The WAVE (Women At the Very Edge) Grant is devoted to helping emerging female and gender non-conforming BIPOC filmmakers tell their own story.
Donor Name: Wavelength
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Each year, they select five recipients to receive seed grant for the production of their first short film. Recipients also receive mentorship from the award-winning team with development, production, post-production, festival strategy, and more.
Funding Information
Recipients will receive a $5,000 seed grant for the production of their short film.
Eligibility Criteria
- Wavelength’s WAVE Grant is for a short narrative film of approximately 10 minutes. Shorts already in production or post-production will not be considered.
- Production of the short must be completed within 2025. Production cannot begin before Feb. 2025.
- This project must be the applicant’s scripted directorial debut. Student films do not count as prior work. Applicants may have prior experience in the film industry but cannot have directed a scripted short or feature film before.
- Applicants must own the copyright of their production and have budgetary and editorial control.
- Applicants must identify as a member of the BIPOC community and identify as a woman or on the gender-nonconforming spectrum
- Applicants must be based in the United States and will be required to provide proof of residency.
- Student films, feature films, series and engagement/outreach campaigns will not be considered. Documentary concepts or films in need of finishing funds will not be considered.
For more information, visit Wavelength.
