PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund

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.

APPLICATION is CURRENTY CLOSED

Events

July 26, 2022
PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund Info Session

Join Firelight Media for an informational webinar about applying for the PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund.

OVERVIEW

Note: The application to the PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund is now closed. The latest open call is archived below.

PBS has committed $3.6 million over the course of three years to support mid-career nonfiction filmmakers through the PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund, which resources talented storytellers from diverse communities in the United States. The 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.

GUIDELINES

The PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund is open to documentary filmmakers who meet the following criteria:

  • Identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color 
  • Be a mid-career filmmaker* with a minimum of seven (7) years experience in documentary filmmaking as a Producer, Director, Co-Director, Editor, Cinematographer, and/or Writer
  • *Have 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. 
  • Reside in the United States or a U.S. territory (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands)
  • Have secured a minimum of 20% of their total Production budget
  • Hold at least 50% of the Copyright to the project
  • Be 18 years or older as of November 1, 2023

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.
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