Deadline: 1 November 2023
The PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund is designed to address the persistent structural challenges many filmmakers face after producing their first films, so that they can remain in the field and continue to create vital stories focused on underrepresented people and topics.
The PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund resources documentary productions by mid-career filmmakers from diverse communities in the United States that are intended for distribution on PBS through finishing funds or co-production funding.
Funding Information
- The range for the PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund is $100,000-150,000 USD.
Eligibility Criteria
- The PBS/Greaves Fund is open to documentary filmmakers who meet the following criteria:
- Identifies as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color.
- Mid-Career filmmaker with a minimum of 7 years experience in documentary filmmaking as a Producer, Director, Co-Director, Editor, Cinematographer, and/or Writer.
- Credits on a minimum of two (2) hours of distributed films of any genre, as a Producer, Director, Co-Director, Editor, Cinematographer, and/or Writer. The films must have been distributed via broadcast, streaming, and/or an Academy Award qualifying festival.
- Be based in the United States or a U.S. territory (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Samoa, Guam/Northern Mariana Islands).
- Secured a minimum of 20% of the total Production budget.
- Holds a minimum of 50% of the Copyright to the production.
- Be 18 years or older as of November 1, 2023.
Ineligible
- You are not eligible to apply if you are:
- Currently enrolled as a student. Productions that are part of a degree-granting program are not eligible.
- Currently a signatory of any Firelight Media fellowship, development or production agreement(s) which has not yet completed delivery.
- Employed by Firelight Media or PBS as an officer, full-time employee, or are a member of the board of directors.
For more information, visit Firelight Media.
