'Mirror Portraits', an amateur series produced by the Weekend Academie, airing every week on limboland.tv starting May 8.

Limboland, the independent online platform by and for filmmakers, visual artists, television producers, and journalists, will soon present the first results of the Limboland Pitch, which was won by the Weekend Academie in Amsterdam. The project 'Spiegelportretten' will be available to watch weekly on Limboland.tv starting May 8.

The goal of the Pitch! is to allow passionate amateurs to develop a program or short film under the content and production guidance of professionals. In doing so, Limboland offers emerging filmmakers a guided platform for their work.

Mirror portraits

The Weekend Academie is an initiative from Amsterdam West where motivated young people aged 10 to 15 receive extra support to increase their opportunities in society. Spiegelportretten features two young people from the Weekend Academie in each episode, in a documentary made by themselves. The young people talk about themselves using a favorite item of clothing as a starting point. The various episodes show confident, but also vulnerable children, fully engaged in the process of discovering themselves in relation to the world around them. For an impression of the series, see http://limboland.tv/pitch-serie/spiegelportretten-trailer.

Pitch!

Amateurs can submit ideas for a program or short film – as part of a series – to Limboland. The Pitch! editorial team provides feedback on the submitted pitches, after which everyone can vote on which idea they would like to see realized. The proposal with the most votes is put into production. The winners of the Pitch! receive €5,000 to realize their idea. Limboland offers content and production guidance in this process. The result is published by Limboland.tv. The Pitch! takes place six times a year. Ideas for the Pitch! can be submitted via http://limboland.tv//pitch. Check the Limboland website for the next submission date.

Initiator Wendela Scheltema: 'The boundaries between professional and amateur are blurring. At Limboland, we believe it is important that amateur makers are also encouraged to realize their ideas. Spiegelportretten is a successful experiment; the videos provide a moving glimpse of children working hard to discover themselves and society. At Limboland, the act of creation is central. The pitcher develops their idea themselves but receives advice and guidance from professionals. Simple yet effective, and also great fun for the audience to follow that process.'



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