Pilot Week of Community Television in 2005

Cork has been designated European Capital of Culture in 2005. Frameworks Films, in partnership with Cork 2005 (the company set up to manage the year), is developing a project to broadcast a pilot week of Community Television in October/November 2005.

The purpose of the Pilot Week of Community TV will be:

• To showcase what Community Television is and what kind of programmes can be made for Community Television

• To explore how Community Television can best serve the people of Cork

• To generate interest and support to develop Community Television beyond 2005

Some of the programmes that will be broadcast exist in an archive of community based films. Others will be made specifically for the Pilot Week. Our News section will provide updates on the progress of this Pilot Week Project. If your group or organisation is interested in screening or making content for the Pilot Week, please contact Frameworks.

The Pilot Week of Community Television in 2005 provides an opportunity to build capacity for a sustainable Community Television Channel in Cork. It will also allow funders an opportunity to see how Community Television can work and the enormous potential it has to build a truly participative and democratic civic society in the long-term.