Mentor – Sport in Crisis Film Grant & Masterclass Programme 29 views0 applications

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Project: Sport in Crisis Film Grant Partnership – Dakar 2026
Location: Kakuma–Kalobeyei
Duration: August – October 2026

Background

FilmAid Kenya, in partnership with the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF), is implementing the Sport in Crisis Film Grant & Masterclass Programme to support emerging filmmakers from Kakuma and Kalobeyei in producing authentic documentary films that highlight the transformative role of sport in refugee and host communities.

The programme combines professional masterclasses, mentorship, and production grants to strengthen local filmmaking capacity while ensuring the delivery of high-quality, ethically produced documentary films.

To support participating filmmakers, FilmAid Kenya seeks experienced mentors to provide technical guidance, editorial oversight, and professional coaching throughout the development, production, and post-production process.

Purpose

The mentor will provide technical, creative, and editorial guidance to selected filmmakers throughout the story development, production, and post-production process while strengthening their documentary filmmaking skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Mentor filmmakers in story development and documentary production.
  • Review story treatments, scripts, and production plans.
  • Provide technical guidance during filming and post-production.
  • Facilitate selected masterclass sessions.
  • Review rough and final cuts and provide editorial feedback.
  • Promote ethical storytelling, safeguarding, and informed consent practices.
  • Support filmmakers to deliver high-quality films within project timelines.

Deliverables

  • Mentorship throughout the programme.
  • Participation in masterclasses and editorial review sessions.
  • Technical feedback on story treatments, scripts, and film edits.
  • Brief mentorship report with recommendations.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in documentary filmmaking or related fields.
  • Strong storytelling, editorial, and mentoring skills.
  • Experience working with youth or in humanitarian/development contexts is an added advantage.
  • Commitment to ethical storytelling and safeguarding principles.

How to apply

Interested consultants should submit the following:

  • A cover letter outlining their suitability for the assignment.
  • A current CV highlighting relevant experience.
  • A portfolio or links to previous documentary or film projects.
  • A financial proposal indicating the consultancy rate (in USD or KES).

Applications should be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line:

Application – Mentor, Sport in Crisis Film Grant Programme

Application Deadline: 28 July 2026, 11:59 PM (EAT).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FilmAid Kenya is an equal opportunity organization.

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FilmAid International is a non-profit humanitarian organization that uses film to educate and entertain displaced people around the world. FilmAid was founded during the Balkan crisis in 1999 by producer Caroline Baron (Capote, Monsoon Wedding) to assist with refugee communities in Macedonia suffering the effects of war, poverty, displacement and disaster. Since 1999, FilmAid has worked in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other global aid organizations to help bring information and training to more than two million people worldwide. FilmAid produces and distributes community-based films on public health and safety issues such as maternal health, HIV, cholera, gender-based violence and conflict resolution. Using inflatable screens and other ‘Mobile Cinema’ units, FilmAid screenings aims to overcome language and literacy boundaries. FilmAid currently works in Kenya, in the large refugee camps of Dadaab and Kakuma as well as informal settlements in Nairobi and Mombassa, with Burmese refugees in Thailand and also in Haiti. FilmAid is a global federation of nonprofit, charitable organizations. Members include FilmAid International (the founding organization), FilmAid Asia, FilmAid Kenya, and FilmAid U.K.

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0 USD Kenya CF 3201 Abc road Consultancy , 40 hours per week FilmAid International Project: Sport in Crisis Film Grant Partnership – Dakar 2026 Location: Kakuma–Kalobeyei Duration: August – October 2026

Background

FilmAid Kenya, in partnership with the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF), is implementing the Sport in Crisis Film Grant & Masterclass Programme to support emerging filmmakers from Kakuma and Kalobeyei in producing authentic documentary films that highlight the transformative role of sport in refugee and host communities.The programme combines professional masterclasses, mentorship, and production grants to strengthen local filmmaking capacity while ensuring the delivery of high-quality, ethically produced documentary films.To support participating filmmakers, FilmAid Kenya seeks experienced mentors to provide technical guidance, editorial oversight, and professional coaching throughout the development, production, and post-production process.

Purpose

The mentor will provide technical, creative, and editorial guidance to selected filmmakers throughout the story development, production, and post-production process while strengthening their documentary filmmaking skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Mentor filmmakers in story development and documentary production.
  • Review story treatments, scripts, and production plans.
  • Provide technical guidance during filming and post-production.
  • Facilitate selected masterclass sessions.
  • Review rough and final cuts and provide editorial feedback.
  • Promote ethical storytelling, safeguarding, and informed consent practices.
  • Support filmmakers to deliver high-quality films within project timelines.

Deliverables

  • Mentorship throughout the programme.
  • Participation in masterclasses and editorial review sessions.
  • Technical feedback on story treatments, scripts, and film edits.
  • Brief mentorship report with recommendations.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in documentary filmmaking or related fields.
  • Strong storytelling, editorial, and mentoring skills.
  • Experience working with youth or in humanitarian/development contexts is an added advantage.
  • Commitment to ethical storytelling and safeguarding principles.

How to apply

Interested consultants should submit the following:
  • A cover letter outlining their suitability for the assignment.
  • A current CV highlighting relevant experience.
  • A portfolio or links to previous documentary or film projects.
  • A financial proposal indicating the consultancy rate (in USD or KES).
Applications should be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line:Application – Mentor, Sport in Crisis Film Grant ProgrammeApplication Deadline: 28 July 2026, 11:59 PM (EAT).Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.FilmAid Kenya is an equal opportunity organization.
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