Metropolis now has over 50 correspondents worldwide and we’re still looking for new video journalists to join our network. On this page you’ll find more information on how to become part of the global Metropolis network. We´re looking for filmmakers outside The Netherlands who know their city or country by heart. There are two ways to sign up to our network:

1. Send us your video report!

First of all, have a good look at this list (PDF format), containing seven proposed themes for the upcoming season. If you decide to make an instant contribution, choose one of the themes from our list, and send us your video report. Please be sure to read our guidelines (PDF format) before you start shooting. If we decide to select your video report for our website you’ll receive a fee of 250 euro. If we include your item in the TV show this fee will be 500 euro. And, of course, after we’ve selected your item, you are officially part of the Metropolis network which will lead to new commissions. Please make sure you send us your reports on time, you’ll find the deadlines also on our list of themes.

2. Send us your CV and work

If you’re not able to produce an item, but are interested in joining the Metropolis network you can send us an introduction letter. Please attach your CV and also a video report you produced recently - ten minutes maximum. You can send us a video by using Yousendit or sending a Youtube link to metropolis@vpro.nl . In case you have questions about sending video files please contact editor Tim van den Hoff: t.vanden.hoff@vpro.nl.

What should my report look like?

To give you a better idea of the kind of reports we like at Metropolis, here are two examples out of the more than 600 reports that have been produced so far. The first one is a report by director Bas Roeterink and presenter Sunny from Shanghai, produced for an episode on what it’s like to be old around the world. A very strong piece as it beautifully grasps a daily scene out of everyday life in megacity Shanghai. It’s a miniature-tale yet it gives a very good insight into the specific culture of Shanghainese people:

The second story is a report by Stef Biemans, a Dutch guy who has been living in Nicaragua for quite some time now. In this report he shows how rounding up all the drunkards from the streets is considered the best way of improving the neigborhood in Nicaragua. A good example of what we mean when we say we’re always looking for ’stories told from a personal perspective’ and that are not nescessarily ‘Big News’ but close to everyday life: