CPB'S PUBLIC MEDIA INNOVATION ROUND 3 – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Round Three proposals will be accepted from
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Public Media Management are pleased to announce Round Three of the Public Media Innovation Fund. Round Three of the Public Media Innovation Fund will focus on new media sustainability by distributing as much as $200,000 in grants of up to $50,000.
Through this program, CPB will fund projects that:
* Test new media revenue-generating strategies, applications or products.
* Demonstrate a promising approach to be tested.
* Demonstrate an approach that can be replicated by other stations.
* Indicate a strong ability to execute the project.
* Indicate potential to meet a compelling need in the marketplace.
* Indicate potential to have a positive impact on a public broadcaster's bottom line.
To qualify for funding, projects must:
* Include a broadcast component.
* Be administered by a CPB-qualified station or station-owned entity.
For more information, go to www.publicmediainnovation.org.
ITVS FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Attention filmmakers! Looking for funding for your next project? INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) seeks proposals for public TV programs which take creative risks, serve underrepresented audiences and express points of view seldom seen on commercial or public TV.
OPEN CALL provides completion funding for single non-fiction programs (not
series) that are already in production. It is our largest funding initiative with two funding rounds per year. There is no minimum or maximum funding amount, though ITVS funds should be the last money in to the project.
Please note that the deadlines have changed, and the deadline for Open Call
2008 Round 2 is
Please note that as of 2008, Open Call no longer accepts submissions for Drama/Narrative projects. ITVS is currently revising its policies regarding submissions in these genres. We will publicize this new policy in the coming months once it has taken effect.
The online application and guidelines are posted on our website at http://www.itvs.org/producers/opencall_guidelines.html
NEW NEH GRANT
Upcoming Deadlines:
The Division of Public Programs at the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities funds radio, television, and digital projects in the humanities that are intended for public audiences.
The division is currently accepting applications for development and production grants under the category of
Program officers in the Division of Public Programs are available to assist you, whether it is to discuss projects that need development or production funds for television, radio or digital projects, or to read a draft proposal. You may wish to call the NEH Division of Public Programs (202-606-8269) or contact a program officer directly. Below are the names and contact information for the Division’s program officers:
Bonnie Gould, 202-606-8307, bgould@neh.gov
Clay Lewis, 202-606-8288, clewis@neh.gov
David Martz, 202-606-8297, dmartz@neh.gov
John Meredith, 202-606-8218, jmeredith@neh.gov
Karen Miles, 202-606-8308, kmiles@neh.gov
Karen Mittelman, 202-606-8631, kmittelman@neh.gov
Kathleen Mulvaney, 202-606-8270, kmulvaney@neh.gov
Michael Shirley, 202-606-8293, mshirley@neh.gov
David Weinstein, 202-606-8308, dweinstein@neh.gov
PIC MEDIA FUND ROLLING CALL
Next Deadlines:
The Media Fund Rolling Call is a quarterly open call. Members of the Pacific Islander filmmaking community are encouraged to submit proposals for public television projects at the research and development (R&D) stage and completion stage. R&D projects may be awarded up to $15,000 and completion projects may be awarded up to $50,000. The PIC staff is available to help filmmakers craft their proposals to increase the likelihood of being awarded funding.
For more information or to download an application, visit www.piccom.org or contact Shane Seggar at sseggar@piccom.org or (808) 591-0059.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FOX WRITER'S INITIATIVE
Deadline:
Just one more month until the deadline for your original TV pilot scripts! The Fox Entertainment Group's 2008 edition of its Diversity Writer's Initiative invites submission of original television pilot scripts in the multi-camera comedy, single-camera comedy, animated and drama formats. Eight pilot scripts selected from the 2006 and 2007 editions of the program are currently being considered for pilot presentations. Writers selected this year will be invited to attend a six week session at Writer's Boot Camp and subsequent consultation with WBC mentors during which their scripts will be rewritten and improved. The goal is to achieve scripts at a level of professional execution that may be submitted to Fox programming executives.
For more information, please visit the Fox website at: www.fox.com/diversity.
