Deadline: 13 December 2023
The Navajo Nation TV and Film (NNTVF) and Division of Diné Education (DODE) are pleased to announce the establishment of the Navajo Nation Filmmakers’ Grant Program (NNFGP).
As part of NNTVF’s vision, it is the intent to stimulate economic opportunity and create avenues of accessibility for a burgeoning Navajo Film Industry.
NNFGP also serves as an unprecedented Language Revitalization effort that seeks to facilitate the development of original scripts that are at least 80% in the Diné Language.
Accompanying this endeavor is a yearlong undertaking by NNTVF to organize the First Annual Navajo Nation Film Festival in 2024 where the finished projects will premier.
Funding Information
- This grant will award $6,500 to 10 individual Navajo Filmmakers.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be over the age of 18 and be a citizen or resident of the Navajo Nation.
- Both novice and experienced filmmakers are encouraged to apply.
- Applications must be accompanied by a grant proposal that includes a Film Synopsis, Treatment, a Production Budget and a Script that is at least 80% in the Navajo Language. It is recommended that scripts be between 10-20 pages.
Criteria
- Applicants shall include the following along with the application:
- Project description
- Synopsis, a script (80% in Navajo)
- Storyboard
- Production schedule
- Shot-list
- Budget explaining how the money would be used in Production.
For more information, visit Navajo Nation TV & Film.
