The Impact Campaign Fund addresses a resource gap in the nonfiction space for impact and audience engagement-related projects by and for communities of color in the U.S. The Impact Campaign Fund supports the creation of audience engagement and impact campaigns by Firelight-supported filmmakers.
Note: The application for the Impact Campaign Fund is open now and is exclusive to Firelight Media-supported filmmakers and impact producers. Please write to grants@firelightmedia.org for the application link.
Firelight Media invites our community of previously supported filmmakers and impact producers to apply to the Impact Campaign Fund, now in its fourth year. This is a dedicated fund to resource audience engagement and impact campaigns led by current or former Firelight Media-supported filmmakers. The size of funds will be in the range of $10k-$25k with an anticipated announcement and disbursement in late summer 2023. In addition to funding, grantees will have access to mentorship and impact strategy support.
Firelight Media is interested in supporting nonfiction filmmakers and impact producers to pursue their dream impact- and engagement-related projects.
We take notice when projects are socially relevant, address or engage underrepresented issues or communities, and are accountable to the communities their films represent. We will not shy away from projects that are smaller in scale, hyper local, or with discrete impact objectives.
Projects will be selected based on:
The application opens on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 and closes on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST.
Please contact grants@firelightmedia.org for a link to the application and for any questions related to the fund.
Final selections will be made in late July 2023 and applicants will be notified of the decisions soon after.