TFI SLOAN FILMMAKER FUND – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline:
The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund will provide up to $140,000 in support of innovative and compelling filmmaking that explores scientific, mathematical, and technological themes and storylines, or a leading character who is a scientist, engineer, innovator or mathematician in fresh ways.
They are seeking exceptional narrative work of all genres (except science fiction or fantasy) with scientifically accurate themes or characters.
Selected projects from eligible directors, screenwriters and producers will be announced in Fall 2008 and highlighted at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2009. In addition to funding, grantees will receive professional guidance and industry exposure as needed.
For more information, please visit the Tribeca website at: www.tribecafilminstitute.org.
FILM INDEPENDENT'S PRODUCERS LAB - FALL
Final Deadline:
What Is the Producers Lab? - Designed to help filmmakers develop skills as creative independent producers, the Producers Lab is an intensive seven-week program running two evenings a week in
A secondary goal of the program is to help advance the careers of the Lab Fellows by introducing them to film professionals who can advise them on both the craft and business of independent producing. Lab Fellows have one-on-one meetings with established independent producers and other industry professionals who act as advisors on the participant's projects.
A maximum of ten projects are selected. Producing teams are welcome to apply.
For more information, click HERE.
THE PROJECT-A-THON NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR THE ACTING & FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS
Ever thought of an acting career? Would you like the chance to work on an upcoming feature film? How about learning how to make movies?
The Florida Media Market is excited to offer two 3-day intense workshops on Acting and Producing over staggered Saturdays, starting this June 21st. Come learn the in and outs of producing films -- from how to option a script to marketing and distributing a movie once it's completed. Further your acting career by learning the techniques you need to get ahead, what directors and producers are looking for at that first audition and how to get your SAG/AFTRA union membership.
In addition, graduates from the Acting and Producing workshops will receive priority status for casts and crews of upcoming feature film and television projects!
Cost: $300 for each Workshop
For more information, please visit the website at: www.floridamediamarket.com and click on the Membership link and choose the FMM Project-A-Thon: June-July 2008 option to register and pay via PayPal.
DISNEY/ABC TV AND FEATURE WRITING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline:
Begun in 1990 in partnership with the Writers Guild of America, west, this has become one of the industry’s best known and most respected writing fellowships. More than 200 alumni number among
Fellows receive a weekly salary for a one-year period, subject to change, but (currently amounting to $50,000/year plus benefits). The program is an intensive, hands-on experience that involves workshops, seminars and mentorships with creative executives from ABC, ABC Television Studio, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Lifetime and Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.
No previous professional experience is necessary, but strong samples are required.
Applications and detailed submission guidelines for the Television Fellowship can be obtained at www.disneyabctalentdevelopment.com and at www.disneyfeaturewritingfellowshipprogram.com for the Feature Film Fellowship.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR FILMS IN PROGRESS 14 –
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Films in Progress 14 will take place on Tuesday 23th and Wednesday 24th September 2008 at the 56th San Sebastian International Film Festival. The deadline for registering projects is
This rendezvous, jointly organized with the Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse (France), targets the completion of feature films which, though shot, are having problems with the post-production stage and their subsequent screening in cinemas.
A program of Latin American films still at the provisional stage, jointly selected, will be exclusively screened for professionals –producers, distributors and exhibitors, sales companies, TV networks, technical industries, aid funds, institutions and festivals– capable of playing a decisive part in helping these works to reach the public.
Registration form and other information related to Films in Progress can be found in the following web pages: www.sansebastianfestival.com, www.cinelatino.com.fr, www.cineenconstruccion.com.
CPB PROGRAM CHALLENGE FUND
Deadlines: Submissions must be in CPB's offices by
The Program Challenge Fund was created in 1987 to support high profile, primetime limited series and specials for the national public television schedule. The Challenge Fund is jointly administered by CPB and PBS, which make funding decisions based on mutually established programming goals and objectives.
