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Until now, obstacles such as the high cost of production equipment, the lack of
education programs and the scarcity of viewing and screening opportunities led to
an extremely weak foundation for the production of non-commercial independent
films. MEDIACT will nurture human resources for film production by establishing a
support system for production / education / screening / distribution/archive that
will enable independent film makers to work as writers / lecturers / planners /
producers / researchers of film in the local community.
At the same time, MEDIACT will also indirectly support production by establishing
a local distribution system for independent films.
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Production support
Renting equipment and facilities |
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Providing technical data related to filming |
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Professional production education and human resources training
Workshops and lectures |
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Screening independent films and creating programs |
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MEDIACT will plan a variety of education programs suited to its function as a
regional base for education on media reading and making. Media education will
be conducted not only based on independent programs by MEDIACT but also in
partnership with local media organizations and educational institutions. For these
programs, MEDIACT provides not only classrooms but also production equipment
for practical training.
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Media reading education |
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Media making workshops for citizens |
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Media training camps for students |
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Media education for youths and teachers |
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Training related to the civic media movement |
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MEDIACT will also provide production equipment and education programs to
encourage the growth of programs produced with viewer participation, a system
that has been introduced in aerial, cable and satellite television. Also, the Center
will develop public access models tailored to the local communities and raise
local residents' awareness of such models, thereby meeting the essential needs
for the successful establishment of a new broadcasting model.
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Publicizing the significance and usage of public access |
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Developing and supporting public access programs |
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Developing theories for facilitating public access |
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Currently, there are various activities across the nation aimed at building local
media centers. Media centers, which will function as the 21st century's new pub-
lic cultural infrastructure, are expected to contribute significantly to balanced regi-
onal development and the advancement of media democracy. MediACT aims to
support the building of such media centers in the local communities.
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Training local media center operators |
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Holding public hearings on the building of local media centers |
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MEDIACT aims to create a small exhibition space to screen the works of indepen-
dent film producers and ordinary citizens, that is, films not commonly put up by
commercial theaters. MEDIACT will also spare no effort in coming up with policies
for the screening and distribution of such works.
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