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Following the implementation of Cinapses Cycle 1, NAAS undertook an inclusive process of monitoring and evaluation. The members and the staff alike all participated in interviews, providing feedback and recommendations, with an external expert.
Accordingly, the NAAS staff designed a new form for Cinapses Cycle 2, whereby the members themselves collectively negotiated and allocated the network-wide, available grant funds based on months-long study and development of applications submitted in response to a closed call. Thus, in some ways, Cinapses Cycle 2 sought to realize the vision of NAAS to prioritize horizontal decision-making and equitable distribution of resources.
Cinapses was a re-granting program that aimed, on the one hand, to lead members into new opportunities for institutional sustainability and programmatic development and, on the other, to foster collaboration and solidarity among them. The program encouraged joint initiatives and promoted the sharing of experiences, resources, and opportunities while activating network mobility.
As such, Cinapses built an ecosystem of tools and practices to be used by everyone in the network and the sector more broadly, advancing film circulation, community outreach, and audience engagement.
Cinapses Cycle 2 launched in June 2019 with a closed call for applications among members and affiliates. The staff received fifteen applications, consisting of annual programmatic, organizational, and financial plans. Following a review of the NAAS members’ plans, the staff offered recommendations, feedback, and support on the development of those organizational tools. Accordingly, the staff assigned each member to at least two sub-groups, consisting of network peers focusing on similar themes such as archives or young audiences.
NAAS partnered once again with the Marrakech International Film Festival for the Ateliers de l’Atlas industry platform, during which NAAS hosted two days of Cinapses Labs in Marrakech on December 4–5, 2019.
The Cinapses granting funds available for members across the network were allocated along thematic lines. Members in each thematic subgroup presented their annual plans and, after some negotiation and debate, reached a consensus on how to distribute the available funds among themselves. Further, they exchanged expertise and identified anew points of collaboration. The NAAS staff facilitated and monitored the process, which achieved a level of organic decision-making, rooted in a history of consultative and transparent practices among NAAS members.
The Labs achieved the following milestones:
Implementation of the Cinapses Cycle 2 granting program
Presentation of the NAAS Strategic Plan 2020–2025
Presentation by members and affiliates about their spaces, activities, and budgets
Introduction of new NAAS staff members and of the new Steering Committee as well as of one new Administrative Board member
Sharing experiences and opportunities among members and affiliates
All Cinapses Cycle 2 projects will begin in 2020.
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