Deadline: 29 February 2024
The American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) invites applications for a new initiative designed to broaden the impact of scholarship on Indonesia and the Indonesian diaspora in the United States by including documentary film as an important media of critical inquiry and knowledge dissemination.
Applicants are encouraged to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries and perspectives, while ensuring that their films resonate with audiences on a global scale.
Objectives
- Broaden popular awareness of Indonesia and/or the Indonesian diaspora for American audiences.
- Strengthen research on Indonesia and the field of Indonesian Studies.
- Strengthen connections between scholars of Indonesia and communities of the Indonesian diaspora living in the U.S.
- Increase cooperation and collaboration among individuals, organizations, and institutions that promote exchange between the U.S. and Indonesia.
Funding Information
- $2000 – $4000 for projects at any phase of the filmmaking process. Applicants must indicate the amount and specific use of grant funds.
- Pre-Production Grants will provide support for films that are in an early phase of development, and place greater emphasis on the conceptual approach to filmmaking efforts and research plans that will lead towards future documentary productions.
- Production Grants will provide support for technical aspects of the filmmaking process, including but not limited to equipment and labor costs in the filmmaking process.
- Post-Production Grants are available to support the editing process, including but not limited to software and labor costs.
- Outreach and Dissemination Grants will provide support for fully finished films in order to assist in their dissemination and circulation for wider American audiences. This may include but is not limited to supporting community screening events or the cost of submissions and travel to film festivals or conferences in which the films will be screened.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant is open to filmmakers working on projects at any phase of the filmmaking process (pre-production, production, post-production, outreach and dissemination grants).
- Preference will be given to projects that foreground collaboration between U.S. and Indonesian participants as well as that produce open-source content for public dissemination and/or curriculum development.
For more information, visit AIFIS.
