The Vision Maker Media is seeking applications for its Documentary Short Proposals on Indigenous Legal History to support the production of two short documentaries produced by Native filmmakers.
Donor Name: Vision Maker Media
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
Up to $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native filmmakers must maintain artistic, budgetary and editorial control over their proposed documentaries and own the copyright in and to the finished film.
- The proposed project must be a documentary of 40 minutes or less.
- Accepted topics for the Law and Race Initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation are topics about Indigenous history and legacy of Law & Race.
- The proposed documentary must be ready for production immediately upon award of the grant (funding supports production to completion).
- Production timeline must result in completion of the documentary and all supplementary materials within 12 months of receiving the 1st payment of the awarded funding.
- All applicants must be over 21 years of age, and a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. resident.
- Proposals must show significant Native American involvement in production, whether Above the Line, Below the Line or both.
- Eligible proposals should meet Vision Maker Media’s mission of empowering and engaging Native people to share stories.
Ineligibility
- Commercial Programs.
- Industrial or promotional films and videos.
- Student productions of any sort, such as thesis films.
- Programs intended solely for theatrical release.
- Filmmakers or production entities that are foreign-based, owned or controlled.
- Programs funded in part by a government entity or group featured in the content of the program.
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