CAPTION: "Image" by michale is licensed under CC BY 2.0

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. Have a film project that is currently in or will be in the post-production stage at the time of submission.

2. Reflect the work, stories, and communities Black Cinema Collective serves. Black identifying, Afro-Descendant applicants of all genders and marginalized groups  including differently-abled, non-binary, non-gender conforming, queer, trans, straight peoples are encouraged to apply.

3. Active, emerging, or prior experience in filmmaking, with demonstrated interest in Black cinema studies, Afro-Diasporic stories, film criticism, and production.

4. Applicants must be 18 years or older

5. Must be a US resident or currently reside in the US. We define U.S. residents to include U.S. citizens living in the U.S., U.S. green card holders living in the U.S., and those living in the U.S. with valid work authorization from the USCIS (such as O-1 and H-1 visa holders), and able to provide a W9 form for award funds. [BM4]

6. Matriculated students in certificate or degree studies are not eligible to apply

7. Current contractors, team, and staff members of Black Cinema Collective (BCC), MUBI, New York African Film Festival (NYAFF),  and Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) are not eligible to apply.

Note: All applicants need to fill out an Eligibility Form on Submittable in order to submit their application.

Kamari Bright’s 2023 OFF THE PAGE workshop focused on animation poetry, embodied movement poetry, and video poetry in a lively, drop-in setting at Northwest Film Forum. Image: Rubin Quarcoopame

DRYLONGSO (USA, 1998, 86 mins) film poster provided by  Director Cauleen Smith.

PROJECT CRITERIA

• Projects must be a short or feature length film work in post-production stages

• Projects must not be in pre-production development, or current production where scheduled film shoots are still taking place

• Applicant must be the primary creator/director/producer of the project, with creative control and rights of the proposed film project

• Projects must be intended for public/audience access

• Proposals must be for the completion (post-production editing), and/or presentation of a film project (press kits, trailers, merch creation, marketing, film festival submissions, premieres, etc)

• Applicant can only submit one project per grant cycle

• Collaborators may apply to complete the same film project, as long as their collective efforts are key to the project’s completion and hold specific credits to their contribution (screenwriter, producer, director, etc.)

• Funded projects must be completed by Spring 2025 to be granted screenings and promotional support by our partners. (This has no bearing of receiving grant funds or MUBI subscription awards)

CAPTION: Man working at desk with computers by RDNE Stock project, licensed under Pexels.

SUBMITTABLE CRITERIA

• You will need to create a free Submittable account or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials in order to submit these forms.

• You can save a draft of your work if you would like to finish filling out the form at a later date.

• This platform works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Please make sure you are using a supported browser, and that the files are valid file types.

You can find the acceptable file types under the "Choose File" button on the application.

Note: We are being hosted on NWFF’s Submittable account.