Studio 12 - Čas za drugo perspektivo

Studio 12 is an independent non-governmental multimedia project aiming at creating and promoting educational video content. It covers topics of sustainable development, human rights, democracy, economic and social challenges, human relationships and better quality of life. Based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, it produces mainly in the Slovene language. Recently, additional efforts in terms of producing English educational video content have been made as well.

Background:
There are certain themes which do not receive sufficient media coverage due to marketing and editorial policies or other causes.

Mission:

1. To produce, promote and support video contents  for wider audiences which enable, support and further develop quality of life.
2. To support the work of civil society (NGO's) (media coverage, video production, video portal, web TV)

6 areas of work:
Ecology and sustainable development
Man and society (social issues, community projects and new science)
Human relationships
Healthy lifestyle (food quality, physical activities...)
Personal development
Culture

Key points of Studio 12:

• founded in October 2007
• registered as Slovene/English media in March 2008
• 12 people
• 6 areas of work
• own video production, video portal and live streaming capabilities
• media support of the NGO sector and their activities
• produces 5 proffesional video shows per week on average
• hosts own public events on important social topics
• produced 360 videos in 1 year
• own music production
• financial independence (donors, granted projects, volunteer work)

Studio 12 produces a wide array of video contents including original music production, video shows, hosted interviews, short documentaries and DVD's. We also provide media support for NGO conferences and other events.

Video examples:

	Interview: Interview with Hans-Gert Pöttering about the challenges of intercultural dialogue in the EU.
	Video show: Challenges of development cooperation (EU-ACP).
	Media coverage (Conference): Trailer from the international conference "Intercultural Dialogue in Development Education".
	Cinema ad: Cinema ad for THE BIG ASK campaign for lowering EU C02 emissions (Slovene version).
	Animation example: Intro animation for upcoming ecology shows.

Equipment and capacities:

Production Studio
40m2

Equipment:
Camera 1x JVC's GY-HD110U
Camera 2x Cannon XM2
Mixing console YAMAHA MG12/4FX
3 multimedia computers

Video editing software:
Avid Liquid Pro
Adobe Premiere CS3

Video portal / streaming server
- Open Source Joomla! CMS (version 1.0.15 and 1.5.7)
- Windows media Server 2008 / Vowza flash streaming server
- Wirecast streaming software

Society: Challanges of development cooperation (EU-ACP)	Society: OLPC- One Laptop per Child - global education project	Society: Darfur's message to the Europe (Suleiman Jammous)	Society: Role of International community in Darfur humanitarian Crisis	Society: Role of media in intercultural dialogue (slo/ang)
Ecology: Climate change on a global scale	Healty lifestyle: Toxins in our food	Relationships: What We May Be (dr. Piero Ferrucci) (slo/ang)	Personal development: Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda: 'Hand, that helps...' (slo/ang)	Personal development: Gong Vibration - conversation with Don Conreaux
Culture: Primož Trubar - a Slovene protestant reformer exhibition

 

Organized events:	Results:
The Emptiness of the TV Screen (panel discussions)	wider public discussion on the quality of TV contents
Extinction of Bees – the Future of Humanity? (panel discussion)	national report regarding Bees extinction problem is issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
CO2 Emissions (CO2 emission standards for new European vehicles) In collaboration with Institute of e-electronic participation and Focus association.	recognized as best practice amongst the ten countries participating in the ourclimate.eu project
Advantages of the Internet and Online Video for the Quality of Life (panel discussion)	networking and connection with other media projects in this area
Traffic – Where does It Lead? (panel discussion)	bringing together a great number of experts in the field

Media support

• Umanotera – Slovene elections 2008 – Climate change as a challenge to Slovene politics
  

• Umanotera / National Assembly conference: Climate Change: Scientific Discoveries and the Shaping of National Policy
  

 

 

 

• Tomo Kriznar / National Assembly: the screening of the documentary Darfur – War for Water
  

 

 

 

• SLOGA international conference Intercultural Dialogue in Development Education
  

• CeLa: International conference International Dialogue as a Tool in Journalism (in collaboration with the European Parliament)
  

• Eco Villages (Slovene conference)
  

• Focus Association – THE BIG ASK campaign (cinema ad, field report)
  

• Cipra International action (short documentary, field report)
  

• Bunker Productions (support to cultural festival Mladi Levi)
  

Studio 12 produces video shows on NGO-related topics, provides media support for NGO events as well as video education for their members.

Cooperation with specific NGOs in year 2008

Society and technology
CNVOS – Centre for Information Service, Co-operation and Development of NGOs
Association Ključ – centre for fight against trafficking with human beings
HUMANITAS - Society for Human Rights and Supportive Action
SEECRAN - South East European Child Rights Action Network
IAS - Institute for African Studies
Slovene Philanthropy, Association for Promotion of Voluntary Work
SLOGA - Slovenian NGDO platform for development cooperation and humanitarian aid
GCAP - Global call against poverty
SVOOD - Society for the Freedom of Choice
INePA - Institute for Electronic Participation
Cyberpipe - open source multimedia centre
3Muhe - Fair trade in Slovenia

Ecology and sustainable development
Umanotera - Slovenian Foundation for Sustainable Development
CIPRA Slovenia
Slovenski E-Forum (SE-F)
Focus - Association for Sustainable Development
ISD - Institute for Sustainable Development

Human resources
MEDIOS - association of mediator institutions of Slovenia
DNK - association against violent communication
CDK - Institution for education, development and culture
Academy for psycho-synthesis

Studio 12
Ruska 13, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
info@studio12.si

Director: Zoran Mihajlovic - zoran.mihajlovic@studio12.si

Project manager, NGO support: Matej Delakorda - matej.delakorda@studio12.si

Wings - Socially Responsible Gifts

The Pro bono Medical Clinic

LUPA – the NGO Festival

President Danilo Turk - an Assessment of the Non-Governmenta

Contemporary Woman - Truths and Myths

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