Film/Video – LGBT, Racial & Ethnic Groups

Power Up

POWER UP develops, finances, produces & distributes award winning films AND conducts unique advanced educational programs through hands-on filmmaking mentorships, classes, workshops and seminars. Additionally, POWER UP offers career, script, television and film counseling; Awards notable contributors to the arts, entertainment and our community.  POWER UP continues to unify and validate women and the GLBTQ community worldwide by “challenging perception through film.”

Power Up
419 N. Larchmont Blvd., #283
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Phone: (323) 463-3154
Email: info@powerupfilms.org
Website: www.powerupfilms.org

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

Astraea supports activist artists, writers, poets, cultural change-agents, and arts organizations who are unafraid to speak out for justice. In the past their U.S. General Fund and Global Arts Fund supported film, video and other arts, but they are temporarily in hiatus as of this writing (July 2013). Check this link to get the latest information on the status of these and other Astraea grants.

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 529-8021
Fax: (212) 982-3321
Email: info@astraeafoundation.org
Website: www.astraeafoundation.org

National Black Programming Consortium

NBPC has a legacy of proudly supporting producers and digital media storytellers who represent the global Black experience. It’s a our goal to provide funding and distribution within our affiliated public media networks including representation on our dedicated online/web series channel BlackPublicMedia.org.

Our executive producers review and consider films for distribution on a rolling basis. We give priority to films that are current and relevant depicting black life and experience in a unique and often overlooked context, largely ignored by popular culture and films.
More information available from their website.

National Black Programming Consortium
68 East 131st Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10037
Phone: (212) 234-8200
Fax: (212) 234-7032
Email:christian@nbpc.tv
Website: blackpublicmedia.org/for-producers/

Center for Asian American Media

Distributes funds with the goal of increasing visibility of Asian American programs on public television and impacting the way in which Asian Americans are perceived and understood. The CAAM Documentary Completion Fund awards average $20,000 to $30,000, and there are Fellowships and possibly other available fundingCheck their website for more information.

Center for Asian American Media
145 Ninth Street, Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 863-0814
Fax: (415) 863-7428
Email: info@caamedia.org
Website: caamedia.org/filmmaker-support/

Vision Maker Media (formerly Native American Public Telecommunications)

Vision Maker Media supports program ideas that bring new perspectives on Native American cultures to public television audiences, increasing the quality and quantity of Native American television programming on a national and international scale. (Read more about Vision Maker Media’s goals here.) Vision Maker Media provides funding for projects in all stages of development: up to $20,000 for research and development and “New Media” and up to $100,000 for production and/or post-production.

Vision Maker Media (formerly Native American Public Telecommunications)
1800 N. 33rd St.
Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone:(402) 472-3522
Fax: (402) 472-8675
Email: visionmaker@unl.edu
Website: www.nativetelecom.org

Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC)

One of the PIC goals is to support the development of national public broadcast programming that enhances public recognition of and appreciation for Pacific Islander history, culture, and society. (Read more here.) Projects selected must present the Pacific Islander experience in an authentic and educational manner, as well as meet PBS’ high standards of journalistic balance, storytelling, and technical quality. Supports programs in all stages of development.

Pacific Islanders in Communications
615 Pi’ikoi Street Suite 1504
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 591-0059
Fax: (808) 591-1114
Email: info@piccom.org
Website: www.piccom.org

Latino Public Broadcasting

Latino Public Broadcasting supports the development, production, acquisition and distribution of non-commercial educational and cultural television that is representative of Latino people, or addresses issues of particular interest to Latino Americans. Programs should bring new audiences to public television and have a recognizable impact on a broad range of viewers, presenting a range of subjects, viewpoints and forms from a variety of Latino producers across the country that complement and challenge existing public television offerings. Funding is available for projects at all stages of completion: up to $20,000 for research and development and “New Media” and up to $100,000 for production and/or post-production.

Latino Public Broadcasting
2550 N. Hollywood Way, Ste. 301
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: (818) 847-9656
Fax: (818) 847-9663
Email: info@lpbp.org
Website: www.lpbp.org

National Foundation for Jewish Culture

The Fund is designed to support the creation of original documentary films and videos that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, culture, identity, and contemporary issues among diverse public audiences. Filmmakers can receive between $15,000 and $35,000 to finish a documentary on some aspect of Jewish history, culture, and identity. Documentaries must be in post-production.

Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking
Location:
330 Seventh Avenue, 21st floor
New York, NY  10001
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 489
New York, NY 10113-0489
Phone: (212) 629-0500
Fax: (212) 629-0508
Email: Grants@JewishCulture.org
Website: www.jewishculture.org/film

The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation

Grants for film projects that are gay-positive and based on history. Grants may be used toward any aspect of a production. The size of grants varies but usually does not exceed $3,000; the amount of each is decided on an individual basis.

The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation
P.O. Box 26124
Brooklyn, NY 11202
Email: No email given; contact form is available on website
Website: www.aabbfoundation.org