The largest event of its kind for language jobs and multi-lingual recruitment, the job fair is free to all job seekers. Employers from the UK and elsewhere in Europe will be present. Positions are available in various sectors including customer service, shared service and finance, IT, sales, marketing and translation. There will also be an Expat Zone at the event offering useful information and services to expatriates living or planning to move to the UK.
For more information, see www.bilingualpeople.co.uk.