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Channel 4’s FourDocs and Mediabox have joined forces for the second year running to offer an exclusive competition for disadvantaged 13-19 year olds to write, direct and produce their own short documentaries. Ten films will be made of which at least one will get a broadcast slot on Channel 4.

The competition launches on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 and aspiring filmmakers should visit www.channel4.com/mediabox to submit a 200-word proposal. The judging panel is looking for unique ideas that will translate well into a 3-5 minute film. The closing date for entries is Monday, 16 June 2008. Ten finalists will receive £500 to create their film and will be assigned a film industry mentor who will guide them through the film making process.

Last year’s winner, 16-year-old Georgina Studd from Greenwich, South London, is soon to be the youngest disabled person to have a documentary broadcast on Channel 4. Her documentary, Georgina Goes Out, follows Georgina, who has cerebral palsy, as she attempts to go out for the day during the summer holidays and was chosen as the clear winner by the judges including prolific documentary filmmakers Nick Broomfield and Molly Dineen.

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