<p class="title">Individuals and groups with community-relevant ideas are making a pitch for support on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The first edition of Good Pitch Local Karnataka is slated from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm at Bangalore International Centre, Domlur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The event is part of the Good Pitch Global programme created by Doc Society, in partnership with Sundance Documentary Institute and Ford Foundation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The event is an opportunity for individuals and organisations in Karnataka to collaborate with media-makers and change-makers to create a positive impact within their communities, according to the hosts. Attendees offer to support select projects.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tara Rao, local director and founding director, OurGroundWorks, says Good Pitch Local is a forum for socially relevant media projects. “The projects are selected on the basis of their usefulness to a community. We expect about 150 to 200 people in the audience to come forward and support the pitches.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Of 110 applicants, 15 pitches have been selected for this year’s event. The subjects cover women’s and LGBTQ rights, climate change, animal protection, and textile heritage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The applicants were assessed by a panel of judges comprising experts who are activists as well as film, media, and arts experts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The event is hosted by OurGroundWorks in partnership with The Indian Documentary Foundation, in collaboration with Coolab and Koshys.</p>
<p class="title">Individuals and groups with community-relevant ideas are making a pitch for support on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The first edition of Good Pitch Local Karnataka is slated from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm at Bangalore International Centre, Domlur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The event is part of the Good Pitch Global programme created by Doc Society, in partnership with Sundance Documentary Institute and Ford Foundation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The event is an opportunity for individuals and organisations in Karnataka to collaborate with media-makers and change-makers to create a positive impact within their communities, according to the hosts. Attendees offer to support select projects.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tara Rao, local director and founding director, OurGroundWorks, says Good Pitch Local is a forum for socially relevant media projects. “The projects are selected on the basis of their usefulness to a community. We expect about 150 to 200 people in the audience to come forward and support the pitches.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Of 110 applicants, 15 pitches have been selected for this year’s event. The subjects cover women’s and LGBTQ rights, climate change, animal protection, and textile heritage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The applicants were assessed by a panel of judges comprising experts who are activists as well as film, media, and arts experts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The event is hosted by OurGroundWorks in partnership with The Indian Documentary Foundation, in collaboration with Coolab and Koshys.</p>