CPB and PBS have re-defined the purpose of the Program Challenge Fund in an effort to bring additional impact to the National Program Service schedule. The Program Challenge Fund has begun to more fully fund high-visibility, high-impact limited series and feature length documentaries that offer a definitive take on a subject or break new ground in popular, public service media.
CPB and PBS expect a successful Program Challenge Fund program to be the highlight of a given season's schedule and have the potential to generate publicity.
Furthermore, to address industry-wide goals for development of digital content, CPB and PBS will dedicate Program Challenge Fund dollars to high-definition or standard-definition widescreen programs only, and recipients will be expected to deliver all digital content with the underlying rights.
Note: There is no standard application process for the Program Challenge Fund, and producers should submit projects according to the general CPB Recommended Submission Guidelines. Producers should also contact PBS. Only those projects deemed to meet the Challenge Fund priorities by CPB and PBS programming teams will be among the final projects considered for investment at the appropriate Program Challenge Fund meeting.
For more information and guidelines, please visit the CPB website at www.cpb.org.
POV ANNOUNCES OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE 2009 BROADCAST SEASON
Deadline: June 27th (arrival deadline)
P.O.V., public television’s premiere showcase for independent non-fiction film, seeks submissions from all perspectives to showcase in annual PBS series. P.O.V. welcomes all subjects, styles and lengths. Unfinished films may be eligible for completion funds. Questions? Call P.O.V. at 1-800-756-3300 ext. 380.
For more information and Open Call guidelines, please go to the P.O.V. website at www.pbs.org/pov/forproducers.
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM - DEADLINE ANNOUNCED
Deadlines:
Each year, the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program awards more than $1.5 million in grants to support documentary films focused on contemporary social issues. Films supported have included My Country, My Country; Why We Fight; Born Into Brothels; Iraq in Fragments; The Inner Tour; The Devil Came on Horseback; and Everything's Cool.
In a world where truth is stranger than fiction, we can help you tell the stories that must be told. If you believe that creative non-fiction filmmaking is vital to society, and you are an artist with passion for the work of storytelling, we want to hear about your project. Tell us what you see.
For the rest of the story or to apply online, visit: www.sundance.org/documentary or www.sundance.org/DocSource.
THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline:
The Council on Foundations and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM) are seeking submissions of films and videos for the Council on Foundations' 42nd Annual Film & Video Festival to be held
The festival showcases films, videos, and television programs that have received support from foundations, corporate giving programs, and donor networks, with the aim of encouraging grantmakers to use media to advance their philanthropic goals. The festival promotes foundation support of creative, high-quality productions that expand the boundaries of the use of media for the social good.
Submissions may target local, state, regional, national, and international audiences. The committee will give special consideration to projects that demonstrate innovative strategies for distribution, outreach, public education, and civic engagement, such as the use of print or broadcast journalism, websites, networking, schools, libraries, or the meetings and conferences of nonprofit organizations.
For complete guidelines and information, please click HERE.
JOIN THE LPB DIRECTORY OF ARTISTS
Log on and sign up to the Directory of Artists – a forum for Producers, Directors, Cinematographers, Editors, Writers and Composers to connect with other artists in their community. In the Directory of Artists, you can list your contact information, paste a biography and upload a picture, as well as browse through the profiles of other artists – for FREE.
Just go to: www.lpbp.org/directory.php and follow the instructions.
With your help, the LPB Directory of Artists can become a useful tool for filmmakers all across the
For more information, please visit the LPB website: www.lpbp.org.
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We invite you to join the LPB group on Facebook. Get information about LPB programs, future broadcasts, LPB news, grant deadlines and workshops.
To join, go to: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7157698585.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT PBS!
PBS, headquartered in
At PBS, you will enjoy the synergy of professionalism and creativity. We have talented employees with diverse backgrounds and interests who are committed to a common goal, which is to provide enlightenment through education. We offer a variety of employment opportunities and would love to have you join our team.
We offer generous benefits, competitive salaries and a dynamic work environment. For a complete list of employment opportunities at PBS corporate, please visit our website at www.pbs.org/jobs. You may also contact Human Resources at 703-739-5229.
PBS is an equal opportunity employer.
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