Tell Your Story Grant 2020
A Creative Residency Opportunity
**THIS GRANT IS NOW CLOSED**
This single $10,000 grant will be awarded to City of Portland BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color - including but not limited to Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders) creators or creative teams for a virtual-residency in order to develop, explore and/or shoot story(ies) applicants want to tell in any film format they choose.
This is a non-project specific grant that is designed to aid the filmmaker, not necessarily a specific project (although specific projects can be part of the submission if that's what the filmmaker chooses).
The connections, insights, experience, access to physical office space (at the Oregon Film Office, if needed), and consultations with strategic supporting and contributing sponsors, will be made directly available to each of the winning creators for a period of six months. After that, consultations will be provided on a continuing basis as/when those resources are useful.
Now, more than ever, space and support need to be held for BIPOC creators. This filmmaker residency grant can be used for any, non project specific creative purpose. A final required project report will update the progress, benchmarks, and creative outcomes that were pursued during the residency period. Additionally, monthly check-ins will be offered to ensure that adequate support is being given whenever and wherever that’s possible.
Because this grant is funded through RACC and funding from the CARES Act it is open to the City of Portland residents only. This grant is being provided by the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), OMCF, and Oregon Film. Supporting and contributing sponsors include Cast Iron Studios, Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA), Willamette Writers and Gearhead Grip.
Timeline:
Applications open 9 AM PST Monday, October 12, 2020
Deadline for applications: 5 PM PST Friday, November 13, 2020 (THIS GRANT IS CLOSED)
Aiming to notify the winner by December 15, 2020
This is a non-project specific grant that is designed to aid the filmmaker, not necessarily a specific project (although specific projects can be part of the submission if that's what the filmmaker chooses).
The connections, insights, experience, access to physical office space (at the Oregon Film Office, if needed), and consultations with strategic supporting and contributing sponsors, will be made directly available to each of the winning creators for a period of six months. After that, consultations will be provided on a continuing basis as/when those resources are useful.
Now, more than ever, space and support need to be held for BIPOC creators. This filmmaker residency grant can be used for any, non project specific creative purpose. A final required project report will update the progress, benchmarks, and creative outcomes that were pursued during the residency period. Additionally, monthly check-ins will be offered to ensure that adequate support is being given whenever and wherever that’s possible.
Because this grant is funded through RACC and funding from the CARES Act it is open to the City of Portland residents only. This grant is being provided by the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), OMCF, and Oregon Film. Supporting and contributing sponsors include Cast Iron Studios, Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA), Willamette Writers and Gearhead Grip.
Timeline:
Applications open 9 AM PST Monday, October 12, 2020
Deadline for applications: 5 PM PST Friday, November 13, 2020 (THIS GRANT IS CLOSED)
Aiming to notify the winner by December 15, 2020