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Find similar grantsClimate Entertainment Development Grant is sponsored by Film Independent and Plot Shift Media. This grant is awarded to a filmmaker accepted into Film Independent's Screenwriting Lab or Fast Track with a climate-focused fiction feature. The screenplay must feature climate themes or a lead character grappling with climate themes.
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The Climate Entertainment Initiative - Film Independent The Climate Entertainment Initiative Championing artists and supporting innovative storytelling to inspire climate action In partnership, Film Independent and Plot Shift Media offer grants and educational opportunities for independent artists seeking to explore a just and equitable climate future – and the pathways to get there – through innovative storytelling.
The Climate Entertainment Development Grant The Climate Entertainment Initiative will award a $25,000 development grant to a filmmaker who is accepted into Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab or Fast Track with a climate-focused fiction feature. $5,000 of the grant must be earmarked towards the packaging of the project, including the creation of a budget and schedule and/or the hiring of a casting consultant.
The screenplay must feature climate themes or have a lead character that is grappling with climate themes. The grant committee prioritizes projects that take an entertainment-first approach to climate storytelling and inspire feelings of possibility and agency when it comes to climate solutions, especially through characters and genres not traditionally associated with “climate stories.
” For more information on application deadlines, please visit our applications page . The Climate Entertainment Commissioning Grant The Climate Entertainment Initiative will award one writer participating in Project Involve with a $25,000 Commissioning Grant to write a new climate-focused fiction feature script, helping to build a pathway for projects centered around climate.
Up to six talented writers are selected to participate in Project Involve and will each develop ideas and submit a treatment focused on climate and environmental impact within the United States. One writer will be awarded the $25,000 Commissioning Grant to develop their treatment into a feature script. Support and script consultation will be provided to the awardee throughout the program.
For more information on application deadlines, please visit our applications page . At Plot Shift Media, storytelling and narrative change are tools for climate justice. Plot Shift Media designs and develops transmedia projects that have the potential to reach broad audiences with entertaining and inspiring stories about the pathways to a just and equitable climate future.
Plot Shift Media collaborates with artists developing entertainment or impact-driven climate stories and advocacy organizations working towards just climate solutions for all. For more information about Plot Shift Media, please visit plotshift. media .
If you have additional questions, please email us at [email protected] .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Filmmakers accepted into Film Independent's Screenwriting Lab or Fast Track with a climate-focused fiction feature. The screenplay must feature climate themes or a lead character grappling with climate themes. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $25,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Climate Entertainment Development Grant is funded by Film Independent and Plot Shift Media. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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