Discovering the world through local eyes

Metropolis is a global collective of civil video journalists and professional filmmakers. The Metropolis correspondents make personal video reports from where they live on a variety of issues and themes. At the moment we work with more than 50 film makers and video bloggers all over the world. Each week we make a trip around the globe on one single issue. On topics such as obesity and the lives of fifteen year old girls, to justice, outcasts and Elvis impersonators, we will present to you one new ‘global view’ every week. By comparing these stories from all over the world we discover surprising differences and similarities between people and cultures worldwide. In November 2010 we'll have new reports comping up.

From New York to Beijing and from Cape Town to Moscow, our video correspondents give a unique insight into their countries, cultures and lifestyles. The full length contributions (2’ – 7’ each) will be featured on this website in both English and Dutch. Also, the contributions are edited into a weekly TV shows on Dutch, Belgium and Nicaraguan national television.

At this moment over 50 correspondents in 5 continents make up the Metropolis network and it will be expanding further as the project evolves. Filmmakers from all over the world are welcome to join our network. On this page you’ll find more information on how you can join us and what themes we work on for next season.

Who are we?

The editorial team of Metropolis is based at VPRO TV in The Netherlands. VPRO is a Dutch public broadcast organization with a longstanding documentary tradition. Many of our prize winning productions have been aired at festivals world wide and screened by broadcasters all over the world. Since the early days of the internet VPRO has also been a leading pioneer in new media in The Netherlands.

For questions about this project you can contact us anytime at metropolis@vpro.nl

Keep updated on the project and follow us on Twitter.com/metropolis_en or Facebook.

Metropolis is a project by VPRO TV in cooperation with Hivos.
Metropolis is also supported by the NCDO funded by the Dutch department of Foreign Affairs.

Presentation:

Stef Biemans

Editor in chief:

Stan van Engelen

Art director:

Stan van Engelen, Sarah Sylbing

Editorial team:

Arnout Arens, Tjeerd Bijman, Eva de Breed, Monique Doppert, Ester Gould, Tim van den Hoff, Iris van der Spoel, Sarah Sylbing

Production:

Alex Klippel

Video editors:

Joël Hielckert
Erwin de Leeuw
Noël van Rens

Design:

Mirka Duijn, Debbie van de Ven

Internet production:

Tim van den Hoff

Website development:

Twing!, Open-Sociaal 

Website translation and subtitling:

Deirdre Boer, Kim Smits

Based on an idea of:

Bregtje van der Haak, Loe Schout, IJsbrand van Veelen

And of course all correspondents

Special thanks to:

Radio Nederland Training Centrum

Anouk Piket, Caramundo Foundation

Africanews.com

Africa in the Picture

Boabab Connections