Deadline: 1 November 2024
The faculty in the Department of History and College of Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Vision Maker Media and the Institute for Policy, Politics, Law and History are seeking producers interested in making a short documentary about Indigenous legal history.
Funding Information
- Mellon Foundation funds support the production of two short documentaries produced by Native filmmakers. Production costs for each film may be granted by VMM in amounts 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.
Ineligible
- 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.
For more information, visit Vision Maker Media.
