The Creative Work Fund grants for California media makers

“The Creative Work Fund invites artists and nonprofit organizations to create new art works through collaborations. It celebrates the role of artists as problem solvers and the making of art as a profound contribution to intellectual inquiry and to the strengthening of communities.  Artists are encouraged to collaborate with nonprofit organizations of all kinds.”

“The Creative Work Fund invites letters of inquiry and applications for projects featuring media or performing artists. Project lead artists must live and their collaborating organizations must be based in the following 14 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Stanislaus. Approximately $810,000 is available for 2011-2012 awards to media arts or performing arts projects. Grants in both categories will range from $10,000 to $40,000. ”

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The Soros Justice Media Fellowship supports journalists and filmmakers

“The Soros Justice Media Fellowships support writers, print and broadcast journalists, bloggers, filmmakers, and other individuals with distinct voices proposing to complete media projects for local, regional, and national markets that engage the public and spur debate on one or more of the Open Society Foundations’ U.S. criminal justice priorities. The fellowships aim to mitigate the time, space, and market constraints that often discourage individuals from pursuing important but marginalized, controversial or unpopular issues in a comprehensive manner. Media fellowships are one year in duration, and fellows are expected to make their projects their full-time work during the term of the fellowship.”

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The Open Society Fellowship supports documentaries

“The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals who are developing innovative solutions to pressing open society challenges. The fellowship program seeks applicants eager to communicate original and provocative ideas to a broad audience, as well as to shape policy and inspire critical debate among activists, intellectuals, decision makers, and the public. The program also aims to sharpen the Open Society Foundations’  thinking, question its assumptions, and broaden its understanding of pivotal problems.”

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Thatcher Hoffman Smith bianual prize of $40,000

“The Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize, established in 2002, is a biennial prize
honoring the creative process, Creativity in Motion. This prize celebrates a
visionary creative work in process, recognizing the power of original thought
and expression in possibly enriching the world around us. The work or project
must be under way at the time of application. This prize is open to all fields
of creativity, including, but not limited to, the arts, cultural affairs,
education and science. The award of $40,000 is available to U.S. citizens and
can be used in any way the recipient chooses. ”

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Pacific Pioneer Fund offers Documentary Grants

The Pacific Pioneer Fund’s purpose is “to support emerging documentary filmmakers. The term “emerging” is intended to denote a person committed to the craft of making documentaries, who has demonstrated that commitment by several years — but no more than ten — of practical film or video experience.”

You must be a resident of Oregon, Washington or California to apply.

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Open Meadows Foundation offers after-completion grants

Open Meadows Foundation offers grants for films and videos that have been completed and focus on women and girls.

“Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and expression, age or ability.

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Metro Screen offers a variety of film grants

“Metro Screen’s production support programs are unique with participants receiving a cash budget, production facilities, training, mentorship, script development and a cast and crew screening with particular emphasis placed on a diverse production slate that allows individuals to take risks.”  The categories are:

• First Break – $3000 for emerging filmmakers with no previous credits
• Breakout – $15,000 for emerging filmmakers with one previous credit
• Indigenous Breakthrough – $22,000 for Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander Australian emerging film makers with one previous credit
• Out-there and Deadly – filmmakers of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, the opportunity to develop their film and storytelling skills through the production their short work
• Jump Start – $45,000 worth of in-kind equipment and facilities
• Pitching Competition – $15,000 prize

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nextPix offers documentary completion grant

nextPix is offering a $5000 completion grant.

“The firstPix program for 2011 seeks  to foster the best and brightest new talent in digital video, film and animation, and to help promote that talent by providing supplemental post-production funds for selected projects.

nextPix will evaluate rough assemblies OR completed DVDs/films for selection — based in part on the criteria that the project have a positive humanitarian message. We welcome narrative feature/documentaries and animation projects of all subject matter.”

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Center for Asian American Media yearly documentary grants

The Center for Asian American Media supports documentaries of interest to Asian American viewers through production and completion grants plus a fellowship.

“With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM is able to offer funding to independent producers for documentary projects intended for public television broadcast. All projects must conform to standard public broadcasting lengths.  Offered once a year, this round of funding is for applicants with documentary projects at the production and/or post-production stage intended for public television broadcast. Projects in research and development are not eligible to apply. All projects must conform to standard public broadcasting lengths (26:46, 56:46 or 86:46).”

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Jan Jrijman Fund grants for documentaries and festival in developing world

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam funds once yearly; the 2012 deadline is in January.  They have supported over 400 projects so far.

“IDFA’s Jan Vrijman Fund supports documentary filmmakers and festivals in developing countries. Its goal is to stimulate local film cultures and to turn the creative documentary into a truly global film art.”

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