By
Nadjana Pantò
London
Since May 2017 I am a student of an MA course in Filmmaking at The London Film School. To be able to complete the program, I need support to pay the tuition fees for my final term.
Storytelling has always played an important role in my life and from an early age I fell in love with cinema.
Films can hold the mirror to society and contribute to social understanding and to change, but they can also carry us away to fantastical worlds and make us forget about our lives. While I do believe that the striving for social emancipation is an obligation for filmmakers as for everyone else, I also think that especially fantasy and magic have the ability to point beyond everything that we believed to be possible and oppose the instrumental reason of our time with a longing for happiness and humanity. Films can make us suffer, enjoy, cry, laugh, change our minds, nurture our dreams and make us believe in our own capabilities.
The London Film School is one of Europe's leading film schools with alumni working in the film industry all over the world. When I was accepted into their MA Filmmaking program almost two years ago, a dream I have been working towards for over two years, came true.
We have great teachers and amazing equipment is provided by the school. What I like most about The London Film School is that we are taught in all the relevant categories of filmmaking. In the past year I have been part of more than fifteen short films in roles such as director, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor and production designer.
However, studying there is expensive and after five terms that I managed to pay for by savings, scholarships and part-time work, I am really struggling to raise the money for my final term. Please support me so that I don't have to give up that close to the finishing line.
The funding will be spend exclusively on my tuition fees which are £9,227 per term. If things take off and I raise more money than targeted, it will go into the budget of my graduation film which I will be filming in summer/autumn next year.
Your donation of any amount will be hugely appreciated. No contribution is too small. Please also check out my reward list. There are some great rewards at stake!
Select this reward if you just want to donate to the project without receiving a reward.
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A thank you by tweet, Facebook or e-mail.
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Estimated delivery: 1 January 2018
A postcard from London with a personal thank you.
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Estimated delivery: 1 January 2019
Receive pictures and videos on a regular basis during my final term at The London Film School that will illustrate my life and work as a filmmaking student.
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Estimated delivery: 1 January 2019
An invitation to spend some hours on the film set of my graduation film in 2019 and the opportunity to become an extra in one of the scenes. Additionally, you will receive a DVD copy of my graduation film with a personal dedication.
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2019