Deadline: 20 October 2024
The Center for Asian American Media provides project funding to independent documentary films by and about the Asian American experience for public television.
Funding Information
- Awards typically range between $10,000 and $50,000.
Ineligible Projects
- Projects not intended for a public television audience.
- Projects not at standard PBS broadcast length (26:46, 56:46, 1:26:46 or 1:56:46).
- Projects for which the domestic television broadcast rights are not available.
- Projects in the script development stage.
- Projects intended solely for theatrical release or commercial in nature.
- Thesis projects or student films which are solely or co-owned or copy-written, or otherwise editorially or fiscally controlled by the school.
- Projects or production entities which are foreign-based, owned or controlled.
- Industrial or promotional projects.
- Projects that are not about the Asian American experience.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must hold artistic, budgetary and editorial control, and must own the copyright of the proposed project.
- Applicants must be 18 years of age, and be citizens or legal residents of the United States or its territories.
- Projects in production must include a 10-15 minute sample of the project that is being submitted. Projects in post-production or further must have a full-length rough or fine cut to be considered.
- Applicants must have previous film or television experience. If this is your first media project, you must provide a video sample that demonstrates your ability to tell a story well through a visual medium.
- CAAM may require a Fiscal Sponsor, which is a non-profit 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt entity. Your sponsor would agree to accept funds from CAAM on your behalf and is responsible for redistributing funds to the project accordingly.
- Projects must be delivered according to PBS standard lengths (26:46, 56:46, 1:26:46 or 1:56:46).
- Only one proposal per applicant will be accepted per round.
Guidelines
- Is the project a good match for American public television and its national audience?
- Is the story idea compelling, engaging, original and well-conceived?
- Is the visual/stylistic treatment effective and distinctive?
- Can the project be completed within a realistic timeline based on the applicant’s production and fundraising plans, personnel and budget?
- Will the project appeal not only to Asian American viewers, but also to a broader general audience?
- Does the sample demonstrate the skills and/or potential of the applicant to complete the proposed project?
- Has CAAM recently funded a similar topic, issue or treatment?
For more information, visit CAAM.
