NEELIMA MATHUR
Audiovisual Strategist / Trainer / Consultant / Mentor
for
Development Communication, Social-issue Documentaries, NGO films, Media &
Information Literacy
Focus: Audiovisual projects on environment, health, literacy, women’s issues, ethnic communities
and culture in India and international media trainings & projects linked to southern hemisphere.
Trustee & Trainer, FORMEDIA, with Special Consultative Status at ECOSOC
since 2014
EXPERTISE, METHODOLOGY & SKILLS
Expertise:
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Specialist Trainer in Media & Information Literacy based on guidelines of
UNESCO – GAPMIL (Global Alliance for Partnerships in Media &
Information Literacy)
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Lobbyist for international co-operation and collaboration to promote true
diversity in global media including written interventions at United Nations
Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) - one specific intervention focused
on Media & Information Literacy delivered for the attention of the
Secretary General
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Full command on audiovisual requirements for development
communication, documentaries, NGO films and PSA campaigns in India
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Forty years ground-level experience in rural, tribal, small town and large
city areas across the entire sub-continent with concurrent experience of
government and non-government operation systems (Exclusive network in
marginalized regions of Northeast India and Uttarakhand)
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Executive Producer-Researcher-Writer-Interviewer for documentaries
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International Trainer for audiovisual non-fiction content creators on
approach and implementation of appropriate narratives, storytelling
techniques, visualization
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Mentor for international documentary
independent films and co-productions
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Promoter for building platforms that encourage new entrants in the
documentary sector in India
film-making
community
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Methodology:
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Developing concepts on the basis of extensive and intensive interactions
with all stakeholders in every project
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Incorporating high level of sensitivity for vulnerable, marginalized groups /
communities / individuals and ‘other culture’ factors
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Exhaustive theoretical, academic and grass root research for all
audiovisual projects
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Personalised and individualized non-formal approach in training and
mentoring
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Creating and nurturing international networks for lobbying and building
platforms
Skills:
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Conducting intensive Media & Information Literacy face-to-face trainings
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Instilling bench-mark standards and ethics for audiovisual productions
among film-makers
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Contextualising cultural background of film-makers with the nuances of the
production area for audiovisual content
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Building the cause and case for under-represented regions and the
documentary sector in the southern hemisphere
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Writing Concept Notes and Detailed Project Plans and international Calls
for Proposals for audiovisual sector – including content and budget
narratives and report writing
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Full knowledge of operating within official structures in India
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Pertinent and appropriate interviewing and writing for audiovisual content
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PROFESSIONAL STATUS AT A GLANCE:
:: Researcher & Writer for SPOTFILMS 1973 onwards
:: Post graduate Diploma in Journalism, New Delhi, 1972
:: Post-graduation Diploma in Mass Communications, Germany, 1976
:: BBC/British Council Script-writing Workshop, New Delhi 1978
:: Accredited Special Correspondent, 1988 onwards
:: Course and Workshop Co-ordinator, Foundation for Responsible Media
:: Media Advisory Group, Indian Council for Research on Women, 2001
:: Regular Trainer and mentor, ESODOC-ZeLIG, Italy 2004 -7, 2009 - 11
:: Project Manager, India, MEDIAIDS, an EU-India HIV/AIDS media project, 2004-7
:: Co-ordinator, STEPS India, international initiative for Indian documentary 2004-9
:: Core team, STEPS International WhyDemocracy short films-India & Nepal, 2007-8
:: Project Director, ‘Tell It Better’, for NGO film-makers, with VIKES, Finland 2008
:: Head of Studies, LINCT, an European Union MEDIA International project, 2009
:: Trainer, ESoDoc India, European Union MEDIA International project, 2010
:: Trainer, ESoDoc International, European Union Media Mundus programme, 2011
:: Jury Member & Trainer, Kenya International Film Festival, 2012
:: Jury Member, DOK Leipzig, Germany, 2013
:: Trainer, Film Africa Documentary Festival, Nairobi, 2013
:: Curator & Organiser, Lakeside Doc Festival, Uttarakhand, India, 2013 onwards
:: Trainer, UNESCO-led Media & Information Literacy (MIL) Trainings, India, 2014-15
(in association with Uttarakhand Open University)
:: Trainer, KAICIID/SDS MIL Training for Religious Leaders, New Delhi, 2014
:: Trainer, KAICIID/SDS MIL Training for Young Religious Leaders, New Delhi, 2016
:: Input associate, MIL Curriculum, Uttarakhand Open University, 2017
:: Unit Writer, MIL Programme, Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2018
WEBSITE LINKS:
• Training projects and collaborations: www.formedia.org.in
• Audiovisual productions: www.spotfilms.net
• For better viewing, kindly visit:
http://vimeo.com/user-; http://www.youtube.com/user/SPOTFILMS
Detailed Projects Profile available on request
DETAILS:-Skype: neelima.mathur
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Naukuchiatal
263136 Nainital
Uttarakhand
India
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